What the Q?
Humorous, bizarre and strange stories involving Quincy, Massachusetts and which those in the know refer to as “The Q”.
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NTSB slams trucking company and RMV for administrative failures before deadly New Hampshire crash
The National Transit Safety Board review of the tragic accident that killed seven motorcyclist last year found that a variety of systems that are supposed to help protect motorists failed to see that the truck driver who caused the accident was stripped of his commercial driver’s license before the accident.
COVID-19 Pandemic MBTA Service Cuts Imperil Transit-oriented Residential Housing Building Boom
In recent years public policy has encouraged developers to build multi-unit housing projects within walking distance of public transit stations. Now, however, the residents of such projects are facing greatly reduced to outright elimination of public transit service.
Quincy returns to COVID-19 Yellow Zone status per weekly state report update
In fact, before the Department of Public Health recently downgraded its ratings criteria, Quincy would most likely now be in Red Zone statue per its old ratings criteria.
Kim Jong Koch Plaza water fountains looking to freeze during run of cold weather?
While many turned off the water supply to their outside water lines to head off freeze damage during the current cold snap of cold to hard freeze weather, the maintenance crew for Quincy’s City Hall and two other nearby water fountains inexplicably remain vulnerable to freeze damage.
Quincy Quarry Weekly Fish Wrap: It was only a matter of time …
Specifically, Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch has yet again been whacked by the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance over accepting a number or straw campaign “contributions” to his campaign fund.
Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch’s Campaign Fund Cratering
Quincy Quarry has found that even before paying out $15,500 to disgorge illegal straw campaigh donation, Mayor Koch’s campaign fund is already down by half from what was in the account at the start of the year.
Quincy City Clerk Election Q-up Nonpareil
As Quincy Quarry News’ ever growing legion of loyal readers could only expect, there were sure to be problems with the Koch Machine’s with handling of this fall’s election, even so this latest one was a whopper.
Justice Department to yet again monitor Quincy elections
Given this third visit by the feds to the Q, one can only assume the obvious as to why the feds are back yet again.
Massachusetts Gun shop owners say demand has surged
Additionally, while anecdotal, the recent surge in gun sales in the Commonwealth appears to be bipartisan as regards the politics of prospective firearms license holders.
Senior Koch Maladministration Official Supports President Trump
Courtesy of a photo sent along to Quincy Quarry News by a Citizen Photojournalist, it would appear that a senior Koch Machine official is publicly supporting the reelection of President Donald Trump.
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