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🌱 Patch AM: How Quincy council’s late-night budget moves could affect city services

Also, don’t miss Bethany Congregational Church 15 th Annual Yard and Craft Sale! on the Quincy Patch calendar

Thursday May 14th Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Quincy council’s late-night budget moves could affect city services
  • Can Quincy really afford to add Eastern Nazarene’s campus to its books?
  • Why rescuers swarmed Marina Bay after a kayak was found adrift

Also on today's calendar: Bethany Congregational Church 15 th Annual Yard and Craft Sale! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cooler with occasional rain, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, temps: high: 55, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Quincy City Council cuts $238,750 from Mayor Tom Koch's budget (patriotledger.com) — Quincy city councilors have begun reshaping Mayor Tom Koch’s proposed $492 million fiscal 2027 budget, trimming $238,750 and tabling major items like debt service, pensions, and the assessor’s office for more scrutiny. The cuts so far target election-related police details and underused lines, as councilors press finance officials for clearer explanations of debt costs and pension obligations before final approval.    

2. Quincy Councillors Review Prior Property Purchases (thequincysun.com) — Quincy city councillors are pressing the mayor’s team on whether the city can responsibly afford buying Eastern Nazarene College’s 27-acre campus while already holding 73 properties. The oversight hearing dug into stalled projects, recent land buys from Houghs Neck to Quincy Point, and how selling college-owned homes or other parcels might offset the proposed $21 million purchase.    

3. Kayaker pulled from the water in Quincy - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com) — Emergency crews pulled a kayaker from the water off Quincy near Moon Island and Nickerson Rock Wednesday evening, and his condition has not yet been released. Police, fire, and environmental officers remained in the Marina Bay area for hours, and state environmental police are now investigating what happened.    

4. South Shore high school sports top performers: B-R softball, baseball clinch playoff spots (patriotledger.com) — North Quincy topped Quincy High, 13–4, behind big offensive days from Ronan Brown and Tim Toland in a full roundup of Wednesday’s South Shore high school action. The story also highlights playoff-clinching wins and standout performances across baseball, softball, lacrosse and tennis, giving Quincy fans plenty of context on how neighboring rivals are faring.    

5. New England's RF & Microwave Legacy: Past, Present and Future (microwavejournal.com) — New England’s long RF and microwave legacy now includes cutting-edge work in Quincy, where Anduril runs an underwater autonomous systems division alongside major regional defense and tech hubs. The piece traces how institutions like MIT, Raytheon, Analog Devices, and university labs built today’s radar, wireless, and defense innovations, and looks ahead to 6G, quantum, and advanced sensing technologies.    


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Other local events
    Friday May 15
  • STEAM Stations for Ages 6-9
    Thomas Crane Public Library, 40 Washington St, Quincy
    3:00 pm
  • Saturday May 16
  • Wollaston Garden Club Spring Plant Sale
    48 Winthrop Ave, Quincy, MA, 02170, corner of Lincoln and Winthrop Avenues
    9:00 am
  • Traditions of Chinese Acrobatics with Li Liu
    Fields Corner Branch Library 1520 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02122
    10:00 am
  • Watertown Porchfest at Browne House
    Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center - A Learning Center For Peace, 75 Common St, Watertown
    12:00 pm
  • Quincy's Classic Rock Concert
    Hancock Adams Common, 1305 Hancock St, Quincy
    1:00 pm
  • Monday May 18
  • QPS Strings Concert
    North Quincy High School Quincy High School, 100 Coddington St, Quincy, MA 02169, USA
    6:00 pm
  • Tuesday May 19
  • Story Time at DotHouse Health
    Fields Corner Branch Library 1520 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02122
    10:30 am
  • Library Drop-In Hours at Chill on Park
    Fields Corner Branch Library, 1520 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester
    1:00 pm
  • Friday May 22
  • Workplace Computers For Beginners
    Fields Corner Branch Library, 1520 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester
    2:00 pm
  • Saturday May 23
  • Story Time with Windy Pham
    Fields Corner Branch Library, 1520 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester
    11:00 am

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: To show the opossum how its done! (Thank you Mary Lynn S. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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