🌱 Patch AM: Why Quincy’s planned saint statues for first responders are now in legal limbo

What's up Quincy! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Quincy's planned saint statues for first responders are now in legal limbo
• Quincy community remembers the life of Jean E. Dougherty
• How Quincy-raised reef fish are quietly swimming in tanks around the world

Also on today's calendar: Visitor's Day Presentation and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
• Saturday: Some sun; nice, less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massachusetts high court blocks city from displaying Catholic saint statues honoring first responders (foxbangor.com) — Quincy's plan to install two large Catholic saint statues outside its new public safety headquarters is on hold after Massachusetts' highest court said the display could appear to endorse one religion. The city, backed by a religious liberty group, vows to keep fighting, while civil liberties organizations and Quincy taxpayers argue the statues would violate state constitutional rules on religious neutrality.
   

• Jean E. Dougherty, 68 (thequincysun.com) — Quincy is mourning Jean E. Dougherty, 68, a Quincy native and Quincy High School graduate remembered for her humor, warmth, and love of animals. After a career in reinsurance and years living out of state, she returned home to Quincy, where family asks that any memorial donations support the Quincy Animal Shelter.
   

• Sustainable Aquaculture at the New England Aquarium (neaq.org) — Quincy plays a quiet but crucial role in the New England Aquarium's sustainable aquaculture program, with its Animal Care Center hatching and raising many of the fish visitors see in Boston and abroad. Local aquarists in Quincy rear species from egg to adult, reducing pressure on wild reefs while sharing fish and research with partner aquariums worldwide.
   

📸 Around Quincy

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Quincy

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Visitor's Day Presentation →
  94 Washington St, Weymouth
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• DROP IN Open Hours @ The Cranium
  Thomas Crane Library The Cranium Makerspace, 40 Washington Street, Thomas Crane Publi
  6:00 pm
• Switch Tournament for ages 9 - 13
  Thomas Crane Library Children's Room Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• MassHire: Intro to Excel Workshops (Online)
  Thomas Crane Library Online
  9:00 am
• Children's Yoga - Ages 0-2 REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  Thomas Crane Library Children's Room Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
  9:30 am
• Children's Yoga - Ages 3-5 REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  Thomas Crane Library Children's Room Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
  10:15 am
• Storytime at the Kilroy Square Farmers Market for ages 2+
  Thomas Crane Library Kilroy Square Markets
  12:00 pm
• Friends Bookstore OPEN
  Thomas Crane Library Bookstore Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, 0216
  12:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• Focus Pro Wrestling : YOU'RE SO LAST SUMMER →
  Wollaston Gardens, 18 Beale St, Quincy
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Basic Accounting & QuickBooks® Certificate Program →
  , Quincy
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Danny "Budzo" Light Bearer Award Celebration Honoring Marty Walsh →
  Granite Links Golf Club, 100 Quarry Hills Dr, Quincy
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• River Rock Music Festival →
  Weir River Farm, 140 Turkey Hill Ln, Hingham
  1:30 pm

📣 Quincy Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Great cloud night!
  What do you think the first picture looks like? (Nextdoor Quincy Point - East)
• I always think I can carry everything in one trip.
  Then I'm standing at the door with bags cutting into my fingers, refusing to make a second trip. (Nextdoor W. Quincy)

• OSL Retail Services Corporation posted a job opening for Wireless Retail Sales Associate - W2341 in Quincy. Apply here.
• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Night Crew-Clerk - Grocery - 0020 in Quincy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Quincy here.

🗞 Nearby News

Braintree

• ShoYu Opens in Braintree (blogspot.com)
• Lindsay Clancy verdict may take days, legal expert says (wickedlocal.com)
• Partnership Brings 490 Apartments Under New Management (high-profile.com)

Milton

• The high school football season has started. Here's how Day 1 went (telegram.com)

Boston

• Massachusetts State Rep. Arrested On Federal COVID Relief Fraud Charges (patch.com)
• Boston Police Seek Man In Connection With 3 Break-Ins (patch.com)
• 30 Grams Of Suspected Cocaine Recovered By Boston Police (patch.com)

Ok Quincy! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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