🌱 Patch AM: What’s really holding up new housing at Quincy’s Eastern Nazarene campus?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's really holding up new housing at Quincy's Eastern Nazarene campus?
• How new state rules could affect Quincy nursing home residents

Also on today's calendar: Commonwealth School Virtual Open House and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 70 and low of 43 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny, breezy and cooler, temps: high: 62, low: 41.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• As more colleges close, advocates are calling for them to be turned into housing (hechingerreport.org) — Quincy is grappling with what to do with the shuttered Eastern Nazarene College campus even as the city faces a shortfall of about 4,400 homes. Neighbors, city leaders, and developers have clashed over dense housing proposals and a costly city purchase plan, leaving the 27-acre site overgrown and idle while other communities turn closed colleges into much-needed housing.
   

• Massachusetts Lawmakers Press Health Officials on Nursing Home Vetting Before October 14 Vote on Tougher Ownership Rules (medicaldaily.com) — Quincy families with loved ones in local nursing homes are watching closely as state health officials prepare for an October 14 vote on tougher ownership rules after quality ratings at facilities in Quincy and Taunton plunged under new management. Lawmakers are pressing regulators about weak vetting, while residents are urged to track star ratings and ask who actually runs each home.
   

📸 Around Quincy

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Quincy

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm
• Braintree Choral Society Open Rehearsals →
  South Congregational Church, 1075 Washington St, Braintree
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• 2026 Sunset Hike & Hilltop Concert →
  Canton
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Chickadees Book Club for Grades 1-2 →
  Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Toddler Storytime for Ages 2-3 @ Adams Shore →
  Adams Shore Library, 519 Sea Street, Quincy
  10:00 am
• Mother Goose on the Loose for Ages 12-23 months →
  Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
  10:00 am
• TEEN Open Hours @ The Cranium →
  Makerspace, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
  3:00 pm
• All Write Writing Group @ North Quincy →
  North Quincy Library, 381 Hancock Street, Quincy
  6:30 pm
• Board Game Night @ Main! →
  Richardson Building, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
  7:00 pm
• Great Quincy Bake-Off @ North Quincy →
  North Quincy Library, 381 Hancock Street, Quincy
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• CANCELED - Community Yoga Class (Outside) →
  Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
  9:30 am
• Pronunciation Class for Adult English Language Learners (North Quincy) →
  North Quincy Library, 381 Hancock Street, Quincy
  9:30 am
• The Crane Crochet and Knitting Club →
  Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
  11:45 am
• Friends Bookstore OPEN →
  Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
  12:30 pm
• TEEN Open Studio →
  Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burlington Coat Factory posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Braintree. Apply here.
• Macy's posted a job opening for Retail Sales Ambassador - Intimates, South Shore Plaza - Full Time in Braintree. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Quincy here.

🗞 Nearby News

Braintree

• Football: Cadets battle through second half in NEWMAC setback at WPI (norwichathletics.com)

Milton

• Tabor football spreads around the scoring in win over Milton Academy (southcoasttoday.com)
• Youth Money Challenge Offers $10K in Savings Prizes (sflcn.com)
• America's Best Small Cities With Something for Everyone (internewscast.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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