North Quincy, Community News and Local Places

01/16/2025

01/16/2025

Happy Birthday to the backbone of Coop's....MARIA!

And if you know Maria at all, you know she wouldn't want to be anywhere else on a Friday than behind the bar. ("You know I hate giving up my shift")

So swing by to say HBD in person and grab a drink from everyone's favorite bartender since the day we opened in 2006

01/16/2025

01/16/2025

01/16/2025

An open letter to the Quincy Mayor and City Councilors

Dear Mayor and City Councilors:

I am writing to express my disappointment and disgust regarding the ongoing financial mismanagement and ethical lapses in the City of Quincy.

The latest revelation–the indictment of Thomas Clasby, the former head of the Elder Services Department, is a truly egregious betrayal of trust. According to the indictment, he is alleged to have falsified Kennedy Center invoices and even stolen from the Kennedy Center donation box. His alleged buying spree included time at a music studio (to record HIS singing), a self-portrait, steak tips, and even monogrammed fleece vests for Mayor Koch’s men’s prayer group. I wonder how much of that stolen money could have gone towards renovating that poor dilapidated Kennedy Center building. How could such behavior go unchecked in a city department tasked with protecting some of the most vulnerable members of our community? This has been going on for years! None of you has expressed outrage, nor have you recommended steps to be taken to prevent this from happening again. Instead, we have heard that Mayor Koch is sad.

This is only the latest in a disturbing pattern of financial management. Previously, $3.5 million disappeared from the pension fund (and was undetected for months), and close to half a billion dollars had to be borrowed to cover a pension shortfall. We have debt close to $1.5 billion. The combination paints a troubling picture of fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement.

The city’s penchant for vanity projects only add to the city-wide disillusionment. How are taxpayers served with these extravagant displays? You are not meeting the real needs of Quincy taxpayers. Many question whether these projects align with community priorities, yet they proceed with limited transparency and accountability.

These issues (and more) collectively reflect poorly on the city’s leadership. I urge you to take immediate and decisive action to restore accountability, transparency, and fiscal discipline in Quincy’s governance. This includes a robust audit (and not a weak financial examination conducted by a long-term, favored contractor). Quincy must “clean house”, by removing criminal and/or unqualified staff and establishing systems that work. This must include Key Performance Indicators to better catch malfeasance, poor performance, and systemic failures.

01/10/2025

01/10/2025

Between giving out crazy raises and ridiculous spending I’ll left the back of the taxpayers. We now have one of the mayor’s closest cronies indicted.

A federal grand jury today indicted Quincy's former director of elder affairs on charges that he used the city purchasing system to buy stuff for his own personal use over a four-year period. Read more.

12/04/2024

Happy Heavenly Birthday Brian.

11/15/2024

Eater Boston just named JJ Foley’s Cafe one of Boston’s BEST and most ESSENTIAL bars! 🍻 Cheers to 115 years of unforgettable nights, legendary regulars, and South End memories. Here’s to our incredible community for making us a true Boston classic! Stop by, raise a pint, and be a part of history! 🥂