A Just Quincy

06/05/2026

Happy Friday, AJQers!

I'm excited to announce that Kevin Mahoney and I are continuing our collaboration with a new podcast: City Minutes — where we review Quincy City Council meetings (like the minutes of the meeting... get it?).

We'll be breaking down what happened, what matters, and what Quincy residents should know, all in a way that's a little easier to digest than sitting through a multi-hour council meeting.

Since it's just two unelecteds sharing their opinions, it's admittedly far less classy than City Limits. But hopefully it's informative, entertaining, and a useful way to stay engaged with local government.

Check out our first episode, link in the first comment.

06/02/2026

Hey folks, I probably won't be livestreaming the city council meeting tonight. It's school concert season. If I pop on later, I will let people know.

06/01/2026

AJQ Newsletter June 1, 2026
Where we preview the City Council Meeting and take a look at the City’s ENC plan.
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05/31/2026

This week's AJQ Sunday Read is really more of a Sunday Watch. Where we visit the Quincy "Upside Down" and report on what is looking more and more like a made-up controversy.
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05/29/2026

This Backbay Home is for sale for approximately 2 Eastern Nazarene Colleges.

A Back Bay home just hit the market for $38 million.

The 10,800+ square foot mansion on Commonwealth Ave includes 9 fireplaces, a sauna, wine room, private terraces, elevator access to every floor, and 3 private parking spaces.

05/27/2026

Where I give my keyboard a break and offer you a podcast and a video.
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05/26/2026

Yours truly is sitting in for Anne Mahoney on this week's episode of "City Limits."
We (two actual humans, Kevin and I) discuss the Quincy Citizens for Fair Raises courtroom victory and last week's eventful city council meetings.
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05/24/2026

An AJQ Sunday Read
Where we take a closer look at the Superior Court's decision about our lawsuit.
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05/22/2026

Another piece of big news!!

Today Judge Connolly ruled in our favor on the signature certification issue in our Quincy salary petition lawsuit.

From the beginning, we argued that signatures from registered voters should not be discarded simply because handwriting was difficult to read when printed names and voter records could still verify who signed. Today, the court agreed.

The court ordered the City to re-review signatures in question and if the identity can be ascertained using the printed signatures they should certify them.

The ruling recognizes something important: petition rights should not be defeated by unnecessary technical barriers.

The City now has until June 18 to complete the review process and determine whether the petition reached the threshold to proceed. This should be a formality as the city already reviewed those 1,397 signatures and found that only a couple had voter registration mismatches.

We don't know what challenges still await, but for now we are gratified by this decision.

Thank you to everyone who supported this effort.
https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/22/quincy-ma-petiton-mayor-tom-koch-raise-petition-plaintiffs-win-signature-case/90220780007/

05/21/2026

The School Committee just voted unanimously (with Bregoli absent) to recognize Lunar New Year as an official holiday.

Congratulations to everyone who fought so hard to make this happen — students, parents, teachers, advocates, and community members who kept showing up and refused to let this issue fade away.

And credit to the School Committee for getting to the right answer.

Some got there on their own. Some got there because a community kept pushing until the finish line slid right under their feet.

Either way, Quincy moved forward tonight.

That’s worth celebrating.