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Make time for Basic Accounting & QuickBooks® Certificate Program on the Quincy Patch calendar
Good day Quincy! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Marina Bay night out led to charges for a trooper
- Why Quincy's new public safety building can't get its planned statues yet
- What Quincy viewers can learn from QATV's latest real estate update
Also on today's calendar: Basic Accounting & QuickBooks® Certificate Program and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A little rain; not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 66 degrees.
- Saturday: Downpours late in the morning, temps: high: 72, low: 66.
- Sunday: Heavy rain in the morning, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Mass. State Police trooper facing assault charge in violent Quincy bar beating (boston25news.com) — Quincy police and courts are handling an assault case in which a Massachusetts State Police trooper from Quincy is accused of repeatedly punching a fellow trooper at a Marina Bay waterfront restaurant in June. Investigators cite surveillance video and witness accounts, and the trooper is due for arraignment in Quincy District Court while State Police keep him off duty during the process. 
2. Massachusetts city can't display Catholic statues, high court rules (miamiherald.com) — Quincy's plan to place two large Catholic statues on the new $175 million public safety building has been blocked for now by Massachusetts' highest court, which upheld a lower court's injunction. The case, brought by Quincy residents and civil liberties groups, now returns to Norfolk Superior Court, keeping the building's statue niches empty while the legal fight continues.
3. GOOD DEEDS: 2026 Second Quarter Update (video) (franklinmatters.org) — Quincy homeowners can catch a QATV conversation between Register of Deeds William O'Donnell and host Mark Crosby breaking down second-quarter 2026 real estate trends across Norfolk County. The program touches on housing affordability, mortgage rates, key court rulings, and local history projects, offering context that can help Quincy residents better understand the current property market and available registry resources.
4. Owner of restaurants in Stoughton, West Roxbury to plead guilty to paying employees under the table for seven years (bostonglobe.com) — A restaurateur who once co-ran Alfredo's Restaurant & Lounge in Quincy is set to plead guilty to a long-running tax evasion scheme tied to his Stoughton and West Roxbury restaurants. Prosecutors say he paid workers off the books for seven years, and court records show he'll owe more than $2.4 million in combined federal, state, and SBA restitution under a plea agreement.
5. 1925's Lighter Side of Political History (newyorkalmanack.com) — Calvin Coolidge's 1925 New England summer included a stop in Quincy, visiting the birthplace and burial site of John Adams and John Quincy Adams. The piece collects lighthearted political stories from that year, from presidential breakfasts to New York State politics, offering a nostalgic look at how leaders once mixed public duty with quirky personal habits.
📸 Around Quincy
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Quincy
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- Friends Bookstore OPEN
Thomas Crane Library Bookstore Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, 0216
9:30 am - Preschool Discovery for ages 3 - 5
Thomas Crane Library Children's Room Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
10:00 am - Know Your Rights: Education/Child Care with APIsCAN 教育与育
Thomas Crane Library Classroom Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, 0216
2:00 pm - Weekly Take & Make Crafts @ Adams Shore for ages 3 - 8
Thomas Crane Library Adams Shore Adams Shore Library, 519 Sea Street, Quincy, MA, 0 - MassHire: Resume Review Workshops (Online)
Thomas Crane Library Online
9:00 am - English Conversation Practice
Thomas Crane Library Classroom Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, 0216
10:00 am - Friends Bookstore OPEN
Thomas Crane Library Bookstore Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, 0216
12:30 pm - Plant a Seed Weekly Planting for ages 2 - 13
Thomas Crane Library Children's Room Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy
2:00 pm - Basic Accounting & QuickBooks® Certificate Program →
, Quincy
6:00 pm - Danny "Budzo" Light Bearer Award Celebration Honoring Marty Walsh →
Granite Links Golf Club, 100 Quarry Hills Dr, Quincy
6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
📣 Quincy Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Family Board Games and Play
Thayer Public Library Childrens Room, Events at the Library
10:00 am - Public Shade Tree Hearing →
Braintree, MA Calendar, 85 Quincy Avenue, Braintree
10:00 am - Drop-in Play for Kids (For Toddlers to Age 7) →
Braintree, MA Calendar, 798 Washington Street, Braintree
10:00 am - English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Conversation Gr
Mattapan Branch Library 10 Hazelton Street, Mattapan, MA 02126
10:00 am
Friday August 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I just heard today that Quincy is getting a new courthouse.
Does anybody know if this is true because if so, we sure do need one (Nextdoor Germantown)
- Burger King - Dhanani Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member 980 in Quincy. Apply here.
- Boston Scientific Corporation posted a job opening for Senior Manager, Global Transportation in Quincy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Quincy here.
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 sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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