Erin Tiernan
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Somerville, MA, United States
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Quincy Center's overhaul just heating up, officials and developers say
"Everyone wants to do business in Quincy,” said one developer at the center of a redevelopment push that has already made the city's downtown nearly unrecognizable to people who grew up here. → Read More
Boston mayor: Recovery center is my only plan for Long Island
BOSTON — Mayor Marty Walsh pointed to a former hospital, halfway houses and a homeless shelter — buildings on Long Island that once housed hundreds of homeless and recovering addicts and where Walsh hopes to soon open a recovery center to aid a region in the depths of an opioid crisis.White paint chips flaked from the trim around the windows and roof line of the 18 buildings that have sat empty… → Read More
Preliminary election for Quincy mayor, Ward 1 councilor is Tuesday
QUINCY — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to narrow the candidate pools in the race for mayor and the Ward 1 city council seat in the upcoming → Read More
Marshfield strikers extend picket line to Fall River
Today is the ninth day of a trash collectors strike that is affecting Marshfield, Rockland and Abington. → Read More
Remember the 'Rosies' on Labor Day in Quincy
QUINCY — It's been 74 years since Bertha Glavin and thousands of other women like her left the factories and shipyards where they produced critical → Read More
Labor Day marks 5th day of strike for Marshfield trash collectors
Sen. Ed Markey was among several who stood on the picket line with Marshfield garbage workers to demand → Read More
After decades of decline, Quincy Point gets attention from politicians, business owners
After decades of decline after the Fore River shipyard closed in the 1980s, the commercial corridor that serves as the backbone of Quincy Point is poised for an economic resurgence. → Read More
After decades of decline, Quincy Point gets attention from politicians, business owners
After decades of decline after the Fore River shipyard closed in the 1980s, the commercial corridor that serves as the backbone of Quincy Point is poised for an economic resurgence. → Read More
Quincy's Big Y grocery store to close next week
QUINCY — The shelves of a popular North Quincy grocery story are almost completely bare as it prepares to shut down next week, having failed to → Read More
Wollaston Station reopens Friday
The station has been closed to commuters for the past 20 months as it has undergone renovations intended to make the station accessible for all commuters. → Read More
Developers increase parking in new plan for Quincy Point apartments
QUINCY — A pair of developers whose plans to build a 20-apartment building on Washington Street sparked concerns from neighbors about parking is → Read More
Soon, Quincy will be the largest city in Mass. without an ER. Then what?
Hospitals are closing at a rate of more than 30 per year, but what happens when a city loses its emergency care? → Read More
Man, 79, hit by Quincy police cruiser, in critical condition
QUINCY — A 79-year-old man is in critical condition after he was struck by a Quincy police cruiser on Wednesday morning, officials said. A police officer has been placed on temporary leave.The crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. on Independence Avenue near Goddard Street as the man, identified as Giovanni Angelucci, was crossing the road, police said in a statement. Police said the cruiser was… → Read More
Quincy ferry service to Boston resumes Monday
QUINCY — Commuters will be back on the seas come Monday when ferry service from Squantum Point resumes, officials confirmed.A series of staffing → Read More
Stuck behind a window, boy still gets plenty of visitors
Quincy police officers are going out of their way to pay special visits to their fellow officer's 3-year-old son, who is stuck in isolation as he battles → Read More
Stuck behind a window, Quincy boy still gets plenty of visitors
QUINCY — Quincy police officers are going out of their way to pay special visits to their fellow officer's 3-year-old son, who is stuck in isolation as he battles brain cancer.Officer Tara Waters' son, Quinn Waters, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in February just days after his third birthday, according to his Facebook page, The Mighty Quinn.Doctors were able to remove 95 percent of the tumor… → Read More
The last laugh: Joke shop closes after 45 years
QUINCY — A Hancock Street institution has had its last laugh.Don's Joke Shop at 1505 Hancock St. closed for the last time on Friday and by Sunday evening, all the invisible ink, electric buzzers, sneezing powder and whoopee cushions that have delighted Quincy youngsters and mischievous adults alike for generations, were gone.Right up until the doors closed for good this past weekend when a… → Read More
The last laugh: Quincy joke shop closes after 45 years
QUINCY — A Hancock Street institution has had its last laugh.Don's Joke Shop at 1505 Hancock St. closed for the last time on Friday and by Sunday evening, all the invisible ink, electric buzzers, sneezing powder and whoopee cushions that have delighted Quincy youngsters and mischievous adults alike for generations, were gone.Right up until the doors closed for good this past weekend when a… → Read More
A first look at the new Wollaston Station
QUINCY — Stepping off the shuttle bus on Beale Street on Wednesday afternoon, T rider Lorenza Deluca let out a sigh of relief when she was told that Wollaston Station is on track to reopen next month after it closed for renovations 20 months ago."This is the best news," the Quincy College student said.Red Line trains have bypassed the station since it closed in January 2018 for a $36 million… → Read More
City sprucing up Quincy Point with tree plantings
QUINCY — With construction of the Fore River Bridge complete, city officials hope new tree plantings along Washington Street will help grow new roots along one of Quincy Point's busiest roads.Over the past few weeks, city crews have been working along the street that leads to the bridge to plant 25 new trees and to replace sidewalks along the neighborhood's busy commercial corridor.New traffic… → Read More