City Delivers Eastern Nazarene Campus Purchase Materials to Quincy City Council
The city submitted additional purchase materials for the former Eastern Nazarene College campus to the City Council on Friday, the most significant local-government move of the day, as Mayor Tom Koch separately announced a July 2 patriotic event and the 75th Annual Flag Day Parade prepares to step off Saturday evening.
TOWN HALL
Additional documentation related to the city's potential acquisition of the former Eastern Nazarene College campus was submitted to the Quincy City Council on June 12, continuing an ongoing acquisition process. The city's announcement did not include a purchase price, a vote date, or other transaction details.
Mayor Tom Koch also announced Friday that the City of Quincy will host a Patriotic Celebration on July 2, inviting residents and visitors to mark the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Location, timing, and programming specifics were not included in the initial release.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
Friday's Quincy Patch morning digest pointed families toward open seats in city-run summer programs in "🌱 Patch AM: Which Quincy summer programs still have open spots for your kids?" — a timely resource as the school year winds down, per Quincy Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy).
Thursday's digest turned to municipal finances in "🌱 Patch AM: What Quincy councillors cut from next year's budget—and what's still pending," tracking which spending items the council has trimmed and which remain unresolved heading into the summer, per Quincy Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy).
Patch also reported on a sizable legal settlement tied to the Quincy-based grocery parent company in "🌱 Patch AM: What a $40 million settlement means for Quincy-based Ahold Delhaize," per Quincy Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy).
COMING UP
The 75th Annual Quincy Flag Day Parade steps off tomorrow — Saturday, June 13 — at 7 p.m. at the corner of Hancock Street and Coddington Street, with Quincy's History Keepers serving as Grand Marshals; fireworks are also scheduled. Community World Cup Watch Parties are set for June 19 and June 20 at Kilroy Square. The city's Patriotic Celebration is July 2.