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Quincy, Massachusetts is located in Norfolk County. Zip codes in Quincy, MA include 02269, 02170, and 02169. The median home price in Quincy is $339,000 which is roughly $229/per square foot. More Quincy information.

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21 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Acupuncturist Claire McManus watches a pair of sea turtles, who are recovering from a stranding, swim at the New England Aquarium's animal car center in Quincy, Mass., Monday May 20, 2013.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

Braintree Family Searches for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Cure

On a sunny afternoon, it's common to find 10-year-old Owen Norton playing baseball in the backyard of his Braintree home.

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Business Journal

Arbella offers discount on text-blocking technology

Arbella Insurance Foundation in Quincy, Mass. plans to fight texting while driving by offering a discount on a text-blocking technology, Trigger.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Business Journal

So. Shore chef Ray Alongi booted from Hell's Kitchen

Raymond Alongi actually learned six months ago he wouldn't be leaving Quincy, Mass., for a $250,000 a year cooking gig in Las Vegas - but he says the memory still stings.

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SeacoastOnline

'Unsafe' building owners have 1 day to fix everything, or relocate tenants

The owners of a Bridge Street apartment building, which the city describes as "unsafe," have until the end of Thursday to bring the building up to code, or find the tenants new homes, according to a city notice.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Foster's Daily Democrat

Somersworth Housing terminates ex-director

The Somersworth Housing Authority Board of Directors has voted to terminate Executive Director Elizabeth Salinger, who has been on a paid leave of absence since November.

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Patch.com

HIngham Police Say Milton Man and Girlfriend Targeted Hingham Neighborhood to Steal Valuables

HINGHAM: Police believe a Milton man and Quincy woman targeted a Hingham neighborhood early Sunday morning to steal valuables from unlocked vehicles.

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Patch.com

Suspect Identified in F1 Boston ATM Theft Linked to Saturday Safe Robbery

A 48-year-old Quincy man has been identified by Braintree police as the person behind an ATM theft at F1 Boston earlier this year and the attempted theft of money from a safe at a Braintree business on Saturday.

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WHDH

Quincy odor mystery solved

The Patriot Ledger reports that a water sample test conducted by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority earlier this month detected a type of brown algae that gives off a rotten egg smell from the hydrogen sulfide gas emitted when it dries in the sunlight.

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KSEE-TV Fresno

Punched Over Pickles

Police say a Quincy, Massachusetts woman is facing charges for allegedly punching a restaurant worker who put "too many pickles" on her steak and cheese sandwich.

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Tue May 14, 2013

The Atlantic

A Buzzing Sound in the Massachusetts Sky Evokes Drone Fears

In a Massachusetts town where no one has ever died in a drone strike and no one is likely to for the foreseeable future, it is nevertheless unnerving to hear an unidentified aircraft buzzing overhead.

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Mon May 13, 2013

SeacoastOnline

Downtown building houses illegal, 'unsafe' apartments, says city

Jessica Satterfield is living in an $800-a-month apartment she found advertised on Craigslist that the city says is one of three illegal apartments in a building that is "unsafe," "hazardous" and rife with gas, electrical, plumbing, health, and safety violations.

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Silicon Alley Insider

Woman Allegedly Punches Restaurant Worker For Putting Too Many Pickles On Her Sandwich

A Massachusetts woman was arrested for allegedly punching a restaurant worker in the face for putting too many pickles on her steak and cheese sandwich.

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The Grand Junction Sentinel

Police: Assault prompted by 'too many pickles' QUINCY, Mass. (AP) -

A Quincy woman is facing an assault charge for allegedly punching a restaurant worker for putting too many pickles on her steak and cheese sandwich, police said Monday.

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Sun May 12, 2013

SouthCoastToday.com

Robin J. Prince

Robin Joyce Prince of Dartmouth, slipped away on Saturday, May 11, with her family by her side.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Business Journal

South Shore Chamber's move from Quincy to Rockland underscores broader shift in region

After calling Quincy home for a century, the South Shore Chamber of Commerce is moving out of a historic mansion in the city to a smaller, more modern space in Rockland.

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Flight Journal

Massachusetts Mystery Plane Not a Drone

Photos of one of the planes that have been flying over Quincy, Mass., show that, despite suspicions, the aircraft is not a drone.

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Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

FAA Won't Tell Residents of MA Town What the Deal is With Low-Flying Aircraft

For the past two weeks residents of Quincy, Massachusetts have had to put up with a mysterious low-flying aircraft above the city.

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Sulekha.com

Room mate needed..

Room mate is required for 3 months from 1st June in Faxon commons , Quincy MA. Apartment is fully furnished.

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Thu May 09, 2013

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Mystery smell irks Quincy neighborhood

QUINCY, Mass. - Residents of a Quincy senior apartment complex near the ocean are used to the full spectrum of sea scents wafting over their building.

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