Quincy

Massachusetts’ migrant crisis is escalating this morning. A train stop in Quincy is becoming the temporary home of one group of migrants that have nowhere to go. One organization is doing all they can to help.

Migrant families in Massachusetts are facing a shelter crisis with many facilities filled up to or near maximum capacity. The issue is only growing after migrants staying at Boston Logan International Airport were forced to leave last week. That shelter crisis has led dozens of people to the Wollaston MBTA station in Quincy. Both migrant families and people struggling with…

A Quincy, Massachusetts, man who pleaded guilty to committing a hate crime will be sentenced on Wednesday. John Sullivan admitted to threatening to kill a Vietnamese family he encountered outside of a post office in Quincy, and then nearly running over one of the family members with his car. The incident happened on Dec. 2, 2022. Sullivan, 78, could face…

A man who was convicted of raping a coworker at knifepoint in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 2005 appeared in a Massachusetts court Wednesday for the first time since he fled the state in the middle of his trial in 2007, authorities say. Prosecutors have said Tuen K. Lee broke into a coworker’s Quincy home and raped her in 2005. He was…

A man who was convicted of raping a coworker at knifepoint in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 2005 has been arrested by U.S. Marshals after 16 years on the run, authorities said Tuesday. Tuen K. Lee was convicted in 2007 of aggravated rape, home invasion, kidnapping, armed burglary and armed robbery while masked, among other charges. Massachusetts State Police said he broke…

As a beloved, decades-old diner in Quincy, Massachusetts, prepares to close its doors for the last time, the restaurant’s owner calls the decision “bittersweet.” The Wheelhouse Diner has been in business for nearly eight decades on Hancock Street in North Quincy. LeeAnn McDonough, who has owned it for 13 years, says she is closing the business on June 30 amid…

Amid an investigation that uncovered “Serious financial irregularities” at the Elder Services Department, the mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts, has removed the head of the department.

A city official in Quincy, Massachusetts, is on administrative leave amid an investigation, according to city staff, though it wasn’t immediately clear what the investigation is looking into. Director of Elder Services Tom Clasby’s paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation was confirmed by Christopher Walker, the Quincy mayor’s chief of staff, on Saturday. Walker said the investigation is...

Doorbell video shows a coyote chasing after a woman and her dog.

Police investigating a hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian in Quincy, Massachusetts, Tuesday have released new video that shows the dramatic crash, as they continue to search for the driver. The video shows the crash on Southern Artery about 6 p.m. The SUV crashes into the pedestrian, who is in the crosswalk as crossing lights flash, sending him flying. The…

A pedestrian was hospitalized Tuesday after a hit-and-run crash in Quincy, Massachusetts. The crash happened on Southern Artery. A dark-colored SUV hit the pedestrian in a crosswalk and then fled, witnesses told police. Police believe the driver fled northbound toward South Street. The vehicle is thought to have sustained damage to its windshield, hood and passenger-side bumper. The victim was…

A stabbing at an MBTA stop in Quincy, Massachusetts, left a juvenile with non-life-threatening injuries Monday evening. The MBTA said the stabbing happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. at Quincy Center along the Red Line. The victim suffered a stab wound to the neck and sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to the MBTA. Four juveniles accused of being involved were detained by…

A man has been arrested after a shooting in Quincy, Massachusetts early Friday morning that left one person injured. The shooting occurred just after 3 a.m. in the area of Elm Avenue and Marlboro Street in the Wollaston section of city, Quincy police said Friday. The man, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening...

A man was shot in Quincy, Massachusetts, early Friday morning, according to authorities. The shooting occurred just after 3 a.m. in the area of Elm Avenue and Marlboro Street in the Wollaston section of city, Quincy police said Friday. The man, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Police said the...

Police in Quincy, Massachusetts, have issued a new warning about an increasingly common transnational construction fraud scheme after this weekend pulling over a driver suspected to be involved and who had thousands of dollars and a large amount of jewelry suspected to have been stolen.

A man allegedly tried to light a raccoon on fire over the weekend in Quincy, Massachusetts, police said Wednesday. The incident happened on Saturday in the backyard of a home on Royal Street, Quincy police said. When officers arrived, they saw two neighbors arguing, police said, adding that they also spotted a live raccoon in a trap cage that appeared…

A 69-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit while riding a motorized bicycle in Quincy, Massachusetts, according to police. The Quincy Police Department said the crash happened around 3 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Hobart Street and Taylor Street. The victim, a Quincy resident, was found lying on the ground. He was transported by ambulance to Boston Medical…

Quincy police have a warning out after four overdoses in the city just within 24 hours this past weekend. Drug dealers are selling prescription pills laced with potentially deadly opioids. Police said the problem is only getting worse, with people in Quincy thinking they are taking ADHD medication or painkillers, when really they are swallowing potentially lethal doses of fentanyl…