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🌱 Patch AM: How Norfolk County’s hot market and new help affect Quincy homeowners

Also check out Winter Concert on the Quincy Patch calendar

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Greetings Quincy! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Norfolk County’s hot market and new help affect Quincy homeowners
  • How Quincy fits into January’s statewide court assignment schedule
  • Quincy community remembers longtime resident Mark S. Connolly

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Find out what's happening in Quincyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 48, low: 37.
  • Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 46 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Norfolk County Real Estate Activity Rises in December (franklinmatters.org) — Norfolk County’s real estate market finished 2025 strong, with rising deed and mortgage activity and fewer foreclosures, and local homeowners in Quincy can tap Quincy Community Action Programs for help if they’re struggling with payments. Average sale prices dipped from last year, potentially easing entry for some buyers, while lending and overall transaction volume stayed robust across the county.
   

Find out what's happening in Quincyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

• January 2026 Judicial Assignments (masslawyersweekly.com) — Quincy residents can now check January judicial assignments for local and regional courts, including Quincy’s placement in Region II of the District Court system. The statewide schedule, posted by the Massachusetts court system, outlines where judges will sit and explains regional and calendar abbreviations, helping residents, attorneys, and litigants better understand upcoming court coverage this month.
   

• Mark S. Connolly (thequincysun.com) — Quincy is mourning longtime resident Mark S. Connolly, whose funeral services and visiting hours will be held this week at Keohane Funeral Home on Hancock Street and St. Ann’s Church in Quincy. The Irish-born laborer, devoted family man, and Wollaston Beach walker is remembered for his strong handshake, deep faith, and love for his children and grandchildren.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Quincy

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    Thursday January 15
  • Winter Concert
    Quincy High School , 100 Coddington St , Quincy
    6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday January 13
  • Toddler Time with Self Help CFCE
    Turner Free Library , 2 North North Main Street , Randolph
    10:30 am
  • Preschool Story Time
    Children's Area Avon Public Library , 280 West Main Street , Avon
    10:30 am
  • Winter Sensory (0 - 5)
    Children's Room The Revere Public Library , 179 Beach Street , Revere
    11:00 am
  • Retirement Board
    Hingham, MA Calendar , 210 Central St , Hingham
    11:15 am
  • Internet Basics!
    Holbrook Public Library , 2 Plymouth Street , Holbrook
    11:30 am
  • Council on Aging
    Hingham, MA Calendar , 224 Central Street , Hingham
    1:00 pm
  • January Films: Celebrating Paul Henreid
    South Boston Branch Library , 646 East Broadway , South Boston
    1:00 pm
  • Board of License Commissioners
    Braintree, MA Calendar , 1 JFK Memorial Drive Second Floor , Braintree
    2:00 pm
  • The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply
    Main Library -
    2:00 pm
  • Afternoon Movie
    Copeland Room Abington Public Library , 600 Gliniewicz Way , Abington
    2:45 pm
  • Teen Open Studio
    Turner Free Library , 2 North Main Street , Randolph
    3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Breezy basement?
    Yeah we do that. Client stated cold draft coming through the rocks of her fieldstone foundation. Air blow out, vacuum of loose debris and 40lbs of… (Nextdoor Wollaston)
  • Hello my name is Sean.
    I have some time off from work at the moment I have a truck and available for any moving or handy man jobs. (Nextdoor Squantum)
  • Kohl's posted a job opening for Full-Time Customer Service Supervisor in Quincy. Apply here.
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Quincy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Quincy here.

🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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