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In today's newsletter:

  • How Quincy’s boys hoops powered past Duxbury in a statement win
  • Quincy community mourns the passing of Barbara (Ryder) Gilliland at 100
  • How Quincy Police helped crack a feared Boston gang’s drug network

Also on today's calendar: BIG BIG Designer Floor Sample Event!! and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Very windy; rain, with a high of 60 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cooler; windy in the morning, temps: high: 41, low: 36.
  • Sunday: Cloudy and windy, with a high of 48 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Brown drops 40: South Shore sports top performers for Dec. 16-20 (patriotledger.com) — Quincy High boys basketball opened the winter season strong, as Yhan Medina and Arber Beqaj powered a 57-44 win over Duxbury with help from teammates Jaethen Pinet and Malcolm McMorrow. The game was part of a busy week of South Shore high school sports standouts across basketball and other winter teams.
   

• Barbara Gilliland (thequincysun.com) — Quincy is mourning Barbara (Ryder) Gilliland, a proud, longtime resident who passed away on December 9 at age 100½. Raised in Quincy after being born in Maine, she graduated from North Quincy High and served in the U.S. Navy Waves; per her wishes, services will be private at a later date.
   

• Boston Man Faces Up to 20 Years After Guilty Plea in Gang Drug Case (townhall.com) — Quincy Police were among several departments supporting a major federal investigation into Boston’s H-Block gang, which led to a Boston man pleading guilty in a cocaine and crack distribution conspiracy. The case, tied to years of gang-related violence, is part of a new Homeland Security Task Force push targeting cartels and gangs across Massachusetts and beyond.
   

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Milton

  • Kick Off 2026 with First Day Hikes at Parks Across Massachusetts (thequincysun.com)
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