QUINCY DAILY: What It's Like To Be An Extra In A Film or TV Show

Morning, neighbors! Haley Cornell here with your brand-new copy of theQuincy Daily.

First, upcoming weather:

• Wednesday: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 63 Low: 51.
• Thursday: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 61 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories in Quincy today:

1. What it's like to be an extra in a film of TV show, according to Boston.com readers (Boston.com)
2. Patriots running back James White expected to miss remainder of 2021 season (98.5 The Sports Hub)
3. ALL NBC Affiliates Would Be Affected If YouTube TV Loses NBCU Channels (The Streamable)
4. Quincy Public Schools: South~West Middle School Graffiti Incident (Press Release Desk)
5. 400 years after Standish landed in Squantum, Massachusetts rethinks its flag, his legacy (The Patriot Ledger)
6. Marshfield High golfers putting up some impressive scores this season (Wicked Local)
7. Haunted Plymouth: Ghost hunters have plenty of spiritual material to explore (Wicked Local)
8. 5 takeaways from Dennis-Yarmouth's big girls volleyball win against Barnstable (Cape Cod Times)
9. NBC10 Boston Responds Helps Quincy Woman Get Refund for Ruined Vacation (NBC10 Boston)
10. 'Clock ticking' on $4.9B in ARPA funding as Massachusetts spending lags (Boston Herald)
11. Advocates say rapes in college towns ‘underreported’ in FBI crime data (Boston Herald)

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Coming up in Quincy:

Wednesday, September 29

• South Shore Children's Chorus Open Rehearsal (4:30 PM)

Thursday, September 30

Quincy Patch Notebook

• City of Quincy: "Food Truck line-up for this Saturday, includes but not limited too: CoffeeCulture, Del's Lemonade, Away Cafe , The Grub Guru, Montilio's Baking Company Wood Fire Pizza, Smiles by the Mile Ice Cream, and more..." (Facebook)
• City of Quincy: "Music Line-Up For the @TheQuincyFood Music Line Up Noon ~ 12:45 Blame The Whiskey 1:15 ~ 2:00 The Van Burens 2:30 ~ 3:15 Ward Hayden & The Outliers 3:45 ~ 4:45 Dick N Jane 5:15 ~ 6:00 Hey Blondie Kids Entertainment Noon ~ 12:45 Alastair ..." (Facebook)
• City of Quincy: "A perfect fall day or weekend trip is to visit the City of Quincy, also known as the City of Presidents! Head to Quincy Center (right off the T stop by the same name, or take the Marina Bay Ferry and catch the trolley to downtown)" (Facebook)
• Quincycles: "The New England Cycling Coalition for Diversity, the Blue Hills Cycling Club, and the New England Chinese American Alliance are hosting a ride in Scituate on October 10 to honor Henry Ar Foon, a local cyclist of the late 1800s." (Facebook)

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— Haley Cornell

About me: I am the breaking news editor for Patch in Massachusetts. Previously, I worked as a writer for WHDH - Channel 7 News for five years. I like talking to people, local music, and I am currently trying to learn how to cook in my spare time. Questions? Comments? Tips? Reach me at haley.cornell@patch.com

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