Episode Transcript
[00:00:16] I'm Joe Catalano with an AM Quincy news update for Tuesday, June 16 the Quincy City Council has voted against a proposal to purchase the former Eastern Nazarene College. Officials last night voted 6 to 3 against the proposal for Mayor Thomas Koch to borrow $22.5 million to purchase the 27 acre parcel and begin planning its future. Councilors Richard Ash, Walter Hubley and Noel debona voted in favor of the purchase. However, the proposal needed a 2/3 majority in order to pass. Councilors opposed to the purchase cited concerns about the city's long term debt, now estimated at $2 billion. Mayoral spokesman Chris Walker said the administration believed the ENC proposal represented an opportunity and also admitted there was risk associated with the purchase. Walker said the administration was willing to sell off some city owned properties to finance the purchase and that the city would continue to accept community input for the future of that property. However, it was rejected by the City Council's Finance Committee and by the full city council.
[00:01:33] Quincy Ward 3 Councilor Walter Hubley will be hosting a community meeting tonight at 6pm at 150 Newport Avenue to discuss a proposal for a 520 unit housing development with 500 parking spaces at 100 to 150 Newport Avenue. Trammel Crow Residential developers of Boston and wants to replace the existing office buildings there with four multifamily buildings.
[00:02:03] More than two dozen passengers were evacuated from an MBTA ferry during an unscheduled stop at Castle island yesterday afternoon after a fire aboard the vessel. Boston police confirmed a fire was reported aboard the ferry at about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. MBTA spokesperson Lisa Battiston says the fire occurred within a machinery space on the vessel during the trip from Hingham to Long Wharf in Boston with 25 passengers aboard. The flames were immediately extinguished as quickly as possible. There were no injuries and the cause is under investigation by the U.S. coast Guard, Coast Guard, Quincy police and tow vessels were also seen nearby. Multiple Boston and state police vehicles were seen on the shore.
[00:02:52] Champion ferry is a 150 passenger high speed catamaran built by Gladding Hearn Shipbuilding. It was procured by the T in 2018.
[00:03:04] An MBTA bus was dispatched to Castle island to bring the passengers the rest of the way to Long Wharf and the Champion was towed away from Castle Island.
[00:03:16] Interfaith Social Services of Quincy has been selected as one of 150 nonprofits to receive funding through Cummings Foundation's annual grants program, which awarded $35 million this year. Chosen through a competitive review process that drew a record 959 applicants, the Quincy based organization will receive $150,000 over three years.
[00:03:44] Interfaith Social Services operates one of Greater Boston's largest emergency food pantries, a mental health counseling center, a thrift shop and homelessness prevention program.
[00:03:56] Since 1947, Interfaith has been a safety net for thousands of children and families from the South Shore who are struggling to make ends meet. This year, the Woburn based Cummings foundation increased its annual grant program from 30 to 35 million and shifted to fully unrestricted funding, allowing recipients to direct grant dollars where they're needed most. This year's recipients represent a wide range of causes and including housing and food insecurity education, workforce development, health care, mental health services, social justice, immigrant support and youth programming. Since its founding, Cummings foundation has awarded more than $650 million to Greater Boston nonprofits.
[00:04:43] A legendary broadcaster Eddie Andleman, who helped pioneer the modern day sports talk radio format, has died at the age of 89. Andelman's children announced his death yesterday on social media. Andelman's 42 year broadcasting career began in 1969 when he started the sports huddle with friends. Jim McCarthy and Mark Witkin show was born after a local radio station owner overheard Andelman and his friends talking sports at a bar. Andelman participated in around 13,000 radio broadcasts over his career and according to the Massachusetts Broadcasters hall of Fame biography, he also appeared in more than 1200 times on TV. Handelman retired at the end of 2010. He was a BU grad who obtained an MBA from Northeastern. Outside of radio, Andelman worked in commercial real estate developments.
[00:05:44] A check of business news this morning. Stocks are higher, the dow is up 468 points, the Nasdaq rose 795 and the S&P added 122. Asian shares were higher, the dollar was down, the euro also lower and oil is down a bit to $82 a barrel.
[00:06:04] Sports Red Sox will be hosting the Blue Jays at fenway tonight at 6:45.
[00:06:09] Forecast from the National Weather Service today sunny at a high of 80 degrees tonight clear, low 56. Tomorrow partly cloudy, high 80.
[00:06:19] Thursday could see some scattered showers, a high of 82. Sunshine returns Friday, high 84 for the boater today. Waves about a foot. Winds northwest at 5 to 10 with gusts to 20, then becoming southeast later today. High tide 1:04pm sunrise 5:06 sets at 8:22.
[00:06:39] I'm Joe Catalano with an AM Quincy news update for Tuesday, June 16th.
