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Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch, during a special event Tuesday meant to specifically address the downtown project, said he’s confident the $1.6 billion downtown redevelopment project will move forward, but said changes may need to be made to the land-disposition agreement between the city and Street-Works to make the project more affordable for the developer. The agreement, commonly referred to as an LDA, is the legal document signed in 2010 that establishes the terms and scope of both parties’ financial and development obligations.

Mayor-elect Bill Carpenter could announce his staff as early as this Friday.

I turned 70 recently and it felt like 30. I wasn’t alone. Bruce Wood, Bob Ristuccia, Jack Murphy and Bob Fucile, all former Ledger paperboys in Weymouth, friends for 55 years, are also celebrating their 70th birthdays and also feel like 30-year-olds. Sweet delusion or new age?

Making everything from decorations to delicacies, the marketplace at the Cardinal Cushing Centers could be mistaken for Santa’s workshop.

Bail has been set at $100,000 for a Brockton man charged with robbing grocery stores in Randolph and Weymouth at gunpoint before fleeing the state.

The Quincy City Council on Monday rejected a proposal that would have amended a 41-year-old law that prevents city gas stations from selling food and drinks over the counter. Six of the nine councilors opposed changing the policy, citing concerns about traffic buildup and a potential over-saturation of convenience stores.

The agency overseeing development at SouthField says the project’s master developer is in violation of its contract and could be ousted if it doesn’t back off its push for major changes to the project’s framework.

Hingham police have filed criminal complaints against three men who they say were illegally hunting on conservation land.

The cost of post-employment health insurance for Cohasset employees could bankrupt the town if the expense isn’t controlled, an advisory committee member told the selectmen Monday night.

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