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“I’ve been told that he is responsible for the sobriety of thousands and thousands of people on the North Shore,” said PaulaNewcomb, executive director of Housing Support Inc. “I know a lot of people in that community and I am astounded at thenumber of them who are familiar with his work.”
Quinn, a giant in the local sober community, died at age 83 in 2021. He had 59 years of sobriety under his belt at the time.
At 11 a.m. on Thursday, what has been called the Elms of Amesbury will officially be forever known as The Quinn House.
Although Newcomb said she tried to keep the new name of the house a secret, word got out in the sober community andshe’s heard from plenty of people in recovery who are excited about the change.

In all, Tarr secured six amendments totaling $8 million in authorizations to support housing initiatives in his district, he said in a prepared statement. The legislation authorizes nearly $5.2 billion in spending over the next five years to counter rising housing costs and the state's housing shortage, according to Tarr.

Housing Support, Inc. is one of thirteen housing organizations within the state of Massachusetts to receive grant funding through MassHousing. The funds will be used to create eight additional units of sober housing for both men and women at an existing residence campus in Amesbury.