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In 2013, the Wollaston Hill Neighborhood Association (WHNA) submitted an application for Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding to preserve Safford Park, a neighborhood park. WHNA President Walter Hubley explains the process that brought this project to life with strong community engagement.
Learn more about this CPA project on the Wollaston Hill Neighborhood Association website.
QUINCY ‒ With municipal elections still half a year away, the race for Ward 3's city council seat has already seen action…
Though new to electoral politics, Hubley is known in the community as co-founder of the Wollaston Hill Neighborhood Association and PorchFest Quincy, the annual musical event he created with Cain eight years ago. He also served a two-year stint as headmaster at The Woodward School for girls, where his daughter graduated.
"I've been really successful at building a strong community, identity and community feel," Hubley said of his efforts in his neighborhood. "I just want to bring that same type of advocacy to the rest Ward 3."
Walter Hubley, of 44 Marion St., announces his candidacy for Ward 3 city councillor.
In his announcement, Hubley described himself as a dedicated community leader who is known for his work strengthening Quincy’s neighborhoods. He said he brings a vision of community building, responsive and transparent government, and a voice for responsible development to his campaign.
“It’s an exciting time to live in Quincy. Our city is growing fast, and Ward 3 needs a councillor who listens, responds, acts with integrity, and puts residents first,” said Hubley. “I’m running to help build a stronger community, ensure that government is responsive, and advocate for responsible development that respects our city’s character while meeting our future housing needs. We need a balanced approach to minimize impacts on traffic and other quality of life factors.”
Hubley works at The Community Builders, where he focuses on security and technology design for affordable housing across 18 states in the U.S., bringing direct experience in sustainable community development to his candidacy.
“At the Community Builders, we focus on some of the more economically challenged areas of the country and create safe communities where all people can thrive,” Hubley said. “My role is to design and implement security systems that provide a safe living environment and technology solutions to help bridge the digital divide in underserved communities.”
A Quincy native, Hubley described his volunteer work as “extensive.” Hubley is co-founder of PorchFest Quincy, which he led for the past eight years, an annual event celebrating local musicians. He also co-founded and led the Wollaston Hill Neighborhood Association for the past 14 years, championing local concerns and fostering neighborhood pride through an organization known for its popular “Saturdays in the Park” concert series.
“Music is powerful,” Hubley said, “because people who may have little in common otherwise can find something in common through the shared experience of music.
“When we are more connected as a community, our challenges seem a lot smaller, and our celebrations get a lot louder,” Hubley continued. “Strong neighborhoods make us a stronger city, and prepare us to meet the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing city.”
Hubley also served on the board of the Quincy Community Action Programs (QCAP) for five years, a leading nonprofit dedicated to reducing poverty and promoting self-sufficiency through housing support, early childhood education, economic empowerment, and basic needs assistance. More recently, he served as president of the Rotary Club of Quincy, supporting many local causes and an international service project with Friends of Thai Daughters, a nonprofit that protects children at risk of human trafficking in Northern Thailand.
A proud product of the Quincy Public Schools, Hubley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, as well as certificates in leadership and management from The Thayer Leadership Development Group at West Point and MIT’s Sloan School of Management, equipping him with a strong foundation in leadership and strategic planning.
Hubley is the adopted son of the late Edgar and Ruth Hubley and lives in his family home on Wollaston Hill with his wife, Kathryn, where they raised their daughter, Victoria, and their son, Nathan. Following in his parents’ footsteps, Walter and Kathryn became foster parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, opening their home to children in need. More recently, Walter and Kathryn have served as host parents for international students from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Vietnam, and Costa Rica, reflecting their commitment to education and the global community.
For more information about Walter Hubley’s campaign, please visit walterhubley.org. He can also be reached by email at whubley@gmail.com.
You can find the Quincy Sun article online here.
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2025年4月8日
沃尔特·哈布利宣布竞选昆西市第三区市议员
马萨诸塞州昆西市 – 敬业的社区领袖沃尔特·哈布利今天宣布竞选昆西市第三区市议员。哈布利以其致力于加强昆西社区的工作而闻名，他的竞选纲领包括建设社区、推动一个负责任和透明化的政府，并为负责任的发展发声。
“生活在昆西是一个激动人心的时刻。我们的城市发展很快，第三区需要一位倾听民意、积极回应、以诚信行事并优先考虑居民的议员，”哈布利说。“我参选是为了帮助建设更强大的社区，确保政府能够及时回应，并倡导既尊重城市特色又满足未来住房需求的负责任的城市发展。我们需要用平衡的方法，以尽量减少对交通和其他生活质量因素的影响。”
哈布利目前在“社区建设者”（TCB）这个组织工作，负责美国18个州的 affordable housing（经济适用房）的安全和技术设计，这为他的候选资格带来了可持续社区发展的直接经验。在‘社区建设者’（TCB），我们关注一些国内经济较为困难的地区，致力于打造安全的社区，让所有人都能茁壮成长。我的职责是设计和实施安全系统，提供安全的居住环境，并通过技术帮助缩小弱势社区的数字鸿沟。”
作为昆西本地人，哈布利的志愿服务经历非常丰富。他是“昆西门廊音乐节”的联合创始人，并在过去八年中一直领导该活动，这是一个庆祝本地音乐家的年度盛会。他还联合创立并领导了“沃拉斯顿山邻里协会”长达14年，通过这一组织倡导地方关切并培养社区自豪感，该组织以其受欢迎的“公园周六”音乐会系列而闻名。“音乐很有力量，”哈布利继续说道，“因为那些看似没有共同点的人们，可以通过共享音乐体验找到共鸣。”
“当我们作为一个社区更加紧密相连时，我们的挑战会显得更小，而我们的庆祝会更加热闹，”哈布利说。“强大的社区让我们成为一个更强大的城市，并为应对快速变化的城市的挑战和机遇做好准备。”
哈布利曾在“昆西社区行动计划”（QCAP）董事会任职五年，这是一家致力于通过住房支持、早期儿童教育、经济赋权和基本需求援助来减少贫困和促进自立的领先非营利组织。最近，他担任昆西扶轮社的主席，支持了许多本地事业以及与“泰国女儿之友”合作的国际服务项目，该组织致力于保护泰国北部面临人口贩卖风险的儿童。
哈布利是昆西公立学校的毕业生，拥有商业管理学士学位，并持有西点军校“塞耶领导力发展小组”和麻省理工学院斯隆管理学院的领导与管理证书，为他在领导力和战略规划方面奠定了坚实基础。
哈布利是已故埃德加和露丝·哈布利的养子，与妻子凯瑟琳住在沃拉斯顿山的家族住宅中，他们在那里养育了女儿维多利亚和儿子内森。追随父母的脚步，沃尔特和凯瑟琳在新冠疫情期间成为了寄养父母，为有需要的儿童敞开自家大门。最近，他们还为来自香港、中国大陆、越南和哥斯达黎加的国际学生担任寄宿家庭父母，体现了他们对教育和全球社区的承诺。
欲了解更多关于沃尔特·哈布利竞选的信息，请访问 walterhubley.org。他也可以通过电子邮件 whubley@gmail.com 联系。
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Walter Hubley Tuyên Bố Ứng Cử Nghị Viên Hội Đồng Thành Phố Quincy – Khu Phố 3
Quincy, MA – Nhà lãnh đạo cộng đồng lâu năm Walter Hubley hôm nay chính thức tuyên bố ứng cử Nghị viên Hội đồng Thành phố Quincy, đại diện cho khu phố 3. Được biết đến với những nỗ lực không ngừng trong việc củng cố các khu dân cư tại Quincy, ông Hubley mang đến cho chiến dịch tranh cử một viễn kiến tập trung vào việc xây dựng cộng đồng vững mạnh, chính quyền minh bạch và có trách nhiệm, cùng góp tiếng nói ủng hộ phát triển bền vững phù hợp với bản sắc thành phố.
“Đây là thời điểm đầy hứng khởi để sinh sống tại Quincy. Thành phố chúng ta đang phát triển nhanh chóng, và khu phố 3 cần một nghị viên biết lắng nghe, đáp ứng kịp thời, hành động ngay thẳng và luôn đặt cư dân lên hàng đầu,” ông Hubley chia sẻ. “Tôi tranh cử để góp phần xây dựng một cộng đồng gắn kết và vững mạnh hơn, đảm bảo chính quyền phục vụ hiệu quả, và thúc đẩy phát triển có trách nhiệm – tôn trọng đặc trưng của thành phố trong khi vẫn đáp ứng nhu cầu nhà ở trong tương lai. Chúng ta cần một cách tiếp cận cân bằng để giảm thiểu tác động của giao thông và nâng cao phẩm chất của nếp sống.”
Ông Hubley hiện đang làm việc tại The Community Builders, chuyên phụ trách thiết kế hệ thống an ninh và công nghệ cho các dự án nhà ở giá phải chăng tại 18 tiểu bang trên toàn nước Mỹ, chắc hẳn mang thêm nhiều kinh nghiệm phát triển cộng đồng có được. Ông cho biết. “Ở The Community Builders, chúng tôi tập trung vào những khu vực kinh tế khó khăn và tạo dựng nên các cộng đồng an cư – nơi mọi người có thể lạc nghiệp. Vai trò của tôi là phác họa và xây dựng các hệ thống an ninh nhằm kiến tạo một môi trường sống an toàn, đồng thời tích hợp các giải pháp dùng công nghệ để thu hẹp khoảng cách cũ-mới tại những cộng đồng yếu kém,”
Sinh ra và lớn lên tại Quincy, ông Hubley có nhiều hoạt động thiện nguyện. Ông là đồng sáng lập PorchFest Quincy – một lễ hội âm nhạc thường niên nhằm tôn vinh các nghệ sĩ địa phương, được ông dẫn dắt suốt 8 năm qua. Ngoài ra, ông còn là người đồng sáng lập và điều hành Wollaston Hill Neighborhood Association trong suốt 14 năm, nơi ông tích cực lên tiếng vì lợi ích khu phố và lan tỏa tinh thần gắn bó thông qua chuỗi hòa nhạc “Saturdays in the Park” nổi tiếng. Ông chia sẻ, “Âm nhạc có sức mạnh đặc biệt, vì nhiều người tưởng chừng như không có điểm chung vẫn có thể kết nối với nhau qua trải nghiệm âm nhạc.”
“Khi chúng ta kết nối chặt chẽ với nhau như một cộng đồng, những thử thách sẽ trở nên nhỏ hơn, và niềm vui chung sẽ dần lớn hơn,” ông nói thêm, “Những khu phố vững vàng là nền tảng để xây dựng một thành phố lớn mạnh – và chuân bị cho chúng ta đón nhận những thách thức và cơ hội trong giai đoạn thay đổi nhanh chóng của thành phố.”
Ông Hubley từng là thành viên trong hội đồng quản trị của Quincy Community Action Programs (QCAP) trong 5 năm – một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận hàng đầu cam kết giảm nghèo và thúc đẩy tự lập thông qua hỗ trợ nhà ở, giáo dục mầm non, phát triển kinh tế và trợ giúp các nhu cầu thiết yếu. Gần đây, ông còn đảm nhiệm vai trò Chủ tịch Rotary Club of Quincy, hỗ trợ nhiều sáng kiến địa phương và dự án quốc tế với tổ chức Friends of Thai Daughters – nhằm bảo vệ trẻ em có nguy cơ bị buôn người ở miền Bắc Thái Lan.
Là cựu học sinh của trường công Quincy, ông Hubley có bằng Cử nhân Khoa học Quản trị Kinh doanh, đã tốt nghiệp về lãnh đạo và quản lý từ Thayer Leadership Development Group tại West Point và MIT Sloan School of Management – là những trang bị dồi dào và thiết yếu cho năng lực lãnh đạo và hoạch định chiến lược của ông.
Ông Hubley là con nuôi của ông bà Edgar và Ruth Hubley đã qua đời, hiện đang sống cùng vợ là Kathryn tại ngôi nhà gia đình trên đồi Wollaston – với con gái Victoria và con trai Nathan. Nối tiếp tinh thần phục vụ cộng đồng của cha mẹ, ông bà Walter và Kathryn đã trở thành cha mẹ nuôi trong thời kỳ đại dịch COVID-19, mở rộng vòng tay chào đón các trẻ nhỏ đang cần mái ấm. Gần đây, họ cũng trở thành cha mẹ bảo trợ cho các du học sinh đến từ Hồng Kông, Trung Quốc đại lục, Việt Nam và Costa Rica – thể hiện cam kết mạnh mẽ đối với giáo dục trên cộng đồng toàn cầu.
Để biết thêm thông tin về chiến dịch tranh cử của Walter Hubley, mời truy cập trang web walterhubley.org hoặc liên lạc email: whubley@gmail.com.
QUINCY ‒ This weekend, song and dance will again fill three Quincy neighborhoods as hundreds of musicians flock to the eighth annual PorchFest Quincy celebration. As attendees walk from porch to porch, drinking in the tunes of an almost endless array of local bands, food and craft beers will be available at designated locations.
Photo credit: Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger
"When you spend 31 years searching for someone that becomes part of your identity.”
Walter Hubley spent three decades searching for his birth family and trying to understand his heritage.
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Quincy Rotary Club President Walter Hubley, and board member Damion Outar, the new Community Liaison for the City of Quincy, discuss the club's 100th anniversary this year, the history and mission of Rotary, and past and current events and fundraisers.
Incoming President Walter Hubley with Rotary District Dr. Governor William "Billy" Roberts.
On June 16th, the Rotary Club of Quincy held its 99th annual officer installation ceremony at Alba Restaurant. Incoming president Walter Hubley was sworn in by Rotary District Governor Dr. William "Billy" Roberts.
"I believe in starting with why. Why Rotary?" remarked Hubley. "Our collective answer to that question will shape our year ahead and our message to the greater community, sharing what we do and why we do it." Inspired by Rotary International’s 2022-23 theme, Imagine Rotary, Hubley continued, "Imagine what we can do!"
Joined by the incoming executive committee, including President-Elect Margaret Laforest, Vice President Michael Wilcox, Secretary Donna Manzi, and Treasurer Beth Greenspan, Hubley shared his remarks with a full room of fellow Rotarians, family, and friends.
The Rotary Club of Quincy is among the largest clubs in its district and one of 35,000 clubs around the world who are gearing up for another challenging year for Rotary’s 1.2 million members. Locally, Quincy Rotary provides $30,000-$35,000 in annual scholarships to North Quincy and Quincy High School recipients and supports several local non-profits such as QCAP and Interfaith Social Services.
Internationally, Rotary is most known for its efforts in nearly eradicating polio throughout the world. More recently, the Rotary Club of Quincy partnered with the Rotary Club of Maechan, Chiang Rai, Thailand to support the Friends of Thai Daughters Sunflower Farm, which rescues children from human trafficking.
You can learn more about the Quincy Rotary Club at quincyrotary.com.
He’s the president of the Wollaston Hill Neighborhood Association.
NAME: Walter Hubley
AGE: 49
HOMETOWN: Quincy
IN THE NEWS: As the president of the Wollaston Hill Neighborhood Association, which organizes community events in Quincy.
NOW YOU KNOW: He taught himself computer programming as a teenager.
HIS STORY: Walter Hubley’s resume has got to be one of the most diverse around.
He’s worked in software, television, education and housing. He’s a community organizer and has volunteered in the foster care system. He’s a father of two. And underscoring it all, he’s got a motivation to build local community.
“When we’re stronger as a community, our challenges seem a little smaller and our celebrations get a little louder,” Hubley said. “That’s how I can help.”
Locals might know Hubley, a lifelong Quincy resident, as the president of the Wollaston Hill Neighborhood Association. The group oversaw the 2014 renovation of Safford Park, and organizes community events, such as Quincy Porchfest and Saturdays in the Park.
Hubley started the neighborhood association in 2011 with his wife, Kathryn, who’s now a member of the Quincy School Committee. He said the organization was built from the ground up and with no funding — he and his family just went door-to-door introducing themselves.
Others might know Hubley from the two years he spent as the head of The Woodward School, a private all-girls school in Quincy Center. Hubley oversaw the school’s restoration of its 18th-century classroom building and described his time at Woodward was “incredibly rewarding.”
But Hubley had never intended to work in education. Before he was asked to apply for Woodward’s top job, he worked in cable television and at a number of software startups.
Working in tech came naturally for Hubley, who’s had an interest in computer programming since he was a kid and saw the 1983 sci-fi thriller “WarGames.” He was a young teenager when he decided to sell his comic book collection and use the money to buy a computer, He went on to build computer games for himself and his friends.
Hubley now works at a Boston-based affordable housing developer called The Community Builders, that manages properties across the East Coast. He said his motivation for joining the nonprofit came from seeing inequity around him and wanting to make a change.
“If you see all the different developments that are happening in and around Quincy, they’re mainly of a higher market rate,” Hubley said. “Housing is getting less and less affordable.”
At The Community Builders, Hubley has returned to working in tech. He builds security systems and other networks that give residents access to technology such as computer labs.
Hubley is also on the board of Quincy Community Action Programs, an organization that supports local low-income families, and was a volunteer case reviewer for the state’s foster care system. Hubley is a foster parent and child himself, having been adopted by parents who took in dozens of kids in their lifetimes.
Quincy Porchfest, which started in Hubley’s dining room over a conversation with Ward 3 City Councilor Ian Cain, is an event that’s built on Hubley’s desire to build community.
The annual outdoor music festival drew more than a hundred artists to Quincy this year at more than 50 homes across the city, and Hubley said it’s gotten bigger every year since its founding four years ago.
“Music is powerful because the love for music crosses all cultures and demographics,” he said. “People who have little in common otherwise can find something in common though music.”
Link to Patriot Ledger here.
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Liz Roney at The Woodward School.
Burnt Cars in Merrymount, Quincy. Photo Credit: Gary Higgins/Patriot Ledger
By Audrey Cooney
QUINCY — The third annual Porchfest Quincy brought the beat of rock, pop, folk and Celtic tunes to the city’s streets on Saturday.
“It’s just completely exceeded our expectations,” said Walter Hubley, one of the co-founders of PorchFest Quincy, along with his friend, City Councilor Ian Cain.
Three years ago, inspired by the long-running Somerville Porchfest, Cain and Hubley decided to bring a similar event to their home city. Local homeowners volunteered their porches, driveways and front yards for musicians who performed free concerts throughout the day.
Performances were clustered within a few blocks in four different neighborhoods - Wollaston Hill, Wollaston Beach, Squantum and Merrymount - where music reverberated around the otherwise quiet streets.
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By SCOTT JACKSON
The Woodward School plans to renovate and expand its current facility in Quincy Center, which would allow the school to increase its enrollment in the future.
The private school for girls began operating in 1894 in a six-room schoolhouse at the corner of Hancock and Greenleaf Streets. The original building was then expanded over the next two decades, bringing the school to its current size.
Walter Hubley, who has served as the school’s headmaster since July 2016, said the plan is to complete the renovation and expansion of the building by the fall of 2019 – in time for Woodward School’s 125th anniversary. “We’re hoping to have all of this done and to conclude to coincide with our 125th school year anniversary, which will be the 2019-2020 school year starting in September of 2019,” Hubley said.
Read the full Quincy Sun article here.
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Walter Hubley, Head of School at the Woodward School, and honorees Laurie Graf and Kristine Lilly, talk about the 12th annual Woodward School Women of Distinction Award Celebration to be held on April 3rd, 2018.
Read moreQUINCY, MASS. – The Woodward School, a 122-year-old independent college preparatory school for girls in the heart of Quincy Center, recognized this election season with an inspiring, dramatic reinterpretation of Susan B. Anthony’s historic speech, after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. Susan B. Anthony was a suffragist, Women’s Rights Campaigner, Temperance Worker, Labor Activist, Educational Reformer, and Abolitionist. For her act of voting, Anthony was tried and fined $100, which she refused to pay.
Students and faculty were in attendance, as students Zoe Strassel (Quincy), Fiona Ozyurt-Powers (Dedham), and Hailey Peckham (Canton) served as readers, while students Angel Okeibunor (Quincy), Ronia Peterson (Randolph), and Jordan Cedrone (Braintree) served as movers creating tableaus, in this dramatic reinterpretation.
“We the people of the United States…we the whole people… not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people - women as well as men… are women not persons? I hardly believe any of our opponents will have the hardihood to say they are not.”
“She campaigned all across the country declaring Men their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less,” recited the students.
Following the dramatic read, recently appointed Head of School Walter Hubley addressed the students, “By a show of hands, is the environment important to you? Are human rights important to you? Are animal rights important to you? Is the future of education important to you…” The litany of questions was responded to with overwhelming agreement from students. Hubley then asked, “By a show of hands, do you feel government represents your values?”, and almost every hand stayed down.
Hubley then requested a small group of students to stand apart from their fellow students and stated, “I do not have the solutions to all these concerns, but I do have an answer to why you may not feel government represents your values. This small group of your classmates beside me represents the 38.9% of 18-24 year-old citizens who will exercise their right to vote in this election.” Hubley continued, “Fewer than half of that small group (15.9%) will vote in local city elections, where citizens receive most of their services from government.”
“The good news is, the future has not happened yet, and what’s past is not prologue. It is incumbent upon you to honor Susan B. Anthony’s fight and change what happens next. Ms. Anthony’s call to action is a call to vote” Hubley stated.
Civic engagement is a centerpiece of Woodward’s mission of leadership. The Woodward School was teaching young women about public activism and civics 30 years before women had the right to vote.
Walter Hubley, a lifelong Quincy resident, has been appointed Headmaster of the Woodward School in Quincy. Hubley is the thirteenth Headmaster of the school that is beginning its 122nd academic year this fall.
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