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- 麻州州長動態 - Nominates Rachel Hershfang as Associate Justice of the Appeals Court and Asha White as Circuit Justice of the District Court
- 波士頓市、昆士市,摩頓市、羅爾市
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星期二, 5月 07, 2024
麻省理工學院前支持巴勒斯坦抗議一度升級 學生佔領麻州大道
5月6日晚8點多後,MIT Kresge禮堂旁草地上,仍然有數十個 帳棚撐著,繼續著支持巴勒斯坦聲音。(周菊子攝) |
支持巴勒斯坦抗議者的紮營區,在圍欄拆倒後,顯得有點凌亂。 學生們彼此討論,並不確知下一步如何。(周菊子攝) |
佔路事件導致警方出動,下午四點多時在麻州大道的朗費羅大橋前和Vassar街兩頭設下欄柵,讓車輛改道。查理士河畔的紀念大道安全島草坪上也停滿了警車、鎮暴車,以及一群穿黑色防彈衣的警備人員。面色凝重的戒備著。麻省理工學院學生中心的上空,也有直升機盤旋,關注事態發展。
紮營區有很多旗幟、標語。(周菊子攝) |
抗議人群於是憤怒地走上街頭,坐進馬路中間,阻斷了麻州大道上的車輛來往,與警察發生衝突,拆掉了圍在抗議人群紮營區外的柵欄。
學生們繼續拆圍欄。(周菊子攝) |
警察站在紮營區外戒備著。(周菊子攝) |
接著是一群大約有100人的高中生,從波士頓廣場一路遊行到麻省理工學院,佔據麻州大道,開始了早就計畫好的數小時示威。
大約6點半左右,數以百計的人圍聚過去Kresge禮堂前的抗議紮營區,輪番發言,群眾不時尖喊,穿著綠色螢光背心的警察們也在外圍戒備著。
6日下午MIT主校區上空還有直升機巡邏。(周菊子攝) |
紮營區的標語之一。(周菊子攝) |
MIT內有一群教授認為學校應該要想出更好方法,容許學生表達自己所要爭取的意圖。MIT內以色列聯盟則認為,學校應該嚴守其政策,不容許任何人在校地非法紮營,阻擋了其他人享受校區的自由,像”起義全球化 (Globalize the Intifada),”打倒猶太復國主義者
(Down with the Zionists)”等標語,也是帶有仇恨異味的反猶太人種族歧視,不應該被容許。
波士頓市早前也才發生過警察清拆愛默生學院、東北大學的紮營區,和學生發生衝突事件。其中愛默生學院的驅趕紮營事件,更在波士頓市議會內引發爭議。
大波士頓商會年度小企業獎 花落六家
Chamber Announces Small Business of the Year Honorees
6 Local Businesses Celebrated for Excellence
& Impact
BOSTON, MA – The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is pleased to award six Massachusetts small businesses with the title of Small Business of the Year. The Chamber’s annual Small Business of the Year Awards celebrate the remarkable vision, resilience, and contributions of small businesses that lead in the categories of Diversity and Inclusion, Cultural Excellence, Community Impact, Innovation and Growth, Small Business Champion, and CEO Leadership.
“Congratulations
to the Chamber’s 2024 Small Business of the Year honorees! The Chamber is proud
to recognize and celebrate these six businesses that represent the meaningful
contributions of small businesses to our workforce, consumers, and economy. Our
small businesses advance our vibrancy and competitiveness, ensuring that
transformative jobs and opportunities uplift our communities every day,"
said James E. Rooney, President and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of
Commerce.
2024
Small Business of the Year Award Categories and Honorees are as follows:
Diversity
& Inclusion: Studio
Luz Architects
Studio
Luz specializes in architecture, urban design, and community engagement, and
over the years has worked with a variety of businesses and institutions,
including Wellesley College, Sociedad Latina, and more. Founded in 2002, Studio
Luz consistently collaborates with clients, engineers, contractors, and the
community to ensure that architecture provides a voice for underrepresented
members of the community. In addition to focusing on community, the team at
Studio Luz embraces innovation and champions inclusivity to create remarkable
architecture and spaces.
Cultural
Excellence: X
Agency
Founded
in 2017, X Agency is a digital marketing agency that delivers impactful
marketing strategies to maximize profits for clients. Bringing a mastery of the
e-commerce digital landscape, the X Agency team has a foundation of values that
they bring to every client, which includes acting with integrity, staying
curious, and being remarkable. X Agency remains committed to cultural
excellence that uplifts the team’s daily work and guides their clients to
success.
Community
Impact: Privé
Parking
Privé
Parking provides parking solutions, transportation consulting, parking garage
plan design, and strategic collaboration with neighborhoods and local
government. Privé Parking drives community impact by providing youth
internships, mentorship, and guidance, which encourages young individuals to
gain valuable experience and develop their skills.
Innovation
& Growth: OnyxGroup
Development and Realty
The
OnyxGroup builds quality affordable housing while preserving culture and
community. Designing new developments in Foxborough, Nubian Square, and
Brockton, the OnyxGroup is committed to ensuring that the developments also
bring meaningful opportunities for residents and communities. With their
housing and developments, the OnyxGroup drive lasting impact by intentionally
increases quality jobs, financial resources, and education and trade
opportunities.
Small
Business Champion: L.J.V.
Development, LLC
L.J.V.
Development is a solution-based construction management
firm that prioritizes collaboration and integrating tech-enabled processes
to build efficiently. With a construction portfolio that includes federal,
institutional, and commercial projects, this veteran-owned, woman-owned, and
minority-owned company prioritizes collaboration with small businesses on
projects of all types and sizes.
CEO
Leadership: RoseMark
Productions
Working
with some of the world’s leading companies, politicians, and the government
entities, RoseMark Productions is a woman-owned and minority-owned events firm
that specializes in national and international major political and
philanthropic events. Rose Staram, founder and owner of RoseMark, is a
celebrated and sought-after strategic planner of high impact events. With
headquarters in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Rose successfully leads her team to
create large- scale events, including the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
星期一, 5月 06, 2024
Steward 醫療集團申請破產 麻州政府介入保護病人、員工
Healey-Driscoll Administration announces steps to protect patients, workers, and access to care as Steward Health Care enters bankruptcy
Steward hospitals and outpatient facilities in Massachusetts are operating as usual
Patient hotline now live at 617-468-2189
Online resources available at mass.gov/StewardResources
BOSTON – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration shared
efforts to preserve access to care and services following Steward Health Care
filing for Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The administration
has launched a call center and website for patients as part of the next step in
its Incident Command structure. As of today, the facilities are operating as
usual.
Massachusetts will
actively participate in Steward’s bankruptcy proceedings to advocate for local
interests and uphold state law and regulatory requirements as Steward seeks to
transition ownership of its Massachusetts-based facilities.
“It is essential that
the people of Massachusetts know that Steward hospitals and outpatient
facilities are open and operating as usual. No one should hesitate to seek
care,” said Governor Maura Healey. “Our administration has been planning for
this scenario for months, and we have the right people, resources and
structures in place to respond. Every step of the way, we are committed to
protecting patients, workers and access to care. Steward’s financial challenges
are the result of greed, mismanagement, and a lack of transparency. This
bankruptcy filing is an important step toward Steward’s orderly exit out of
Massachusetts.”
“For months, as
Massachusetts residents have waited for definitive actions from Steward, we
have been preparing for the possibility of this outcome,” said Secretary of
Health and Human Services Kate Walsh. “We have been working with partners
across health care in each region to make sure we are addressing the needs of
each community. We will continue to use every tool in our toolbox to support
patients and staff during this transition.”
“The public is
rightly frustrated right now, and I share their concerns. My office is working
to get answers and we intend to seek accountability for any laws that may have
been violated,” said Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell. “We expect the
bankruptcy process to bring about transparency and stability, as well as
greater legal oversight over Steward’s operations than before. We’ll continue
to work within that process to protect patients and employees who are showing
up on the frontlines each day.”
Since the beginning
of this situation, the Healey-Driscoll Administration has been working with
internal and external advisors and across government to ensure the continued
stability of the state’s health care system and protect patients’ access to
care as Steward seeks to address its financial challenges. Last week, the
Department of Public Health (DPH) implemented its emergency operations protocol
and incident command structure as a means of coordinating decision-making and
response to the Steward situation in a thoughtful, collaborative, and timely
way.
Steward facilities
are open and treating patients as usual. DPH will maintain its monitors in all
Steward facilities. DPH has implemented an emergency operations and incident
command structure to help guide the state’s response during the Steward bankruptcy
process and ensure bidirectional communication with everyone involved. This
structure will help continue DPH’s mission of protecting patients in health
care facilities and supporting the health care workforce so they have the tools
they need to provide care to the people of Massachusetts.
“Individuals and
communities across Massachusetts must have access to quality health care,” said
Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of
Public Health. “People count on and trust their health care providers to be
there when in need. Any suggestion of a possible disruption in care
understandably causes concern. DPH will continue to work closely with health
care leaders and communities across the state, and we are united in our
commitment to protecting access to quality care that our residents deserve and
need.”
For more information
about Steward Health Care’s Chapter 11 case, visit the administration’s
dedicated website at mass.gov/StewardResources or call the patient hotline at
617-468-2189 (local) or 833-305-2070 (toll-free).
波士頓市即起接受街區派對迷你補助申請 最高可得750元
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麻州長將晤談17市鎮首長探討房價高解決方案
Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Housing Campaign with Municipal Leaders to Highlight Local Solutions to High Housing Costs
Administration applauds communities working to increase the
supply of housing across the state, emphasizes need for collaboration
LYNN – Today, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor
Kim Driscoll held the first event of their Housing Campaign by standing with
municipal leaders from across the state to highlight the ways in which
increasing housing production will help municipalities meet the needs of their
residents. Over the next few weeks, the administration will host events across
the state to call attention to the urgent need to lower housing costs across
Massachusetts and the ways in which the high cost of housing impacts everyday
life.
“We wanted to hold the inaugural event of our Housing
Campaign with municipal leaders because we know that cities and towns are where
the rubber hits the road when it comes to our statewide housing shortage,” said
Governor Maura Healey. “High housing costs impact local residents, local
economies, and local governments – and many of the most impactful solutions are
going to be local solutions. It was wonderful to connect with municipal leaders
to discuss how the state can be a partner in their efforts to address their
housing challenges and improve quality of life in their communities.”
Held at the Lynn Housing Authority, the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor met with 17 municipal leaders from around the state. The
administration and local elected leaders discussed the administration’s housing
strategy, including the MBTA Communities law, the Affordable Homes Act, the
HousingWorks program and an aging public housing stock.
"As a former municipal leader, I understand the give
and take our communities are balancing to create more housing,” said Lieutenant
Governor Driscoll. “That’s why tools like the MBTA Communities law, the local
option transfer fee and allowing accessory dwelling units are important pieces
of the puzzle. There is not a single silver bullet, but we can give our towns
the tools they need to increase housing production. Many communities are
already embracing these solutions – including more than 40 that have already
approved MBTA Communities zoning.”
The discussion, moderated by Housing and Livable Communities
Secretary Ed Augustus, focused on the various tools and strategies that would
be most effective in creating more housing supply across the state in order to
meet the demand.
Many of those tools are included in Governor Healey’s
Affordable Homes Act, including allowing accessory dwelling units as of right
throughout the state with the ability for communities to set some reasonable
restrictions and providing the local option of adopting a real estate
transaction fee of 0.5 percent to 2 percent on the portion of a property sale
over $1 million to fund affordable housing developments.
Another critical tool is the MBTA Communities Law, which
requires certain municipalities to create multi-family zoning districts to
increase housing production near public transportation and lower costs. As of
today, 45 communities have passed multi-family zoning intended to comply with
the law.
"The foundation of the Healey-Driscoll administration’s
housing strategy is built on working with communities and providing them with
tools to build the housing they need,” said Secretary Ed Augustus. “These are
tough challenges for communities to solve on their own, but by working
collectively and having these productive conversations we can solve them
together.”
The next stop of the Housing Campaign will be on Tuesday,
May 7, to discuss the ways in which veterans are impacted by the high cost of
housing and the administration’s End Veteran Homelessness campaign. Veterans
Services Secretary Dr. Jon Santiago and Secretary Augustus will visit Brighton
Marine, an affordable housing development for veterans, at 77 Warren St
Brighton, MA 02135 at 1:30 pm.
On Wednesday, May 8, Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor
Driscoll will join business leaders in Worcester for a roundtable discussion
about how building more housing and lowering costs is essential for the
economic growth, competitiveness and innovation of communities across the
state.
Evandro Carvalho接掌波士頓警察問責及透明辦公室
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Hold Press Conference on Steward Health Care Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
Healey-Driscoll Administration to Hold Press Conference on Steward Health Care Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
Healey-Driscoll administration officials hold a press conference to discuss the impact of Steward Health Care filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy and what this means for the people and the health care landscape in Massachusetts. Governor Healey, Secretary Walsh, Commissioner Goldstein, and Attorney General Campbell will share details of the work being undertaken to preserve access to care and services that meet the standards for people in this state.
“Today, Steward Health Care moved forward with a bankruptcy filing under federal law – an action for which the Healey-Driscoll administration has been preparing. Steward hospitals remain open, and patients should not hesitate to seek care, ” saidHealth and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh. “The Healey-Driscoll administration is working with Steward and any potential partners to support an orderly transfer of ownership that protects access to care, preserves jobs and stabilizes our health care system.”
星期六, 5月 04, 2024
波士頓名人系列 Alvin Ailey 舞團演出掌聲雷動
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Alvin Ailey's Revelations. Photo by Robert Torres (主辦單位提供) |
Alvin Ailey舞團是非洲裔美國舞者Alvin Ailey於1958年3月30日帶著一小群人登上紐約92街舞台,只演一晚後成立的舞團。他致力保存非洲裔美人文化經驗,並堅持不懈,直至1989
年他過世,交棒Judith
Jamison,舞團仍維持這獨有特色。如今Alvin
Ailey舞團已是走遍六大陸,在全世界71個國家,美國48州,共約2500萬人看過他們表演的著名舞團,共有100多名編舞者為該團創作了270齣曲目。Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Vernard Gilmore in
Alvin Ailey's Revelations. Photo by Robert Torre
(主辦單位提供)
5月3日晚該團演出的是Alonzo
King的 2000年作品” 跟著細水上流
(Follow the Subtle Current Upstream)” ,以及Ronald
K. Brown的2009年最受喜愛作品” 跳舞精神
(Dancing Spirit)” ,最後以該團經典作品「啟示錄
(Revelations)」收場。
共有座位3500左右的王氏劇院,5月3日晚幾乎座無虛席。舞者們每跳完一支舞,觀眾們就轟然鼓掌,熱情之極,稱許舞團團員們舞姿優美,張力十足,無論是現代舞,或是帶有故事情節的舞目,服裝都各有特色,燈光及音樂更是配合得讓舞蹈更具衝擊力。
Alvin Ailey舞團從1968年首度為「波士頓名人系列」演出以來,從1971年起,過去這50年,幾乎每年春季都有他們的蹤影。這次他們再為1938年由鋼琴家Aaron
Richmond所創立,今年跨入第
85個年頭的「波士頓名人系列」演出,從5月2日起至5月5日,共演出5場。中場謝幕。(周菊子攝)
5月4日(週六)的晚上8點,演出舞碼為Ronald
K. Brown的”跳舞精神”,以及Alonzo
King的”跟隨細水上流”。”跳舞精神”的音樂由Duke
Ellington, Wynton Marsalis 及
War製作,激發出Ailey傳奇性藝術總監Emerita
Judith Jamison的優雅,尊嚴及慷慨。”跟隨細水上流”則是大膽,舞動不歇的作品,如同人生中的起起伏伏。
第一場謝幕。(周菊子攝) |
博客中心王氏劇院 (Boch Center Wang Theater) 即將於2025年跨入啟用100週年紀念。 (周菊子攝) |
波士頓名人系列的Alvin Ailey舞團,演出場地在波士頓市天滿街 (Tremont) 270號的Boch Center Wang Theater。購票可上網celebrityseries.org,或bochcenter.org/alvinailey。