第129屆波士頓馬拉松賽華人篇 賈俄仁加、Tammy Hsieh引人矚目

曾任哈佛大學校董的李威鳳(William Lee，前右一起)，和波士頓市長
吳弭 (Michelle Wu)，麻州州長Maura Healey 一起鼓掌，歡迎跑到終點線
的波士頓馬拉松賽女子組冠軍 Sharon Lokedi。(周菊子攝)

          (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓綜合報導) 第129屆波士頓馬拉松賽4月21日在天清氣朗中圓滿落幕，2名肯亞男女子冠軍各自締造紀錄之餘，應該還是第一次有華人跑者跑進波馬菁英組，來自中國廈門，現年31歲的藏族人賈俄仁加 (Jia, Erenjia)以2:10:22，排第15名。

臺灣跑者加油團社在普天壽大樓前。(周菊子攝)

                       今年的波士頓馬拉松賽，男子菁英有100人，女子菁英只有77人，其中居然也有一名華人，還住在麻州。她是號碼牌161，也就是在女子菁英組中排名第61的跑者，現年34歲，住在麻州劍橋市的Hsieh, Tammy。她的跑步成績2:42:03，總排名1007，若以性別分，排名第55。估計也是波士頓馬拉松賽歷史中，第一個跑到這麼前面的華裔女跑者。

根據波士頓體育會資料，在31778名報名參賽者中，有28,384人跑完全程，其中男性16103人，女性12210人，不分性別者(non-binary) 71人。麻州居民4605人。

賈俄仁加 (Jia, Erenjia)準備衝刺終點線。(網路截圖)

                         在麻州居民跑者中，從姓氏看，應有126人為華裔，其中19人為中國公民，2名新加坡人，1人洪都拉斯，1人越南籍，其餘為美國公民。

若以國籍分，中國有668人，香港205人，台灣273人，澳門12人，新加坡61人。換言之，華裔參賽者約為1229人，在所有報名參賽者中佔0.038%

周哲民披上中華民國國旗衝向波士頓馬拉松終點線。 (周菊子攝)

                         在全部參賽者中，有668人是中國公民，其中從中國北京、上海、廣州、深圳，西安，重慶各大城市來的有485人，住在美國的有122人，臺灣2人，加拿大18人，日本8人，英國7人，新加坡5人，香港4人，澳洲4人，新西蘭3人，法國3人，丹麥2人，義大利，荷蘭及瑞士各1人。

周哲民披國旗衝終點線。(周哲民本人在Line
群組上貼出來的照片)

                    號碼牌在100號以下的僅8人，分別為來自廈門的賈俄仁加，廣州的Li,  Guo Quan，住在麻州Westford的王顯榮 (Wang, Xianrong)，北京的Huang, Chen，Yang, Yong，Liang, Yu，上海的Li, Xin，重慶的Wang, Xuecong。

根據波士頓體育會的資料，號碼牌333的Li, Guo Quan並無完賽紀錄。

現年43歲的王顯榮是麻州犇跑團成員，以2:33:17的成績在總排名中位居第334，以性別分組排第307名，在他的年齡組中排名第25。他應該是麻州參賽華人中，成績最好的一人。

號碼牌565，來自北京的Huang, Chen，以2:53:53的成績，在總排名中位居2979。他和編號562的王顯榮，報名時的跑步成績相近，這天跑完賽程的時間卻差距頗大，佐證了跑馬拉松賽不是件容易的事。

犇跑團成員分散在麻州各地，平日在各自居住市鎮練跑，根據非正式統計，今年約有60人參賽。團長郭明亮和團員張彥波，郭宏月等人，依序以2:45:48，2:52:31，以及2:44:35的成績完賽。

王顯榮(左)在波士頓馬拉松賽今年的麻州華人男性參賽者中，成績最佳。
(周菊子攝)

                     郭宏月表示，犇跑團員們為了參賽，辦集訓，至少練了10週，還安排志願者，分別在沿路的11英里等處設加油站，十分給力。他知道從美國各地來參賽的華人跑團就至少有百駿，藍山，Burn等。他自己這次是第3次實體參跑，最高興的是沒有抽筋，還能控制自己的速度。

犇跑團團長郭明亮(左起)和張彥波、郭宏岳在差不多的時間裏，跑過終點線。(周菊子攝)

                  中國跑者中，有不少人穿著「清華」、「北大」字樣的跑衫，要勇於參與的為校爭光。現年60歲，來自亞特蘭大，來美已近35年的高宏，就是北大校友，他從2011年開始跑馬拉松，這是第3次來波士頓。他笑說，波士頓馬拉松賽已經是跑馬拉者必到的勝地之一，所以不管怎樣，都至少要來一次，但是好，但是到底路遠費貴，所以他不是每年都來。

謝承融(左)和高嘉偉(右)都是第一次來跑波馬，臉上貼著國旗，
開心十分的說感覺太棒了。(周菊子攝)

                    國籍TWA的有273人，其中至少13人分別住在美國，加拿大，日本，新加坡斗地。號碼牌數目最小的是427號，住在美國科羅拉多州的Chu, Meng-Tsung，但波士頓體育會並無她的完賽紀錄。其次小的是1500號，現年40歲的Huang, Chunhao，以2:58:59的成績，總排名4334。

2014年時，來自台灣的波士頓馬拉松賽跑者只有20人，時隔11年後，來自台灣的參賽人數暴增10倍。也是2014年時，波克萊台灣商會創辦人游勝雄抱著熱愛臺灣，愛屋及鳥的心情，由他出資，為這20名來自台灣的波馬跑者設下「龍蝦宴」，豪請每人吃一隻大龍蝦，為他們在跑前打氣。

波士頓馬拉松賽也是個展現愛國心的場所，許多人揹著各自的國旗跑。
今年就有人揹五星旗。(周菊子攝)

                         這龍蝦宴活動辦到後來，因參賽人數暴增，費用過高，從去年起就已改為只邀請跑者聚集在波士頓華埠牌樓前，拍張大合照。

來自北京的Yang, Yong在臉上貼五星旗。(周菊子攝)

                       今年在波士頓經文處和旅行社協調下，4月19日下午，由經文處廖朝宏處長和王道育副組長趕到現場，歡迎來到波士頓的台灣跑者們，還特地說明，經文處不但邀請僑胞在普天壽大樓前，組成加油站，還準備了小禮物送給跑者們。

穿著「交友不慎」跑團衫的謝承融，和「跑質、跑量、跑健康」跑團的高嘉偉，都來自新竹。他們倆分別跑了10年，6年馬拉松，參加過東京、柏林的馬拉松賽，這趟都是第一次跑波士頓馬拉松。他們笑說來這兒純粹是為了體驗賽道，然後感覺超棒，整個26.2英里的賽道，沿路尖叫聲不斷，真是完全沒有冷場，和其他大馬拉松賽的感覺相比，簡直是好到不只一、兩個等級。

馬拉松跑團還有個雪狼團。(周菊子攝)

來自亞特蘭大的高宏，是參賽的北大校友之一。 (周菊子攝)

                   來自美國德州Plano，現年60歲的周哲民，已經跑過10次波士頓馬拉松了。他來跑波馬，顯然也是志在參與，跑的時間多寡，一點也不重要。當他跑到波約斯頓街 (Boylston)，經過普天壽大廈前的台灣跑者加油站時，不慌不忙地停下來，向加油站的人要來大面的中華民國國旗，再回到賽道，好整以暇的打開旗幟，往身後一披，再雙手高舉旗幟的向前跑，完成把中華民國青天白日滿地紅旗幟帶到終點線前鏡頭，進入千百萬全世界各地關注馬拉松賽的人們眼前這任務。

波士頓體育會執行長Jack Fleming在4月22日為冠軍跑者舉行記者會時也說，波士頓馬拉松賽不但是全美最古老，歷史最悠久，全程穿越8個市鎮的馬拉松賽，還是能夠起到改變人生作用的活動，只要是跑馬拉松的人，波士頓馬拉松都在他們心中永遠佔據一角。他為波士頓體育會的38人團隊，在9500名志工協助下，能夠持續為馬拉松跑者舉辦賽事，心存感恩。 (更新版)

清華大學校友也穿著印有清華字樣的跑衣上場。(周菊子攝)

圍觀者中有人說，這是"耶穌"也來跑馬拉松了。(周菊子攝)

跑者背心上有面小國旗。(周菊子攝)

今年的跑者中還有年輕女戰士。(周菊子攝)

「Boston Strong」提醒著人們，2013年發生過波士頓馬拉松賽爆炸案。(周菊子攝)

波士頓體育會執行長Jack Fleming指出，波士頓馬拉松賽是最古老，最特別，給人最多
豐富感覺的馬拉松賽。(周菊子攝)

"新平衡"主席Jim Davis 捐款100萬元 支持Josh Kraft競爭波士頓市長大位

Jim Davis捐款100萬元支持Josh Kraft競選波士頓市長。

               (Boston Orange 編譯) 繼「聯邦燈塔 (Commonwealth Beacon) 」 雜誌首先紕露後，波士頓環球報今 (23) 日也報導，「新平衡 (New Balance) 」主席Jim Davis捐款一百萬元給「你的城市，你的未來 (Your City, Your Future super) 這「超級政治行動委員會 (Super PAC) 」 ，支持億萬富翁之子Josh Kraft競選波士頓市長。

              近年來美國境內的選舉，常強調草根階層的小額捐款，但打選戰得花大錢這事實，早已使得參選人身後有沒「超級政治行動委員會 (Super PAC)」支持，成為關鍵因素。

4月初，一個2年前幫助波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu) 選出一批波士頓市議員的超級政治行動委員會，「大膽波士頓 (Bold Boston」公佈，在麻州有5萬6000名醫療護理員工的1199 SEIU工會組織，捐了10萬元。

Josh Kraft角逐波士頓市長大位。

今天 (4月23日)，「你的城市，你的未來」這超級政治行動委員會，收到「新平衡」主席Jim Davis捐給100萬元，要支持愛國者隊東主Robert Kraft的第3個兒子，Josh Kraft爭取成為波士頓市長。

              麻州競選財務報告週五公佈了前述這一捐款資訊。

在2021年波士頓市長選舉中，長期捐款支持共和黨人，現年81歲的Jim Davis，也捐了 將近50萬元來支持吳弭市長的競爭對手Annissa Essaibi George。這次加碼一倍的捐款支持Josh Kraft。

「你的城市，你的未來」這超級政治行動委員會，還收到來自企業界的其他高額捐款，包括來自”J. Calnan及伙伴” 建築公司執行長John Calnan的15萬元，以及花崗岩電信公司執行長Robert Hale的10萬元。

Josh Kraft是億萬富翁，也是愛國者球隊東主Robert Kraft的第3個兒子，一般人都認為，他在和吳弭競爭波士頓市長大位時，會獲得他那富人圈的支持。

              麻州法令規定，個人在同一年內為支持同一名候選人所捐款的總額，不得超過1000元。但超級政治行動委員會受的限制少很多，可以不限額的籌募、花用款項。

              根據最新的競選財務報告，截至3月底，吳弭手頭上有現金將近200萬元，Josh Kraft在這同一時期，只有28萬元多。

CITY OF BOSTON TO HOST ANNUAL DISABILITY COMMUNITY FORUM ON MAY 8, 2025

CITY OF BOSTON TO HOST ANNUAL DISABILITY COMMUNITY FORUM ON MAY 8, 2025 Forum will serve as an opportunity for Boston residents with disabilities to connect with City services and departments and provide feedback on issues across Boston neighborhoods

BOSTON - Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - Mayor Michelle Wu, the Commission on Persons with Disabilities and the Disability Advisory Board today announced that the City’s annual Disability Community Forum will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. The event, held at Suffolk University Law School, is open to the public, with hybrid attendance options allowing participation both in person and on Zoom. To register for this event, please visit boston.gov/disability-forum. “As we continue our work to make Boston a home for everyone, we are working to ensure that residents with disabilities are connected to services and community,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “Boston’s Disability Community Forum is an important way for residents to shape the City’s ongoing efforts, provide feedback, and build community. I encourage everyone to attend this critical forum and help inform the work we do across Boston to make our city more inclusive and accessible." This year’s event will feature a brief presentation from Kristen McCosh, ADA Title II Coordinator and Disability Commissioner for the Mayor’s Commission for Persons with Disabilities. She will share the Commission and Board’s Annual Report. The event will then open for public comment from Boston residents and a Q&A session with Commissioner McCosh and Disability Advisory Board members. The event will provide an opportunity for Boston’s disability community to help shape ongoing City services, share their feedback on initiatives across neighborhoods and ask questions to various City departments. The forum will also provide City officials an opportunity to listen to residents with disabilities and learn more from their perspective across Boston neighborhoods. The public is encouraged to submit questions and comments in advance of the forum on the registration form found at boston.gov/disability-forum.  “Boston’s annual Disability Community Forum provides a valuable opportunity for people with disabilities to connect directly with City officials," said Boston Disability Commissioner Kristen McCosh. "We work hard to ensure that Boston is an accessible and inclusive city, but we want to hear from you. I encourage everyone who is involved in the disability community to attend our forum this year so you can tell us your priorities for accessibility and inclusion in the City of Boston." Last year, Mayor Wu and the Commission on Persons with Disabilities welcomed over 100 attendees in-person and on Zoom. Issues such as accessible housing, transportation, sidewalk safety, and disability discrimination were discussed. The opportunity to listen to Boston’s disability community provided City officials valuable information that improved city departments ability to plan for increased disability accessibility and inclusion in every corner of the city.     “The Disabilities Commission Advisory Board looks forward to the Disability Community Forum every year because it is a direct way to hear from the community. It is a great way to highlight accessibility work, and get feedback on issues that are directly impacting disabled residents, commuters, and visitors to Boston,” said Jerry Boyd, Chair of the City of Boston Disability Advisory Board.    This event will be recorded by the City of Boston’s Cable TV channel, and following the end of the event a video recording will be available to stream on the City’s YouTube channel, Xfinity channel 24, RCN channel 13, and Fios channel 962. To lear​n more about the Disability Community Forum, visit boston.gov, email disability@boston.gov or call the Mayor's Commission on Persons with Disabilities at 617-635-3682.

Governor Healey Nominates Two Western Mass Attorneys to the Superior Court

 Governor Healey Nominates Two Western Mass Attorneys to the Superior Court  

BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey today nominated Judge Charles W. Groce, III and Jeffrey Trapani to serve as Associate Justices of the Superior Court. The nominees, who both live in Western Massachusetts, will now be considered by the Governor’s Council for confirmation. 

“Both of these nominees are exceptional stewards of justice. Over the course of their respective careers, they’ve been able to bring empathy and consideration to the Court while delivering for the people of Western Massachusetts,” said Governor Maura Healey. “We look forward to working with the Governor’s Council to seek confirmation of these two nominees.” 

“With decades of experience, both of Judge Groce and Attorney Trapani bring tremendous knowledge and respect of the law to the Court,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “We’re grateful to the Governor’s Council for their consideration of the nominees.” 

The Superior Court is a trial court of general jurisdiction for Massachusetts and is committed to delivering high-quality justice with dignity and speed. The court's 82 justices sit in 20 courthouses in all 14 state counties. The Superior Court has exclusive original jurisdiction of first-degree murder cases, and has original jurisdiction of all other crimes, civil actions over $50,000, matters where parties are seeking equitable relief, and actions including labor disputes where parties are seeking injunctive relief. The Superior Court also has exclusive authority to convene medical malpractice tribunals, has appellate jurisdiction over certain administrative proceedings, and may hold naturalization sittings in any city or town.  

For more information about the Superior Court, visit its homepage. Governor Healey has previously nominated twelve judges to the Superior Court: Tracy Duncan, John Fraser, Ira Gant, Keren Goldenberg, Julie Green, Sarah Hamilton, Adam Hornstine, Sarah G. Kim, Matthew Nestor, Michael Pineault, Adam Sisitsky and Deepika Shukla. 

About the Nominees 

Justice Charles W. Groce, III has served as an Associate Justice of the District Court for thirteen years and currently serves as the First Justice of the Westfield District Court. Judge Groce is responsible for the Westfield Court’s overall operations, including overseeing the efficient flow of cases. He also serves as the Presiding Justice of the Court Assisted Supervised Treatment Program in the Springfield District Court, a specialty court aimed at reducing recidivism by promoting rehabilitation, treatment, and healing to those affected by substance use disorder. Judge Groce is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and previously taught at Western New England University School of Law for six years. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Groce was a criminal defense attorney at his own firm for thirteen years, and before that, an Associate at the Law Office of Perman Glenn, III. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut and Juris Doctorate from Western New England University School of Law.  

Jeffrey Trapani has represented individuals, public officials and employees, and municipalities in the defense of personal injury, employment discrimination, and civil rights claims for nearly two decades. He is currently a Partner with Pierce Davis & Perritano LLP. He previously served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and as a Law Clerk at the Massachusetts Juvenile Court. He has also held numerous volunteer roles, including with the Massachusetts Bar Foundation, the MBA House of Delegates, the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers, the Joint Bar Committee, the SJC Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure and the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce. Attorney Trapani holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest University and a Juris Doctorate from New England School of Law.  

Governor Healey Names Allan Motenko as Next Head of the Massachusetts Office on Disability

Governor Healey Names Allan Motenko as Next Head of the Massachusetts Office on Disability

 

Experienced Civil and Disability Rights Official to Rejoin Agency

 

BOSTON – Today, Governor Maura Healey announced that she has appointed Allan Motenko to serve as the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD), a state agency created in 1981 that provides information, guidance, and training on disability-related civil rights and architectural access. Motenko, who previously served as MOD’s deputy director from 2014-2015, returns to the agency after working at MassDOT and the state’s Department of Revenue (DOR) on civil and disability rights policy implementation.

 

“Ensuring that residents with disabilities across the state know their rights and how to fight for them has never been more important,” said Governor Maura Healey. “Allan’s experience working for agencies that serve people with a range of needs every day, such as MassDOT and DOR, positions him well to be a voice for the disability community in and outside of government. It’s great to have him back at MOD.” 

 

“I’m pleased to have Allan Motenko take the helm at MOD, bringing his strong track record and expertise back to the agency,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “With Allan’s leadership, the MOD team will continue to promote disability rights in Massachusetts.”  

 

“Allan has been a real leader in state government on diversity and equal opportunity,” said Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew J. Gorzkowicz. “He cares about civil rights, knows the legal framework that provides for them, and how to work in government to ensure employees and residents access the protections and services they need. I look forward to working with him to further MOD’s important work.” 

 

“MOD’s mission – to bring about full and equal participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of life – is profoundly important to me,” said MOD Executive Director Allan Motenko. “I’m honored and excited to have this opportunity to lead MOD’s dedicated team in realizing that mission.” 

 

MOD is an agency within the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. It works with the public, state and local government entities, and private organizations to help people understand their disability rights and obligations, how regulations apply to the specifics of their situation, and practical steps they can take to assert their rights and comply with the law. 

 

Between 2010 and 2015, Motenko advanced at MOD, starting as a civil rights advocate, serving as a policy and planning specialist and project manager, and then becoming deputy director, where he oversaw policy development and designed training programs on civil rights laws for a range of groups across the state. In these roles, he developed a deep understanding of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which MOD is responsible for advising on and coordinating compliance with across executive agencies. 

 

Motenko’s experience in ADA implementation took him to MassDOT, where he re-engineered the reasonable accommodation process for 4,000 employees, including developing new tracking systems, documentation procedures, and engaging employees and managers in how to apply ADA accommodations.  

 

Since 2017, Motenko served as the director of the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity in DOR, a 1,400-employee agency. In that role, he provided strategic leadership on all aspects of civil rights and equal opportunity; managing compliance with state and federal civil rights laws, coordinating diversity-related training, and supporting the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce.  

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