昆士醫療中心年底將關門 680人須轉工

史都華醫療護理系統（Steward Health Care System）通知了昆士醫療中心（Quincy Medical Center）的680名員工，這家有196個病床的醫院，將於十二月三十一日關門。

在麻州近十年來關閉的醫院中，這將是最大的一家。

 昆士醫療中心已有124年歷史，目前只有四十個住院病人。史都華醫療護理系統管理麻州東部十家醫院的史都華醫院公司董事長Mark Girard表示，

該院將採取“有秩序地轉移”方式，在今年年底關門前，陸續把病人轉往臨近的其他醫院。

史都華將為順利過渡，將在昆士市設立一個廿四小時的緊急救助服務站，一個門診病人緊急護理中心，

            昆士市長柯奇（Tom Koch）表示，昆士醫療中心在過去這些年間，多次起起伏伏，聽到這關門消息，他不能說非常震驚，但仍然是難過的。

            史都華醫療護理系統表示，在昆士醫療中心的方圓十哩之內，有十五家醫院。

            Mark Girard表示，昆士醫療中心的員工將可持續領薪六十天。史都華將和麻州護士協會，服務業員工國際工會本地1199分會合作，為員工們在其他醫院找工作機會。

            史都華是一家盈利的醫療護理公司，2010年時收購了天主教連鎖醫院Caritas，次年接管破產了的昆士醫療中心。

            史都華表示，儘管該機構斥資近億元來做翻修，改善，以期盈利，但仍持續虧損。去年的虧損額打到將近二千萬元，估計2014年會再虧損二千萬元。該機構認為，由於附近有不下十五家醫院，該院病人數量從2012年起大減19%。

賴銘琪宴請中華專協講者、幹部

駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪為感謝紐英崙中華專業人員協會長期支持政府，特地在年會前設宴，款請該會董事、幹事，以及年會講者，聊表心意。

紐英崙中華專業人員協會上週末在哈佛大學燕京圖書館演講廳舉辦第37屆年會，請得中央研究院院士暨哈佛大學東亞文明系教授王德威、名作家施淑青、中研院天文所創辦人Paul Ho、馳名國際財經專家陳時奮教授，以及倪慧如博士等人，以「天文、地理、人和」為主題，暢談文學、天文與財經等議題。

王德威教授在會中透露，獲得諾貝爾文學獎的莫言將于十一月十七日（週一）下午四點十五分，應哈佛大學費正清中心之邀，到大波士頓說故事，本地名作家哈金將應邀與談。

賴銘琪表示，紐英崙中華專業人員協會邀得多名重量級講者到波士頓來分享研究成果或創作歷程，發揮了很大的凝聚僑民情誼，增進交流效益，對社區貢獻良多。

            賴銘琪在席間和施淑青，倪慧如，以及紐英崙中華專業人員協會榮譽總顧問蔣宗壬、董事長張重華、會長游子揚等人暢談臺灣和中國大陸的目前關係，並指出臺灣人獨特的活力與堅毅耐力，是人們眼睛看不見的寶藏，臺灣向上提升的動力。

施叔清，倪慧如等人，當晚也侃侃而談他們各自的研究成果。施淑青嘔心瀝血創作的歷史小說「臺灣三部曲」，好食不下十年才完成。倪慧如則是一頭栽進了尋找西班牙內戰時參戰中國人足跡的摸索及整理。

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駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪(前左三)與紐英崙中華專業人員協會年會專題講者倪慧如博士（前右四起）、施淑青，以及該會會長游子揚，榮譽總顧問蔣宗壬，董事長張重華(後右二)等合影。（圖由經文處教育組提供）

Roche Bros.超市十一月十日起辦招聘會

華人前進會上週六在昆士小學飯堂召開社區會議，報告地方發展計劃為社區帶來的工作機會近況。

            華人前進會組織主任陳秀珍在會中先和出席者分享了過去十五年來，華埠內住宅單位變化情況。她指出，西元2000年以前，大部分華埠內的住宅都是可負擔住宅。現在，住宅單位增加了將近一倍，但大都是市價出租的房屋，或豪華住宅。發展商們向社區承諾，要為社區帶來工作機會及經濟發展好處。

            全食超市（Whole Foods Market）和社區達成協議，明年一月在南端區的墨水塊（Ink Bloc）開張時，將會和社區分享他們的聘用過程。

華人前進會工人中心的余翠鳳和沈羅琳分享了該報告。十月時，全食超市針對華人社區舉辦了一場雙語說明會。有651人申請，517人在十月十二日那週面試。157人已進入第二階段面試。

全食超市指出，那些未能進入第二輪面試者所面對的主要障礙是他們未通過基本英語測驗，能夠工作的時段有限，或者是面對“為什麼想在全食超市工作”這問題時，回答的不好。

, 全食超市下週還將繼續辦理面試，在每一輪面試之後，都會向社區報告結果。全食超市也承諾在每一輪面試時，都提供翻譯。

華人前進會營運主任劉衛恒和出席者分享了羅氏兄弟超市（Roche Bros.）的聘用計劃。

羅氏兄弟預定于2015年二月在波士頓城中開張一家新店。申請者必須經由網站申請 www.rochebros.com。羅氏兄弟將於十一月十日至十四日的早上十點至下午六點，以及十五日的週六早上九點至下午三點，在靠近梅西百貨（Macy’s）的費林百貨（Filene’s）舊址夏日街十號，舉辦招聘會，說明有哪些工作機會，以及相關福利等。會場內將備有電腦，供人們上網申請工作，也會有翻譯。該公司將來會繼續辦招聘，但只有那個禮拜現場會有翻譯服務。

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            出席者在昆士小學飯堂內聽取全食超市聘過概況報告。（圖由華人前進會提供）

MassHousing Executive Director Thomas R. Gleason Elected President of National Council of State Housing Agencies

MassHousing Executive Director Thomas R. Gleason Elected President of National Council of State Housing Agencies 

BOSTON – November 6, 2014 – MassHousing Executive Director Thomas R. Gleason has been elected President of the Board of Directors of the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA). 

NCSHA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization created by the nation's state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) more than 30 years ago to coordinate and leverage their federal advocacy efforts for affordable housing. NCSHA represents its members in Washington before Congress, the Administration, and the several federal agencies concerned with housing, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Agriculture, and the Treasury, and with other advocates for affordable housing. 

“I am honored to be elected by my fellow Directors as President of this highly effective national organization,’’ said Gleason. “We will be working closely with the federal government and our elected officials to develop and incorporate new and innovative ways to finance single-family and multi-family housing in these changing financial times.’’ 

Gleason, whose career in affordable housing spans more than 36 years, has been Executive Director of MassHousing since 2001. He has previously served as Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer of the NCSHA Board of Directors and received an Impact Award from NCSHA in 2008 for his work on an affinity agreement with Fannie Mae, which provides Housing Finance Agencies access to Fannie Mae programs at favorable terms and makes more affordable home loans available to moderate-income homebuyers. 

Gleason is a member of Fannie Mae’s National Customer Advisory Board and a former member of Fannie Mae’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council. He also serves on the Boards of the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation, the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation and as a member of the Mortgage Roundtable of the National Association of Home Builders. 

In its 48-year history, MassHousing has provided more than $17 billion for affordable housing, 60% ($10 billion) of which of which has been provided during Gleason’s tenure as CEO. MassHousing has helped more than 78,000 low and moderate-income families buy or refinance their home. MassHousing has a multi-family loan portfolio of more than 500 apartment communities valued at more than $3.1 billion. The Agency also operates its own mortgage insurance fund and services its own single-family loan portfolio which has more than 21,000 loans valued at over $3.8 billion. 

“We are excited to have Tom Gleason at the helm of NCSHA at a time that is so important to the future of affordable housing and the HFA delivery system,’’ said NCSHA Executive Director Barbara Thompson. “Tom has already contributed so much to NCSHA as an outstanding member of its leadership for many years and as an exemplary head of MassHousing. We look forward to the expertise, creativity, and energy that he will surely bring to this new role as President.’’ 

Gleason was elected President at NCSHA’s recent Annual Conference in Boston along with other officers of the Board of Directors, including: Vice President Grant S. Whitaker of the Utah Housing Corporation; Secretary/Treasurer Ralph M. Perrey of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency; and At-Large Executive Committee Member Mary Tingerthal of Minnesota Housing. 

About MassHousing 

MassHousing (The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency) is an independent, quasi-public agency created in 1966 and charged with providing financing for affordable housing in Massachusetts. The Agency raises capital by selling bonds and lends the proceeds to low- and moderate-income homebuyers and homeowners, and to developers who build or preserve affordable and/or mixed-income rental housing. MassHousing does not use taxpayer dollars to sustain its operations, although it administers some publicly funded programs on behalf of the Commonwealth. Since its inception, MassHousing has provided more than $17 billion for affordable housing. For more information, visit the MassHousing website at www.masshousing.com, follow us on Twitter @MassHousing, subscribe to our blog and Like us on Facebook. 

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加州華裔新移民劉雲平當選美國國會眾議員

加州华裔新移民刘云平当选美国国会众议员

http://www.aacyf.org/?p=4641

（注：首位华裔新移民国会众议员为出生在台湾新竹的吴振伟）

加州华裔新移民刘云平当选美国国会众议员

3岁随父母来自台湾的第一代新移民刘云平在11月4日的美国中期选举中，成功当选美国国会众议员。选举日当晚刘云平在家人和选区 现任国会议员的陪同下，在选票确定超过竞争对手后，在现场支持者的欢呼声中宣布当选。成为加州首位当选联邦众议员的华裔新移民。 

4日晚，选举投票截止后，支持者们陆续来到了刘云平的选举之夜活动场地，由于选前预测刘云平的胜选几率较高，当地主流媒体的转播车和摄像、采访记者都提前来到在现场。随着选票的统计结果，刘云平的得票一直都保持在53%左右。

到了9多钟，主流媒体已经陆续开始现场采访刘云平，请他谈谈当选后的感想和工作计划。刘云平则在太太和两个儿子的陪同下接受采访。这时，洛杉矶市市长贾西提也赶来现场向刘云平全家表示祝贺。

到了晚上约11点钟的时候，刘云平在太太的陪伴下，再次出现的支持者的面前，媒体一拥而上争相记录这一具有历史价值的一刻。在选区现任国会议员Henry Waxman夫妇的陪同下，刘云平走上讲台后向在场的支持者和媒体宣布当选。欢呼声和闪光灯此时交相辉映。

刘云平表示，宣战8个多月以来，不仅有选区内选民的支持，更离不开家人、精选团队和义工的帮助。进入国会后将在新移民政策、环境保护等方面做出自己的努力。他还逐一感谢了家人、朱选团队、义工工作人员团队。

在简短致词后，他走下讲台、和父亲刘天擎、母亲丘继聪、妻子詹碧琪、儿子、弟弟刘中平一起合影留念，并接受了妈妈的祝贺拥抱，场面温馨、感人。随后他不断与各族裔的支持者交谈、合影，整个现场气氛热烈。

与刘云平居住在同一城市的美国华人公共外交促进会会长任向东表示，认识刘云平的朋友都会感受到他的谦卑和优秀，虽然选区内华人稀少，但是刘云平的成功，再一次证明，抛开族裔的自我局限，华裔新移民同样可以获得平等的参政机会，而鼓励和支持优秀的华裔参政是一条增加华裔政治影响力更为行之有效的途径。

美国百人会成员陈李婉若、全美中华青年联合会理事长朱冰峰、南加州北大校友会常劲、华裔国际知名影星白灵、律师王太和等南加州华裔人士，以及专程从首都华盛顿来到现场的美国华人全国委员会主席薛海培等参加了当晚的选举之夜。（AACYF洛杉矶讯）

Mayor Walsh Seeks Operator for the Roxbury Innovation Center in Dudley Square

Mayor Walsh Seeks Operator for the Roxbury Innovation Center in Dudley Square

Will manage day-to-day business incubator

BOSTON – Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the City of Boston has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to operate the Roxbury Innovation Center that will be housed in the new Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Dudley Square. The RFP calls for an operator to provide a business incubator in the 3,350 square foot center, which would encourage collaboration, bold thinking, and new business development. The RFP also includes a request for community programming services in the building’s common areas. The Patrick Administration, through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, has committed $150,000 to support the operation of the Center and programming in the building. 

“The Roxbury Innovation Center will launch new businesses and drive economic development from inside the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building that will spread into the surrounding community,” said Mayor Walsh. “The business incubator will attract local and new talent to the area to boost long-term economic health and wealth creation in Dudley Square, Roxbury, and beyond.”

"Innovation is the key to job growth in every community in the Commonwealth," said Governor Deval Patrick. "I am excited for this new development in Dudley Square and proud to offer Mayor Walsh our support to make it happen."

The RFP calls for the Roxbury Innovation Center to include such assets as: business incubator space; co-working space; mentoring and coaching resources and programs; formal and informal meeting space; shared resources to facilitate communication and idea generation; and common Wi-Fi, workstations, and other systems and facilities to support and accelerate small business creation and development.

The Roxbury Innovation Center will be located on the second floor of the Bolling Building, which is slated to open in the first quarter of 2015. The selected operator will have access to shared conference rooms, two kitchenette spaces, and after hour building access. The initial lease will be for five years, with an option to renew for an additional five years.

The Community Programming Services RFP calls for an imaginative and ambitious individual or nonprofit entity to maximize the use of the multitude of community spaces inside the Bolling Building. The goal is to activate areas such as meeting rooms, the lobby, and the roof deck with programming that fosters the community’s innovation network, supports the local idea economy, and that will benefit and bring in the surrounding Roxbury community.

A Proposers’ Conference to answer any questions will be held November 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m., at 22 Warren Street, Roxbury. Proposals are due December 3, 2014.

Mayor Walsh announced plans for the Roxbury Innovation Center during his Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce speech in April 2014. In July 2014, a Request for Ideas (RFI) to gauge interest in the innovation community for programming the location was released and 16 applications were received in response. The Statements of Interest and other information gathered from the RFI process have informed this Request for Proposals (RFP); however, there is no formal connection between participation in the RFI process and in this RFP.

About the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building

The Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building is slated to open in the first quarter of 2015, and incorporates the Ferdinand Furniture Building, the Curtis Block and the Waterman & Sons building, into a new state of the art facility. The six-story building will house an estimated 500 municipal employees from Boston Public Schools and feature office space, as well as open space for student work, school events, and community gatherings. The building will also include 18,000 square feet of street-level space, and the 3,350 square foot Roxbury Innovation Center.

The City of Boston’s $115 million investment in the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building has spurred private investment across Dudley Square. The building is a collaboration between the City of Boston’s Property and Construction Management Department, and the Boston Redevelopment Authority working closely with the community and historic preservationists. The Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building was designed by Mecanoo architecten and Sasaki Associates. Shawmut Design and Construction served as the CM at-Risk contractor, with project management services being handled by PMA Consultants.

山西老陈醋走进哈佛

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山西老陈醋走进哈佛

    【本报波士顿讯】山西老陈醋香飘波士顿，征服著名学府哈佛！
“东湖风采――中国醋文化全球巡展”11月2日走进哈佛大学，让这所世界著名学府的师生们深深为醋文化的魅力所折服。
    山西老陈醋集团有限公司董事长郭俊陆在11月2日与哈佛大学师生们举行座谈时表示，希望通过与哈佛师生的座谈与交流，让美国民众，特别是知识界人士更多地了解中国食醋传统工艺的深渊内涵，加强对中国谷物醋品艺术的理解，让西方知识界人士感受到中国醋文化作为传统 7665;俗艺术品的独特魅力。
   郭俊陆指出，作为中国醋文化全球巡展的第一站日前在纽约展出，意义十分重大。今天，我们又来到哈佛进行山西醋文化展示，这不仅是因为哈佛是首屈一指的高等学府，更因为这里是全美精英的汇集地，通过对精英进行中国醋文化的介绍，希望为中美文化和学术界的交流ล 5;到更积极的推动作用。
　　郭俊陆希望这次讲座能缩短因为两国文化差异所造成的文化交流的距离，更好地诠释了促进美中食文化交流、给予消费者美味生活、健康养生爱好者更直接享受体验的意义。
　 　郭俊陆指出，此次中国醋文化全球巡展哈佛大学的介绍和演示活动，以全新的姿态呈现出“东湖”老陈醋珍藏半个世纪的“醋膏”珍品，包括已达50多年保存的极为罕见地“东湖”牌首批瓶装老陈醋独品，目的就是为了让哈佛师生和美国的文化品收藏爱好者，更多地感受到中&# 22269;食醋传统工艺的内涵，增加对中国传统谷物醋品艺术的了解，让欣赏者、爱好者体会到中国国醋这项新国粹的魅力，使得中国传统食醋文化更能深入人心，在世界上得到更好的推广。

在讲座现场，主办方呈上了多年酿的鲜醋以及用醋做的美食，供哈佛师生品尝。现场气氛热烈，师生们踊跃品尝。
    此次座谈的牵线人，UCT国际文化发展中心总裁李依凌女士表示，这次山西老陈醋走进哈佛意义不凡，对中美两国文化遗产的交流必将带来积极推动的作用。
有些在哈佛和附近大学访学和上学的山西老乡，特意赶来出席此次活动，在异国他乡感受家乡的“味道”。一些前来听讲的哈佛师生表示，听了郭先生的演讲之后，有了一种希望能到山西走走看看，切身感受中国醋文化的冲动，郭俊陆为此表示热烈欢迎。
　　

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1 山西老陈醋集团董事长郭俊陆在与哈佛大学座谈现场
2 山西老陈醋集团有限公司董事长郭俊陆演讲
3 哈佛学子在本次活动现场与演讲人进行互动
4 UCT国际文化发展中心总裁李依凌女士

孫琰當選羅德島州東格林威治鎮學校委員

(Boston Orange)羅德島大學電腦工程副教授孫琰（Yan Sun），十一月四日以52%，2700多票的最高得票率，當選羅德島州東格林威治鎮學校委員會委員。

羅德島大學電腦工程副教授孫琰(右)坦言丈夫支持，她才下決心
參選的。（檔案圖片，周菊子攝）

            孫琰將是該鎮成立 337 年以來的首名華裔學校委員。

        昨（五）日，孫琰在回應本報探問時表示，她和競選團隊非常感激所有支持者，這次參選能得到鎮民認可，既感驕傲，也深覺責任重大，將盡心盡力幫助鎮內小孩學習得更好，更愉快，開心。

孫琰坦言，因為這次選舉，結交了許多朋友，四日這天，許多人都特地請了一天假，沒去上班，上課的分頭幫她在該鎮五個投票站助選，光傳單就發了三千多張。

孫琰透露，羅德島州的華人，因為有馮偉杰（Allan Fung）參選州長，全都開始關注選舉，從沒登記做選民的也去辦了手續。四日那天，東格林威治鎮的投票站，也因為他們助選，到處都是馮偉杰的競選標語牌。投票結束後回家在電視上看開票，看到最後馮偉杰只差三個多百分點的落選，特別鬱悶。

孫琰（中）參選學校委員，有張耀華（左）擔任競選經理，
羅德島州華人僑領，也住在東格林威治村的吳子平（右）支持。
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            羅德島州東格林威治鎮學校委員會今年的委員改選，競爭格外激烈，在四個出缺席位中，選民擁抱了三名新人，包括無黨籍的孫琰（Yan Sun），無黨籍的Michael Fain，以及民主黨的David Osborne。另一名當選者為在位，第三度連任的共和黨籍Mary Ellen Winters。

            孫琰等三名新人都是“東格林威治父母爭取卓越（East Greenwich Parents for Excellence）”這新組織的成員。去年春天，一批不滿在任學校委員會表現的家長們，走到一起，成立了這組織。

孫琰（中）向馮偉杰（右二）介紹她丈夫（左二）。
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            該組織的非正式領導人Rebecca Bliss表示，他們不滿是因為在任的學校委員會行政不透明，而且不和家長們互動，打交道。

            他們希望學校委員會處理的問題包括延遲初高中上課時間，增加全日幼稚園。有個專門委員會正在研究這兩個議題。此外，他們也質疑學校委員會的策略計劃過程。

            得最高票的孫琰在公開論壇中告訴選民，她將回應每一通電話，每一封電郵。

            Michael Fain表示，孫琰的話極得人心，尤其是那些家有學齡兒童的父母。他認為選舉結果顯然表達了選民希望有改變的心意。