星期一, 6月 18, 2018
麻州非牟利組織網新添六董事 Yi-Chin Chen忝為其一
Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Welcomes New Board Members, Officers
Five new board members and one returning board member join MNN leadership
BOSTON (June 18, 2018)- The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) is pleased to announce that six individuals have been elected by its nonprofit membership to the MNN Board of Directors. There are five new board members:
- Anna Cross, Executive Director, MetroWest Nonprofit Network, Metrowest Regional Seat
- Yi-Chin Chen, Executive Director, Friends of the Children-Boston, Youth & Education Subsector Seat
- Stephanie Guidry, Program Officer, The Boston Foundation, At-Large Seat
- Alex McCray, Senior Director of Programs, Associated Grant Makers, Philanthropy Subsector Seat
- Elizabeth S. Reinhardt, Law Offices of Elizabeth S. Reinhardt, At-Large Seat
In addition, Matt Wilson, Executive Director of MASSCreative, has been re-elected to a second term on the Board filling the Arts & Culture Subsector Seat.
“On behalf of MNN’s Board of Directors, I extend a big welcome to our five new members and one re-elected member,” said Jim Ayres, Chair of the MNN Board and President & CEO of the United Way of Pioneer Valley. “They are important leaders in their communities, and they will all bring invaluable experiences and perspectives to the organization.”
“We’re fortunate to have these six distinguished professionals on the MNN Board. They are pillars of their communities, and longtime advocates for nonprofits across the Commonwealth.” said Jim Klocke, CEO of MNN.
The five new members and one re-elected member join a Board headed by Ayres and a slate of new officers who were elected earlier this year. Robert Gittens, Executive Director of Cambridge Family and Children’s Services, was elected Vice Chair. Jacquie Anderson, Chief Operating Officer of Centering Healthcare Institute, was elected Treasurer. Elizabeth Cannon, Executive Director of the Lowell Association of the Blind, was elected Clerk.
The board members were elected at MNN’s Annual Meeting, which was held during the Nonprofit Awareness Day ceremony on June 4, 2018, at the Massachusetts State House. Nonprofit members of MNN voted on the slate of candidates via voice vote at the ceremony, or by proxy ballot.
The MNN Board of Directors includes representatives from all eight nonprofit subsectors, and all regions of Massachusetts, plus at-large members to ensure that the organization is representative of the entire nonprofit sector.
MAYOR WALSH ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO STAY SAFE DURING HOT WEATHER
MAYOR WALSH ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO STAY SAFE DURING HOT WEATHER
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BOSTON - Sunday, June 17, 2018 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh is reminding residents to take precautions during the very hot and humid weather that is forecasted for Monday, with the highest temperatures expected in the afternoon and early evening. Information on heat safety tips can be found online at boston.gov/heat and by following @CityofBoston on Twitter.
Mayor Walsh has not declared a Heat Emergency, but can do so if temperatures reach 95 degrees or higher for three or more consecutive days. At this time, temperatures are expected to be lower for the remainder of the week.
The City of Boston's two outdoor pools, the BCYF Clougherty Pool in Charlestown and the BCYF Mirabella Pool in the North End opened for the season on Saturday, June 16th. The City's "Family Friendly Beach" at the BCYF Curley Community Center in South Boston also opened on Saturday, June 16th. The beach is open seven days a week and offers families access to an enclosed stretch of beach on Boston Harbor, restrooms with changing tables, picnic tables with umbrellas, outdoor showers, beach game equipment, and wifi. Please check with your local BCYF center for all hours of operation.
Residents can sign up for Alert Boston, the City's emergency notification system, to receive emergency alerts by phone, email or text. Sign up online here. Residents are also encouraged to call 311 with any questions about available city services.
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星期六, 6月 16, 2018
波市長簽短期出租法 明年一月生效
MAYOR WALSH SIGNS SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE INTO EFFECT
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Ordinance will help regulate short-term rentals in the City of Boston
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BOSTON - Friday, June 15, 2018 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today signed a citywide ordinance establishing guidelines and regulations to better track and regulate short-term rentals in the City of Boston. This ordinance will go into effect on January 1, 2019 with a provision allowing current lease holders operating short term rentals the opportunity to continue operating until September 1, 2019. The proposal was originally filed by the Mayor in January, resubmitted by the Mayor in May, with further amendments contributed in collaboration with the Boston City Council and conversations with residents, advocates, and public and private stakeholders, all following two years of careful study and consideration by the Walsh Administration. The ordinance being signed today reflects the shared goal of providing economic opportunities for residents and temporary accommodations for visitors, while preserving Boston's housing stock.
"My goal in regulating short-term rentals has always been to responsibly incorporate the growth of the home-share industry into our work to create affordable housing for all by striking a fair balance between preserving housing while still allowing Bostonians to benefit from this new industry," said Mayor Walsh. "I am proud to sign this ordinance today and I am committed to monitoring the impacts to ensure it serves its intended purpose in our neighborhoods."
The regulations allow for the growth of Boston's home-sharing industry, while including deterrents to prevent operators from monopolizing Boston's housing market with short-term rentals. In addition, the regulations provide a standardized framework for regulating these units that meets the needs of the evolving industry provides protections for occupants, and minimizes the impact on surrounding neighbors of these units. These regulations only apply to property owners registered with the City to operate a short term rental in their unit. Non-owner occupants are not permitted to operate short term rentals in their leased units.
The ordinance takes a three-tiered approach to classifying short-term rental units:
The regulations also provide protections for the occupants of the short-term rental unit by prohibiting any property with outstanding housing, sanitary, building, fire or zoning-code violations from being listed. In addition, the operator is required to provide notice to abutters of a short-term rental unit within 30 days of approved registration.
The regulations require the unit to register with the City of Boston each year to verify compliance with the provisions of the ordinance, and pay an annual license fee. Penalties will be incurred to any person who offers an ineligible unit as a short-term rental, fails to register, or fails to comply with a notice of violation.
To assist with the enforcement of regulations, booking platforms will be required to provide the City with monthly data and information relative to the short-term rental listings that detail the location and occupancy numbers.
In January, the City released a Request for Information (RFI) to identify software solutions that will enable operators to register and renew short-term rental units online, and facilitate the enforcement of the conditions of allowable short-term rental use.
Today's announcement builds on Mayor Walsh's commitment to addressing the housing demands in Boston. To date, the Walsh Administration has committed more than $100 million in funding to the creation and preservation of affordable housing. Today's announcement builds on the City's preservation and anti-displacement goals, outlined in Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030, Mayor Walsh's housing plan, and the housing goals laid out in Imagine Boston 2030, Boston's first citywide plan in 50 years. As part of both plans, Boston has prioritized increasing the overall housing supply, with a focus on creating and preserving affordable housing.
In addition, a new source of funding for affordable housing, historic preservation, open space and public recreation was established through passage of the Community Preservation Act in November 2016.
Since the launch of the housing plan, 24,454 new units have been permitted. When complete, these developments will be enough to house 48,600 new residents, and begin to relieve pressure on rents in existing housing. Of these, 4,649 new income-restricted units have been permitted, of which 2,234 are targeted to low income households. There are an additional 4,240 deed-restricted units in the City's development pipeline.
Data shows that the availability of short-term rental units has a direct correlation to housing costs. A 2016 study by UMass Boston found a 0.4% increase in rent prices due to increases in AirBNB listings, and a nationwide UCLA student also found a 0.42% increase.
In addition to rent increases, the commercialization of short-term rentals in residential dwellings and residential neighborhoods has the potential to reduce availability of long-term housing for owners and tenants alike, and is contrary to the Administration's goal of adding 53,000 units of housing across a variety of income levels by 2030.
In addition to creating new housing, the Walsh Administration is focused on protecting the tenancies of Boston's residents, launching the nation's first Office of Housing Stability in 2016. In addition, Mayor Walsh has strengthened tenants' access to information by creating the city's first online guide to the eviction process.
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星期五, 6月 15, 2018
昆市華男在奧斯頓經營妓院 被捕
QUINCY MAN ARRESTED FOR TRAFFICKING MULTIPLE WOMEN FOR SEX AT ALLSTON BROTHEL, STONEHAM “MASSAGE PARLOR”
BOSTON – A Quincy man has been arrested and arraigned for trafficking multiple women at a residential brothel in Allston and at a so-called “massage parlor” in Stoneham, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.
Geekin Ng, age 59, of Quincy, was arrested on Wednesday without incident in Allston by Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG’s Office and the Boston Police Department’s Human Trafficking and Special Investigation Units and District 14. Ng was charged with Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude and Keeping House of Ill Fame and was arraigned today in Brighton District Court.
At the arraignment, Ng pleaded not guilty to the charges and bail was set at $250,000 cash with the conditions of release that he surrender his passport and be subject to GPS monitoring. A probable cause hearing is scheduled for June 27.
This arrest is the result of a months-long joint investigation by Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG’s Office and the Boston Police Department
During the course of the investigation, authorities developed evidence indicating that Ng ran a profitable and organized criminal enterprise through a residential brothel in Allston and Lucky Star Body Work in Stoneham, which were set up as fronts for human trafficking.
At these locations, Ng allegedly offered sexual activity between women and buyers in exchange for a fee. He delivered food and other supplies to the locations and advertised sexual services to buyers. Ng allegedly received the majority of the profits from these sexual encounters.
AG Healey’s Victim Services Division is working with victim service organizations to ensure victims have the assistance and services they need.
The investigation remains ongoing. These charges are allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
AG Healey has a dedicated Human Trafficking Division that focuses on policy, prevention and prosecution and includes a team of specialized prosecutors, victim advocates and Massachusetts State Police troopers who handle high impact, multi-jurisdictional human trafficking investigations and prosecutions across the state. Through the Human Trafficking Division, the AG’s Office has charged more than 40 individuals in connection with human trafficking since the law was passed.
As part of her commitment to reduce the demand for illegal sex and raise awareness about sex trafficking, AG Healey joined Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the business community in May to announce that 23 businesses adopted zero-tolerance policies on sex buying for their workplaces as part of a new initiative called Employers Against Sex Trafficking (EAST).
This case is being prosecuted by Deputy Chief of the AG’s Human Trafficking Division Jennifer Snook and Assistant Attorney General Thomas Caldwell, with assistance from Victim Witness Advocates Rebecca Quigley and Megan Murphy and Financial Investigator Kit Metoyer. The investigation was handled by the Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG’s Office, the AG’s Digital Evidence Lab, and the Boston Police Department’s Human Trafficking and Special Investigation Units and District 14, with assistance from the Stoneham Police Department.
麻州長簽法案 將投資約5億元拓展生醫業
Baker-Polito Administration Signs Life Sciences Initiative
Invests $473 million in capital authorization, extends and expands job-creating state tax credit to $150 million over five years
BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie Baker signed An Act providing continued investment in the life sciences industry in the Commonwealth to invest up to $623 million in bond authorization and tax credits over five years in education, research and development, and workforce training. This legislation will serve to reinforce the Baker-Polito Administration’s commitment to leadership in the life sciences sector. The funding will continue to be managed by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), which is co-chaired by Administration and Finance Secretary Michael Heffernan and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash.
The bill was signed into law at Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC), which has received grants to help establish a new biotechnology program, internship placements at 30 life sciences companies and training for low-income adults to pursue biomedical careers.
“Reauthorizing the Mass Life Sciences Initiative will facilitate stronger public-private partnerships and strategic investments to train our workforce starting the classrooms and attract world-class companies to the Commonwealth,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “In partnership with the Legislature, our administration remains dedicated to generating economic growth and supplying researchers with the tools they need to create new advancements in medical care.”
Governor Charlie Baker was joined by Administration and Finance Secretary Michael Heffernan, legislative leaders, BHCC President Pam Y. Eddinger, PhD, President and CEO of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council Robert Coughlin, President of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, Executive Vice President and Head of Sanofi Genzyme Bill Sibold and other life sciences stakeholders.
“Massachusetts is home to a world-class talent pool and this legislation will ensure more educational and career opportunities for residents throughout every region of the Commonwealth,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “Our administration has made strategic workforce investments to educate, train and employ those interested in a career in the life sciences, empowering the Commonwealth to continue to lead the way in this field.”
“Our state’s decision ten years ago to invest in life sciences research made Massachusetts a global leader in an industry that is inventing the future, and this legislation recommits us to that leadership,” said Senator Eric P. Lesser, Senate Chair of the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. “This legislation also spreads out the growth we have seen in the biotech industry across the state, to regions that have manufacturing capacity but need targeted investments to gain access to these high-paying jobs. We want the next vaccine breakthrough, the next big discovery, the next lifesaving drug, to be developed here in Massachusetts. These investments in research and workforce training in the life sciences make that possible.”
“This bill demonstrates the legislature’s commitment to economic development and workforce training by providing the tools and resources to allow for the continued investment in our people, our infrastructure, and our Massachusetts-based companies,” said Representative Joseph F. Wagner, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
“This legislation builds upon strategic investments made by the Baker-Polito Administration and is line with our overall economic development strategy,” said Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash. “Our public investments have enabled life sciences to evolve from an emerging sector to an established global leader. By continuing to invest, we will maintain the vitality and competiveness of an industry that continues to create great jobs for our people and positively impact society.”
“As the leading global hub for life sciences innovation and advancement, our financial commitment and steadfast stewardship of public investment will ensure that we continue to hold on to that distinction,” said Secretary of Administration and Finance Michael J. Heffernan. “We’re investing in programs that will attract innovative companies seeking to start or expand in Massachusetts and fuel the robust pipeline of the best-trained life sciences talent in the nation.”
The five-year, $473 million bond authorization in the proposal provides capital funding that will enable the state to strengthen the ecosystem through collaborations that maximize third-party investments and sharpen the Commonwealth’s competitive edge.
The funding will continue to be managed by the MLSC with a focus on regional investments that spur workforce and economic development and enrich learning and experiential opportunities for young people in Massachusetts. Since its inception, $350 million in public investments have supported R&D infrastructure and facilities that are available for partnership with industry. For every public dollar invested in these facilities, the life sciences industry has invested $1.67 alongside. This infrastructure creates space for new partnerships, seeds startups, and supports new translational research capacities.
“We are grateful for the continued leadership of Governor Baker and Lieutenant Governor Polito and the collaborative effort with the Legislature to usher in the next generation of our vibrant life sciences ecosystem,” said Massachusetts Life Sciences Center President and CEO Travis McCready. “This spirit of partnership has allowed our Commonwealth to experience a near-decade of public-private partnerships in action with statewide impact that has positioned Massachusetts as the world’s leading life sciences hub. We know the entire biotech world is watching Massachusetts and today sends the strong message that together, we here in the Commonwealth have every intention to remain the number one center of life sciences innovation in the world.”
“The reason Massachusetts is the best place in the world for life sciences is because government is a true partner. MassBio and our members applaud Governor Baker, his Administration, and the Legislature for looking carefully at the results of the first life sciences initiative and concluding that the state can make a real difference – to our economy, to employees, and to patients around the world,” said MassBio President and CEO Robert K. Coughlin. “We are committed to working with the Administration and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to ensure this new life sciences initiative keeps Massachusetts on top, benefits workers at all levels, and brings new opportunities across the state.”
Strategic priorities for the initiative include strengthening investments in human capital to fortify the state’s skilled workforce pipeline, expanding opportunities for companies to access both private investment capital and dynamic public infrastructure resources, developing new scientific innovations that deliver higher outcome, affordable therapies to patients, and leading the convergence revolution in digital health, biopharma, medical devices and engineering.
In addition to new capital authorization for the MLSC, the legislation extends and expands the authorization of a key state tax credit that fuels job growth. The proposal permits the MLSC to extend the tax credit to December 31st, 2028 and increases the MLSC’s current annual statutory cap up to $30 million on tax credit awards, totaling $150 million over five years.
The tax incentive program provides a cost-effective way of attracting new and relocating companies to the Commonwealth while also ensuring that the state retains current commercial activity and captures investments from future growth. To date, 207 awards have been authorized under this program, representing $181 million in incentives in creating more than 8,800 net new jobs across the Commonwealth and maintaining them over a 5-year period. The program’s track record shows that once incentives anchor job creation, companies will exceed their growth projections by larger margins, further leveraging the state’s incentive awards.
“We are committed to supporting students pursuing education and training in the life sciences,” said Bunker Hill Community College President Pam Eddinger. “We are grateful for the support from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, proud of our students and graduates participating in the biomedical and biotechnology fields, and pleased that the state will continue its substantial support, translating into a more vibrant life sciences sector.”
“This bill ensures continued growth in our economy and advances biomedical research while affirming Massachusetts strong commitment to life sciences. Importantly, it continues funding for the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center which is critical to our work at Dana-Farber. Working together, we are truly pushing the pace of progress in cancer science,” said Laurie H. Glimcher, president and chief executive officer of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
“Sanofi Genzyme has deep roots in Massachusetts and today we are the largest life-science employer in the Commonwealth,” said Bill Sibold, head of Sanofi Genzyme. “We have seen this innovative ecosystem grow from the earliest days to become the global center of our industry. Simply put there is no better place in the world for a life science company to locate, grow and thrive than Massachusetts. This legislation invests in the success we’ve had and will signal to the world that Massachusetts will continue to be the center of the life science industry.”
“As a company that has grown up in Massachusetts’ world-class innovation ecosystem, Vertex is proof that meaningful investments in the future of our industry will result in life-changing medical advancements,” said Dr. Jeffrey Leiden, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Vertex. “Governor Baker’s Administration has been a true champion for the life sciences, and with this continued support, I have no doubt that Massachusetts will continue to lead the world in biomedical innovation.”
“As a result of the state’s generous investment, the Massachusetts scientific community has access to a new multi-institutional facility in which to study how drugs are evaluated and speed the introduction of safe and effective new medicines,” said Peter Sorger, professor of systems pharmacology and director of the MLSC-supported Lab of Systems Pharmacology. “We deeply appreciate the Baker-Polito Administration's making the key investment needed for an innovative new alliance among physician-scientists, BioPharma and patient advocates aimed at advancing precision medicine, strengthening the state's human and intellectual capital and benefiting patients across the globe.”
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