波士頓市熱浪緊急狀態展延至7/25 12青年家庭中心開放供人消暑

MAYOR WU EXTENDS HEAT EMERGENCY THROUGH MONDAY, 12 BCYF COOLING CENTERS TO REMAIN OPEN TO ALL RESIDENTS

BOSTON - Sunday, July 24, 2022 - Today, Mayor Michelle Wu extended the heat emergency in the City of Boston through Monday, July 25, due to the hot weather that is forecasted to last into Monday. Temperatures are expected to stay in the 90s. The heat emergency began last Tuesday, and following the first extension the heat emergency was previously scheduled to end today. “With the hot temperatures and humidity now projected to last into Monday, we’ve made the decision to again extend the heat emergency to prioritize the safety of our residents,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “As we lengthen the heat emergency for a second time, it is evident that a changing climate is a public health risk for our City. I’m thankful for the many City employees who have helped us get through the first part of this emergency, and urge residents to continue to take care of one another.” To help residents stay cool, cooling centers will remain open at 12 Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) community centers through Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additionally, the Veronica Smith Senior Center in Brighton will be open Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A full list of centers can be found at boston.gov/heat. Due to the rising COVID-19 case count, the use of masks in cooling centers is strongly recommended. Additionally, splash pads will be open at parks and playgrounds throughout the City. Select indoor BCYF pools are open. Registration for a time to swim can be found at this link. Boston Public Library locations are also available for residents to seek relief from the heat, and to find enriching activities and events. The East Boston and Egleston Square branches recently installed misters in their outdoor free WiFi zones.   The City of Boston is taking critical immediate action to provide heat relief, including short-term, actionable steps toward relief during heat waves. The City of Boston has been engaging in a variety of catalytic projects to support extreme heat mitigation and improved health for residents. This includes the distribution of pop-up cooling kits with a hose, misters, and a tent to community organizations that have public events this summer. The cooling kits will be distributed over the coming weeks.  The Boston Public Schools is encouraging students and their families to prepare for hot weather this week by staying well hydrated and dressing appropriately. Families are welcome to send their children to their respective summer programs, which will provide students with water and meals.  Information on heat safety tips can be found online at boston.gov/heat and by following @CityofBoston on Twitter. Residents can sign up for AlertBoston, 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. The Mayor issued the following heat safety tips for all members of the public: Children and pets should never be left alone in vehicles, even for short periods of time. Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of fluids regardless of activity level. Avoid alcoholic beverages and liquids high in sugar or caffeine. Keep cool with frequent cool showers, shade, and air conditioning or fans.  Limit outdoor activity to morning and evening hours. Rest often in shady areas and be extra cautious from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., when the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is strongest. Know the signs of heat exhaustion. Heavy sweating, cool and clammy skin, dizziness, nausea, and muscle aches could all be signs of heat exhaustion. If symptoms persist, call 911 immediately. Do not delay care. Heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S. and can exacerbate underlying illnesses. Adults and children should use sunscreen containing an SPF-30 or higher and wear protective, loose-fitting clothing including long sleeve shirts and hats. If you have a child in your home, use child window guards in addition to screens on any open window on the second story or above. Falls are the leading cause of injury for children under the age of six.  Secure all window air conditioner units according to the manufacturer's specifications. If you are heading to a beach, lake, or pool to beat the heat, swim where lifeguards are present. Always watch children near the water and make sure they’re wearing a U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket. Please call or check on neighbors, especially older adults and people with disabilities. Please keep pets indoors, hydrated, and cool as asphalt and ground conditions are significantly hotter and unsafe during heat. Helping Individuals Experiencing Homelessness: If you see individuals out in the heat who appear immobile or disoriented, please ask them if they need assistance and call 911 immediately. The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) operates emergency shelters at 112 Southampton St. and 794 Massachusetts Ave. These facilities are air conditioned and open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Amnesty has been called because of extremely high temperatures so those with non-violent restrictions can access shelter out of the heat.  The City of Boston works closely with a network of shelter providers to ensure there is adequate shelter, food, water, and a cool respite from the heat. Street outreach teams providing recovery services remain operating as normal during summertime weather. The Engagement Center will be open to provide a cooling space. Playground Safety:   Shoes should be worn outdoors, including playgrounds and turf athletic fields, as surfaces can become extremely hot and cause burns, even on splash pads and spray decks. Outdoor Fires and Grilling: No outdoor fires are allowed in Boston, including fire pits, chimineas, and bonfires. Charcoal grills must be on the ground and away from buildings. Keep in mind the wind and never leave grills unattended. Dispose of the ash in a metal container once completely out. Propane tank grills are only allowed on first floor porches with steps to the ground. Do not place propane tank grills near air conditioners or up against a building. Make sure all connections are tight and never carry propane tanks into a home. Grills should always be used in a well-ventilated area. Mayor Wu recently announced Heat Resilience Solutions for Boston, a citywide framework to prepare Boston for hotter summers and more intense heat events. The Heat Plan presents 26 strategies that will help build a more just, equitable, and resilient Boston. To support the implementation of the Heat Plan, the City will launch the Boston Extreme Temperatures Response Task Force, which will help deliver a unified, all-of-government response to address chronic high temperature conditions and prepare the city in advance of extreme heat events. The Task Force’s work will be supported by the Environment Department, the Office of Emergency Management, and the Boston Public Health Commission’s Office of Public Health Preparedness with the goal of collaboratively protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of Boston residents facing increasing temperatures and other climate risks.

波士頓氣溫 7/24 也破百 綠路噴泉孩童嬉水樂

綠路 (Greenway)的圓環噴泉 (Rings Fountain) ，小朋友玩得不亦樂乎。 (周菊子攝)

             (Boston Orange 編譯) 波士頓市在一連6天熱昏頭之際，7月24日下午，氣溫達到華氏100度。

                 國家氣象局波士頓Norton辦公室的氣象學家Kyle Pederson說，羅根國際機場的氣溫表，在下午2點13分 時，跳至3位數。波士頓市氣溫達到華氏100度的上一次記錄，發生在2021年6月30日，而自1933年以來的7月24日最高溫記錄是華氏98度。

綠路 (Greenway)的圓環噴泉 (Rings Fountain) 好涼爽。 (周菊子攝)

                        Pederson說，週一下午，會有冷鋒抵達，帶來陣雨，暴雷，舒緩一點熱度。國家氣象局預測，星期二氣溫會是華氏80度出頭，濕度也降低些。波士頓市每年這時候的平均高溫為華氏82度。

                   星期六下午時，波士頓市長吳弭特地把波士頓市熱浪來襲的緊急狀態展延到週一。

                       許多不想在家裡一直開冷氣的民眾，紛紛去到政府開放的冷卻中心避暑，也許多人跑到綠路 (Greenway)的圓環噴泉 (Rings Fountain)那兒，讓噴上空中的水花灑到自己身上來降溫。

                  有些人受不了這高溫，熱得病倒了。麻州總醫院的急診室從上星期開始，就多了不少熱昏了，或脫水，心臟病，中風的人。

綠路 (Greenway)的圓環噴泉 (Rings Fountain) ，小朋友最開心。 (周菊子攝)

                 週五，週六這2天，波士頓急救服務局接到不下30通因為太熱導致必須急救的電話。從週二到週六，他們共出動了80多次。

                   一份最近發表的報告稱，如果空氣中的廢氣排放量一直很高的話，到2050年時，波士頓人可能會有42天以上氣溫超過華氏90度。

                    根據一份網路上的停電地圖，週日下午時，多徹斯特有大約2萬人家裏停電了，直到週日晚上，Eversource的客戶，還有3200人沒電，其中有700人住在多徹斯特。

綠路 (Greenway)的圓環噴泉 (Rings Fountain)夜景。 (周菊子攝)

綠路 (Greenway)的圓環噴泉 (Rings Fountain)夜景。 (周菊子攝)

波士頓美術館前今早槍響 警方逮捕一名27歲男子

                   (Boston Orange 編譯) 波士頓市7月24日早上再傳槍響，1名27歲男子在波士頓美術館 (MFA) 附近，連開數槍，射擊另一名男子。警察趕到現場後，將受傷男子送往鄰近醫院。該男子無生命危險。

                               波士頓警察是在早上11點多時，接獲消息，趕到杭亭頓道  (Huntington Ave) 491號一帶，發現一名男子身中數槍，用急救車把他送往醫院。該男子並無生命危險。

                  警察獲得嫌犯模樣描述後，在波士頓警察局總部前面，攔下27歲的波士頓市居民Marcello Holliday，關押了他，並預定在他出席洛士百利地方法院聆訊時，控以持械攻擊，甚至謀殺，在距離樓宇500英尺之內開槍，非法持械，非法持有彈藥，以及攜帶裝有子彈的槍枝等罪名。

                      波士頓美術博物館在槍擊案發生後，暫時關閉。

                     最近數週，波士頓警察已報告幾起緝獲槍枝事件，這週末在相關逮捕之外，又從街頭搜走4把槍。

波士頓警察總總監Gregory Long在一份聲明中表示，這些逮捕顯示了警察局同仁每日冒著生命危險，持續從鄰里街頭掃蕩非法槍枝的不懈努力。

                       波士頓市長吳弭表示，”我們的波士頓警察每天日以繼夜的一直在做艱困又很有影響的工作，消滅街頭的非法槍枝。我很感謝今日在波士頓美術館那兒從和社區夥伴立即合作到很快辨識涉案人，行動迅速，保護居民及遊客安全的警察們”。

波士頓台灣美食廚藝講座今年訂9月8、9兩日舉行

波士頓僑務委員郭競儒(後左三)和波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮 (後右三)等人開會，
籌備台灣美食廚藝講座。 (郭競儒提供)

               (Boston Orange) 因為疫情停辦兩年的「僑委會臺灣美食國際巡迴講座」，今年重新啟動。波士頓這一站，將於9月8日，9日在波士頓市、昆士市舉行。

              僑委會7月22日在僑務電子報上宣佈，今年的「僑委會臺灣美食國際巡迴講座」，已規劃4條路線，將派名廚2人一組的於8、9這2個月間，巡迴美國東部、西部，歐洲及非洲等23個城市，預定舉辦43場美食廚藝示範及觀摩，饗宴。

              波士頓的這場台灣美食廚藝講座，今年由波克萊台灣商會主辦，將分別在波士頓市的安良工商會會址，以及昆士市的龍鳳大酒樓舉行2場台灣美食廚藝講座，另外為4、5家餐館安排諮詢輔導。

曾獲2013年美國鳳凰城東西料理鐵人大賽冠軍的「御軒食品公司顧問」潘盟仁，以及搭檔蔡萬利，是美東線主廚，預定9月先到華府，再來波士頓。

波士頓僑務委員郭競儒與波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮，僑教中心工作人員，波克萊台灣商會會長李孟潔，副會長洪維謙，以及2名前任會長徐小玲，陳玉瑛和龍鳳大酒樓老闆梅錫銳21日下午在昆士市開會討論接送大廚，採購食材，準備器材等一應細節。

                                        郭競儒表示，來自台灣的僑胞都很想念台灣味道，美國本地人聽多了，也都很嚮往台灣美味，人們對這次的廚藝講座可以學到烹煮那幾樣台灣佳餚，充滿期待。

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Subscribe to The Funding Update FEDERAL GRANTS AmeriCorps, 9/13/2022 Volunteer Generation grants will develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. Minimum award: $100,000. Register here for the webinar New This Week Department of Agriculture, 8/2/2022 Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production grants support food access; education; business and start-up costs for new farmers; and policy development related to zoning and other needs. Grants are available for planning and implementation; awards range from: $50,000 - $300,000 National Endowment for the Humanities, 8/10/2022 Media Projects grants support collaboration between media producers and scholars to develop humanities content and to prepare documentary films, radio, and podcasts. Max award: $1M. Small Business Administration, 8/18/2022 Service-Disabled Veteran Entrepreneurship Training grants support organizational capacity to market and deliver entrepreneurship training programs. Grants range from $50,000 to $150,000. Department of Justice, 9/12/2022 Youth Violence Prevention grants support strategies targeted to middle and high school age youth. Max award: $250,000. Health Resources and Services Administration, 10/12/2022 Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children grants support access to health care for under-resourced and underserved children, youth, and their families nationwide. Max award: $50,000. National Endowment for the Humanities, 1/11/2023 Public Humanities Projects engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history. Max award: $1M.  Federal funding opportunities are continuously updated on grants.gov STATE GRANTS Cultural Council, 9/28/2022 Cultural Sector Recovery Grants ($5,000-$75,000) support to Massachusetts cultural organizations, collectives, and businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Office of Health & Human Services, 9/30/2022 This is advance notice of a Request for Responses. EOHHS seeks a pool of qualified vendors that will be eligible to contract with MassHealth Accountable Care Organizations and Managed Care Organizations to serve as Behavioral Health Community Partners; and a separate pool of qualified vendors to serve as Long-Term Services and Supports Community Partners. Department of Conservation & Recreation, 12/31/2023 DCR is soliciting bidders to provide Real Estate Advisory Services concerning DCR public parks. Services will include Real Estate Market Analysis, Arts & Culture Feasibility, Active Uses Implementation Strategy Development, Community Outreach and Engagement, as well as marketing services.  Department of Public Health, 6/30/2029 DPH is seeking qualified attorneys to provide department-wide legal services and and/or legal support services. New This Week City of Somerville, 8/3/2022 The Office of Housing Stability requests proposals for Legal Services for Tenants. Division of Insurance, 8/5/2022 Seeks to create a pool of pre-qualified vendors to provide outside legal counsel and representation in regard to the examination, administrative supervision, rehabilitation, conservation and liquidation of certain regulated insurers. Scroll down to "Important Links" on CommBUYS to see Newly Posted Bids. CITY GRANTS Boston Public Health Commission, 8/6/2022 Boston Youth Resiliency and Recovery Collaborative is seeking qualified youth-serving organizations to increase equitable access to high quality mentoring opportunities for BIPOC LGBTQ+ young people. New This Week Boston Public Health Commission, 7/30/2022 The Bureau of Recovery Services seeks proposals from qualified consultants to draft and support data collection and evaluation activities with the Massachusetts Collaborative for Action, Leadership, and Learning. Mayor’s Office of Housing, 8/17/2022 Requests proposals from non-profit organizations and units of local government to implement and facilitate Boston’s Youth Action Board. Bids are updated continuously on the City of Boston Supplier Portal. FOUNDATION GRANTS Obama Foundation/My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, Weekly - beginning 7/15/2022 The goal of the Freedom Summer 2022 Fund is to provide communities with tools and resources to create safe spaces for our boys and young men of color, particularly during the summer months, in an effort to curb the uptick in violence we are seeing across the country. Awards will range from $15,000 to $25,000 until funds are exhausted. John and Maria Laffin Trust, 7/31/2022 Funding priorities (national): animal welfare, medical research, health, and human services. Awards range from $2,000 to $40,000. Emeril Lagasse Foundation, 8/1/2022 Grants (up to $10,000) support school garden and/or culinary education programs.  3M Foundation, 9/1/2022 Funding goal: to help build a diverse pipeline of global talent by increasing student interest and achievement in STEM. T - Two education grant cycles: K-12  is April to June; Higher Ed is July to September. Awards range from $5,000 - $125,000. Liberty Mutual Foundation, 9/8/2022 Funding priorities: Housing Stability and Youth and Young Adult Workforce Development. Geographics focus: Boston. Funding categories: planning and implementation. Awards range from $25,000 to $200,000. Liberty Mutual Foundation, 9/8/2022 Funding priorities: Climate Resiliency, Workforce Skills Development, Sustainable Infrastructure. Geographic focus: Boston. Funding categories: planning and implementation. Awards range from $25,000 to $200,000. Calvin K. 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American Bar Endowment, 7/1/2022 to 9/23/2022 Opportunity Grants (up to $25,000) support new, boots-on-the-ground, innovative programs and projects that serve the immediate and critical legal needs of the public and are of importance to the legal profession and its concerns for access to justice. Applications begin with a Letter of Inquiry. We Raise Foundation, 9/30/2022 Funding priorities: education, workforce development, and criminal justice. Emerging Leader Grants ($15,000) support young adults in Christian organizations who are leading new programs at the intersection of poverty, violence, and inequality in the United States.  Lisa Libraries, Open Donations of new children's books and small libraries go to organizations that work with families in underserved areas throughout the United States.Recipient organizations should cover the shipping and handling costs. Citizens Bank, Open Funding goal: to support opportunities for significant and measurable community impact. Funding priorities: hunger and food insecurity; financial literacy; economic development, job training, and small business development. Funding focus: projects that serve diverse, underserved populations and neighborhoods and demonstrate strong results. Amgen Foundation, Open Funding priorities: Science Education and Community Life.    Check the Funding Update Archives for back issues with open deadlines. THE RESOURCE TABLE FUNDING FORECAST: DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES The Centers for Disease Control developed this program to support community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. Grants will be awarded to applicants that have never received this grant before. The application period is expected to be 1/26/2023 to 3/27/2023. Check here for strategic planning resources. “Genius is equally distributed. Opportunity is not. Camelback is here to change that.” Camelback Ventures philanthropy is focused on entrepreneurs of color and women. 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塔芙茨大學邀社區民眾使用該校華埠小公園

塔芙茨大學Tish社區學院的Sara Allre   (左起)，政府及社區關係辦公室副主任 Liza B. Perry ，
行政聯絡員 Leah Boudreau，和波士頓華人佈道會牧師廖永誠 (右一)在公園小聚，
從後面粉紅色的淇淋車上享用冰淇淋和餅乾。(周菊子攝)

              (Boston Orange) 塔芙茨 (Tufts)大學21日在該校健康科學校區內，位於夏利臣街174號的小公園內舉辦” 社區冰淇淋聚會” ，邀與塔大合作的社區機構出席交流，廣告週知塔大所擁有的這空間，平日白天向社區開放，歡迎民眾使用。

塔大的華埠小公園，位於竹笙餐廳斜對面的Posner樓旁邊。 (周菊子攝)

                                                                      塔大政府及社區關係辦公室主任Rocco DiRico，副主任 Liza B. Perry，行政聯絡員 Leah Boudreau，以及Tish 社區學院的Sarah等人這天下午在1點至3點間，和絡繹而到的塔大各部門，機構，以及波士頓華埠內，來自中華耆英會，華人浸信佈道會，紐英崙華人歷史協會，華埠聯盟的代表們小聚。

                                                              波士頓市政府市長辦公室的亞裔暨華埠聯絡員黃楚嵐，也在活動結束前趕到場，以示支持。

波士頓市府華埠聯絡員黃楚嵐(左) 趕到現場出席活動，以示支持。 (周菊子攝)

                                                                       Liza B. Perry說明，舉辦這冰淇淋聚會，旨在感謝華埠社區夥伴今年以來的互助合作。她還透露，7月29日，塔大將與亞美社區發展協會 (ACDC) ，包氏文藝中心的居民藝術家實驗室合作，在這塊空地上舉辦居民藝術家的作品展，主題為" 激進的包容 (Racial Inclusion)"。

                                                              當天出席的塔大健康科學校區場地營運主管Dan Arsenault指出，塔大在華埠的夏利臣街、泰勒街，尼倫街 (Kneeland)等街道上，共擁有9座教學、宿舍及辦公樓宇。

                                                              Liza B. Perry也透露，為與社區建立良好關係，這些位於華埠內，以及位於麥德福市 (Medford)塔大校本部內樓宇的許多禮堂，教室等場所，都容許社區機構一年免費使用一次，如果需要使用超過一次以上，就必須以付費租借方式辦理。有需要的社區團體，可和他們的政府和社區關係辦公室聯繫。

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陳板網上講談房屋正門有堂號等台灣客家建築特色

客家鄉親參加網路會議，了解台灣客家建築特色。 (視頻截圖)

             (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 美洲台灣客家聯合總會日前邀請客家公共傳播基金會董事長陳板談「台灣客家建築的特色」，藉由他30多年前拍的多幅照片，敘述客家屋宇架構成為文化載體的歷程，籲請客家同鄉2023年回台灣桃園，參加世界客家博覽會。

              這場講座由美洲台灣客家聯合總會，北美洲台灣客家公共事務協會，全美台灣同鄉會，台灣客家教師協會，璞石中華文化工作室攜手主辦，美洲臺灣客家聯合總會總會長宋玉琴主持。

客家公共傳播基金會董事長陳板談「台灣客家建築的特色」。 (視頻截圖)

              三十多年前，台灣解嚴，社會中興起研究客家、台灣本土文化風潮。曾任台灣藝術大學古蹟藝術修護系客座教授的陳板得到機會，走訪台灣各縣市，拍下許多幅客家建築照片。其中不少棟客家建築物，或因天然災害坍塌，或因土地發展改建，已不復存在，還留存著的照片，也變得彌足珍貴。

美洲臺灣客家聯合總會總會長宋玉琴主持講座。 (視頻截圖)

              陳板指出，台灣的客家建築架構雖然可說來自中國原鄉，但在遷就台灣當地的大自然環境，有了在地化修飾後，跟隨時代變遷，發展出獨自特色，其中最顯眼的是傳統客家幾乎全是黑色，有著黑磚文化之稱，台灣客家則接受海洋文化洗禮，融入了西班牙人、荷蘭人占據台灣時期帶來的色彩偏好，形成紅磚文化。            

              多數在北台灣的散村，以及多半在南台灣，加上橫屋可多達

台灣客家建築之一。(視頻截圖)

13棟，早年旨在集結鄉民力量防禦外敵的集村，在建築上大都保留了前敞後實，正廳在中央的傳統，而且還在命名及語言使用上，保留了客家特色，包括以屋稱呼房子，再冠上姓氏以標明歸屬。台中西屯體源堂張廖屋就是一個例子，它帶有圍屋的特色，有著中國圓樓的影響。

              竹北新瓦屋，高雄六堆，雲林韶安等現在都是客家文化重鎮，還能看到許多客家傳統建築，有些地方的客家建築，可以看到外磚內泥，還有屋頂的橋壁，地面鋪卵石等特別結構，竹東信好地彭屋的公廳，苗栗卓蘭河間堂，可以看見台灣經歷過日本時期的影響。

                       其他的特色還包括位於房屋中軸線的神桌下，五星石正中央的龍神，說明了客家人與土地，安龍謝土的關係。家中正廳的阿公婆牌 (祖先牌位)安置與神位並列，房屋正門上的堂號標示了家族的認同等，都是台灣客家傳統建築上的特殊性。 (更新版)

麻州正副州長發聲明 不滿州議會司法委員會把「危險法案」送往研究

Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito Release Statements on Administration’s Dangerousness Legislation  

BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito released the below statements in response to the Judiciary Committee’s actions to send the Baker-Polito Administration’s dangerousness bill to study:

 “The Judiciary Committee’s incomprehensible decision to send our Administration’s dangerousness bill to study is an insult to survivors. Lt. Governor Polito and I have spent the past several months meeting with brave survivors across the Commonwealth who spoke out with the hope of protecting others from facing the same horrors they lived through. The Administration’s bill would have closed loopholes in the criminal justice system, while the Legislature’s decision protects abusers at the expense of survivors.” – Governor Charlie Baker

“Our Administration has filed the dangerousness bill repeatedly so we can better protect survivors of domestic violence and other violent crimes, and it is deeply disappointing that the Judiciary Committee has sent this bill to study. The Committee’s actions ignore the survivors who came forward to share their personal stories and demonstrate how this bill would have made a difference.” – Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

              (Boston Orange 編譯) 麻州州長查理貝克 (Charlie Baker) 和副州長白莉朵 (Karyn Polito)今 (22)日針對司法委員會把它們的「危險法案 (dangerousness bill)」送往研究，發表了聲明。

              麻州州長查理貝克說，司法委員會決定把州政府的危險法案送往研究，讓人無法理解，也是對倖存者的侮辱。”副州長白莉朵和我，過去幾個月來和麻州各地的倖存者晤談，他們勇敢發生是希望能夠保護其他人免於面對他們曾經遭遇的那些恐怖狀況。麻州政府的法案將關閉現有刑事司法系統中的漏洞，麻州議會的決定卻犧牲倖存者的利益來保護施虐加害者。

              麻州副州長白莉朵說，我們不斷地遞出「危險法案」以更好的保護家庭暴力案，以及其他暴力犯罪案的倖存者，司法委員會把這法案送往研究，讓人非常失望。委員會的行動忽視了那些站出來，分享個人故事，以呈現這法案將造成不同影響的那些倖存者。