波士頓市長吳弭宣佈傳統事業補助計畫 (City video)

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES LEGACY BUSINESS PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ICONIC BUSINESSES The program will identify iconic, longstanding businesses in the City of Boston to increase visibility and provide access to grants and resources

BOSTON - Thursday, August 18, 2022 - Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the launch of the Legacy Business Program, an initiative that will support longstanding, independent businesses in Boston through increased visibility and connecting them with City services and grant opportunities.  “Our legacy businesses serve as anchors in our neighborhoods, expand opportunities for our residents and build community through Boston,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “I’m thrilled to announce this program and I look forward to uplifting these treasured businesses and connecting them with the City’s services and resources.” The Legacy Business Program will identify 25 iconic businesses that have been in operation for more than 10 years. Bringing this type of notoriety to businesses can help turn our neighborhoods into destinations and drive spending and pedestrian traffic into these local commercial districts.  Businesses like these are neighborhood institutions that have helped to shape the construct of our City and, with increased visibility, the goal is to ensure that these legacy businesses can avoid displacement, grow their influence, keep residents employed, and enrich the cultural vibrancy of the City of Boston. “This initiative is an opportunity for the city to honor the commitment, investment, and impact small business owners have made in our communities for decades,” said Segun Idowu, Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion. “I am proud to have worked alongside Mayor Wu and our small business team, led by Aliesha Porcena, to deliver on a promise to our legacy businesses. This initiative will help ensure that generations of Bostonians will be able to continue supporting staple businesses who add to the fabric of our communities.”    Potential Legacy Businesses must meet the following criteria to be considered:    It is a business that has operated for at least 10 years in the same location within the City of Boston. It is a business that contributes to the cultural, historical, and societal assets of Boston’s community or neighborhood (e.g. the business is located in the Little Saigon cultural district). It is a business that maintains its business in the City once designated as a Legacy Business. Once a business has been designated as a Legacy Business, they have access to a number of resources. To increase visibility, they will be featured as a Legacy Business on City digital platforms. The City will also form partnerships with external stakeholders to promote each business as well as provide targeted technical assistance with a focus on succession planning and employee ownership, a commercial lease toolkit, and free legal consultation.  “The Legacy Business Program gives Boston residents the opportunity to be part of the program and allows for them to share their stories of a local business and their impact within our neighborhoods,” said Aliesha Porcena, Director of Small Business. “We want to make sure all 23 neighborhoods in Boston are represented through this program, and provide resources and support to ensure these businesses remain vibrant within our communities.”  “This investment in our locally-grown legacy businesses is crucial to lift up our neighborhoods and main streets, especially in District 4 where our small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities and reflect the rich diversity of our City,” said Councilor Brian Worrell, Chair to the Boston City Council Small Business and Professional Licensure Committee. “I look forward to continuing to work with the mayor and her administration to provide more pathways for small business owners to thrive in our City.”  To celebrate, businesses will receive a plaque and a special badge to feature on their storefront, with a coordinated visit and photo-opportunity with a representative from the Mayor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, their City Councilor(s), Main Streets, and their nominating party. For additional support, businesses will be able to access the recently established $1 million Legacy Business Grant Fund to stabilize ongoing operations and rent, or to invest in physical improvements. For businesses that are 30 years or older – or Legacy+ Businesses – they will be eligible to receive a narrative video featured on social media, the city’s website, and other locations.  The program will launch after Labor Day on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 allowing for residents to nominate their favorite local eligible business. Nomination forms will be available online in 10 different languages as well as in paper form and located at local branches of the Boston Public Library, Main Streets offices, and neighborhood organizations. Residents will only be able to nominate one business per cycle. The Economic Opportunity and Inclusion team will then work with the Boston City Council and the Legacy Business Review Committee to submit 25 recommendations to the Mayor for final approval, helping to ensure that these recommendations represent the rich diversity and heritage of our neighborhoods. Once approved, a joint ceremony with the Mayor and City Council for those selected will be held at Faneuil Hall. To learn more, visit: https://www.boston.gov/government/cabinets/economic-opportunity-and-inclusion/legacy-business-program

北美洲舜裔篤親公所第6屆懇親大會在波士頓舉行 陳建立當選新任總理

北美洲舜裔篤親公所第六屆懇親大會在波士頓舉行。 (周菊子攝)

僑委會副委員長徐佳青(左四)出席北美洲舜裔篤親公所第六屆懇親大會，和僑教中心主任
潘昭榮 (左起)，紐英崙至孝篤親公所主席陳文珊，公所書記陳黃美蘭，元老陳仕維、
鍾珮玲夫婦，當選為北美舜裔篤親公所總理的陳建立，以及波士頓僑務委員郭競儒
在懇親大會開始前留影。 (周菊子攝)

                 (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 北美洲舜裔篤親公所第六屆懇親大會於8月14，15兩日在波士頓盛大舉行，既有僑委會委員長徐佳青遠道而來，送上「團結宗誼」賀聯，更有波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu) 親自出席，讓來自6地的百餘名代表備感榮耀。

            在兩日的聯誼、交流後，來自沙加緬度、羅省、芝加哥、紐約、羅德島、波士頓等六地的公所代表，推選出波士頓的陳建立接任總理，羅省的袁慕璋接任副總理。來自沙加緬度的陳榮良光榮卸任。

北美洲舜裔篤親公所在帝苑大酒樓公宴，紐英崙至孝篤親公所宗親舉杯向嘉賓致意。
 (周菊子攝)

            懇親大會於8月14日開幕。當天一大早，北美舜裔篤親公所的各埠代表先齊聚波士頓華埠夏利臣街的紐英崙至孝篤親公所會址，歡迎僑委會副委員長徐佳青，並由本地公所正副主席陳文珊、陳鐵堅率領，上香、敬酒祭祖，在司禮陳黃美蘭宣讀中，向近二年辭世的陳毓璇等3名元老，陳文浩副總理等人默哀致意。

            中午時分，篤親公所宗親們在公所門外排開座椅，迎接波士頓市長吳弭加入陣容，接受洪青體育會，胡青白鶴派，華林功夫太極學校，以及宗親胡炳超創辦的超武館等瑞獅獻吉祥，為懇親大會揭開序幕。

懇親大會的一大要務是上香，敬酒，獻金豬的祭祖。 (周菊子攝)

           在帝苑大酒樓用午膳時，紐英崙至孝篤親公所正副主席陳文珊、陳鐵堅和北美洲舜裔篤親公所總理陳榮良邀僑委會副委員長徐佳青一起為舜裔肖像揭幕，並互贈「團結宗誼」賀聯，茗茶，懇親大會T恤等禮物。

僑委會副委員長徐佳青送上「團結宗誼」卷軸給紐英崙至孝篤親公所主席陳文珊(右二)、
副主席陳鐵堅(左)，右一為波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮。 (周菊子攝)

          當晚在帝苑大酒樓舉行的公宴，近年極少出席公開活動的紐英崙至孝篤親公所元老陳毓禮，也由兒子陳孟君陪同出席。紐英崙至孝篤親公所還藉機同時舉行了獎學金頒獎典禮，由獎學金委員會主委陳健榮、陳麗兒等人頒發給17名正在哈佛等約10所不同大學中就讀的大學生，讓年輕人接觸族務，培養對宗族公所的認同感。

          駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長孫儉元、波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮之外，當晚還有洪門致公堂全美總理余麗媖，紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝，麻州眾議員黃子安，薩福克郡治安官Steve Tompkins，薩福克郡地方檢察官Kevin Hayden，波士頓消防局局長Paul Burke，副局長黃瑞瑜 (Connie Wong)等嘉賓出席。

紐英崙至孝篤親公所在公宴中頒發獎學金給成績優異子弟。 (周菊子攝)

                    8月15日晚，紐英崙中華公所率本地僑團代表，在帝苑大酒樓席開15桌，回請北美舜裔篤親公所各埠代表，還大合唱一首「朋友」，聊表各姓氏宗親都是朋友的心意。

          懇親會議結束後，各地宗親還在主辦單位安排下，參加加拿大四日遊。二年一度的北美洲舜裔篤親公所懇親大會，下一次將再到加州舉行。 

(部分文稿內容轉載自僑務電子報，https://ocacnews.net/article/317769)

紐英崙至孝篤親公所元老陳毓禮難得的也來出席懇親大會。 (周菊子攝)

波克萊台商會承辦「台灣美食節」 大廚 9月8、9兩日來授課

               (Boston Orange) 波克萊台商會承辦，僑委會從台灣派出2名大廚支援的波士頓「台灣美食節」已確定將於9月8日、9日兩天，依序在波士頓的安良工商會會所，昆士市的龍鳳大酒樓舉行。

            2名大廚為曾獲得2013年鳳凰城東西料理鐵人大賽冠軍，現為度小月擔仔麵餐廳行政總主廚，御軒食品公司顧問的潘盟仁，以及曾獲中華美食展國際熱食創意賽銀牌獎，現在啟英高中擔任餐飲科技術教師，同時是桃園縣餐飲工會常務理事，中天娛樂台《冰冰好料理》人氣主廚的蔡萬利。

            9月8日 (週四)，早上11點至下午2點，2名大廚將在波士頓華埠的安良工商會會址 (20 Hudson Street, 4F, Boston, MA 02111)，現場示範教授” 台菜家常料理” 中的” 五香雞捲” ，” 萬巒豬腳” ，” 檸檬燒雞” 等3樣菜餚。

            9月9日 (週五)晚6點到7點教學，7點到10點晚宴。2名大廚將在昆士市龍鳳大酒樓 (237 Quincy Ave, Quincy, MA 02169) 教授製作豬肉貢丸，然後率領龍鳳大酒樓廚師團隊，推出經典台菜晚宴。

            波克萊台商會表示，原本有意敦請難得來到波士頓的台灣大廚多教幾道菜，但商量後，了解到採購食材，預做準備的時間有限，這才只選定了4樣菜餚教授，不過將歡迎報名上課的學員們，現場提問。

            報名參加波士頓「台灣美食節」活動，可在Eventbrite網站上購票，第一天課程的報名網址為https://reurl.cc/bEEj8M，第二天為https://reurl.cc/qNNjep。 「經典台菜晚宴」歡迎團體認桌，查詢或報名，可洽波克萊商會，(617)383-4197，boston.btcc@gmail.com。

波士頓第52埠中秋節聯歡會 吳弭市長、徐佳青副委員長同到賀

嘉賓合影。右起，紐英崙至孝篤親公所主席陳文珊，麻州眾議員黃子安，麻州州務卿William Galvin，美國洪門致公堂總理余麗媖，
紐英崙至孝篤親公所元老陳建立，波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮，波士頓僑務委員郭競儒，波士頓市議會議長Ed Flynn，
僑委會副委員長徐佳青，波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu) ，薩福克郡治安官Steve Tompkins，紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝，
薩福克郡地方檢察官Kevin Hayden，中華公所財政余寶愛，英文書記阮鴻燦，華埠社區議會議員李有香，台山同鄉聯誼會會長鄺元傑，
塔芙茨醫療中心曾雪清，波士頓市亞裔聯絡員黃楚嵐，波士頓警察局社區參與橘總監陳孔恩等人在舞台上向遊人賀節。 (熱心人士提供)

紐英崙中華公所職員，左起財政余寶愛、中文書記翁宇才，主席雷國輝，
英文書記阮鴻燦，行政主任朱蘇珊，核數張青梅。 (周菊子攝)

              (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 波士頓首名華裔市長吳弭攜子出席，僑務委員會副委員長徐佳青遠道來賀，紐英崙中華公所8月14日在波士頓華埠主辦的第52屆「華埠中秋節聯歡會」，在陽光普照，遊人如織，政客雲集中，闡述著人們迫不及待要走出新冠疫情心情。

波士頓市長吳弭致詞。 (周菊子攝)

              受新冠病毒影響，華埠中秋節聯歡會從2020年起，已停辦2年。今年2022，疫情趨緩，紐英崙中華公所在主席雷國輝，中文書記翁宇才，英文書記阮鴻燦，財政余寶愛，核數張青梅，已轉為半職的行政主任朱蘇珊等人通力合作下，仍為社區安排了包括粵曲欣賞的28場表演，1場排球賽，1場象棋賽，以及在夏利臣街、必珠街，乞臣街等街道上擺出的數十個社團及商家攤位，一整天人流穿梭不息，十分熱鬧。

紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝。(周菊子攝)

              波士頓市長吳弭的致詞，先以中文說「慶祝中秋節」，再以英文指出，這是自疫情以來，社區中人最多的一次活動。她還提醒人們，新冠疫情對華埠商家打擊慎重，請大家遊逛之餘，別忘了走進街頭巷尾店家，光顧一下他們生意，聊以支持社區繁榮。吳弭本人也以身作則，致詞儀式結束後，率眾到樂嚐軒糕餅店買糕餅。

              會上，吳弭市長還秉持她就任以來強調「同儕力量」作風，點名的一一介紹出席政要，包括和她已是長期盟友的薩福克郡 (Suffolk)治安官Steve Tompkins，刻正競選連任的薩福克郡地方檢察官Kevin Hayden，刻正競選連任的麻州州務卿William Galvin，波士頓市議會議長Ed Flynn等人。

              這天代表州政府層級的出席者為麻州眾議員黃子安 (Donald Wong) 。

僑務委員會副委員長徐佳青。 (周菊子攝)

              僑務委員會副委員長徐佳青穿著一身白色套裝，手挽白底鑲綠邊，印有英文台灣字樣的僑委會手提袋，說她前一晚才抵達波士頓，祝眾人節日快樂，提示台灣有許多美食，佳餚，歡迎人們到訪，欣賞高山平湖，感覺快樂。她還說波士頓人很幸運，現在有個好市長，祝波士頓更加好。

波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮。 (周菊子攝)

              今年是麻州的州級政府選舉年，目前在位，刻正競選連任，各自面對一位民主黨籍競爭者的薩福克郡 (Suffolk)治安官Steve Tompkins，薩福克郡地方檢察官Kevin Hayden，以及麻州州務卿William Galvin，這天也都在華埠中秋節聯歡會的主舞台上向華埠民眾致意。曾是中華公所英文書記阮鴻燦當年出社會工作時第一位上司的William Galvin表示，華埠中秋節聯歡會是在麻州、波士頓市保存中華傳統文化的重要活動，他很高興自己有機會來表達祝賀。

麻州州務卿William Galvin。 (周菊子攝)

              今年的這場波士頓中秋節聯歡會，整體架構和往年相似，位於夏利臣街的主舞台上，在洪青體育會瑞獅舞動，嘉賓致詞的開幕式結束後，從10點45分開始直到下午4點15分，有一連串的武道、武術表演，包括紐英倫養生舞協會，鄉土舞蹈團，波士頓元極舞協會，茉莉花舞蹈團，華夏舞蹈團，世界旗袍會，康樂樓活動中心，余風采堂，包氏文化中心，蝶戀花歌舞團等10個社團的舞蹈類演出，以及巾幗醒獅隊、朱振舜太極社，超武館，胡清白鶴派、中國南派、洪家功夫、黃氏醒獅隊，華林派國術總會，陰陽道、真劍道，太極氣功十八式等11個社團的武術功夫及醒獅表演。

詩人朱紹昌的一段清唱宋詞，則是最特別，也最銜接中華古文化的展演。

波士頓市議會議長Ed Flynn。 (周菊子攝)

                      設在陳毓禮及黃杏蓉公園的第二舞台有粵曲欣賞專場，由君子樓樂曲組，廣東音藝社，僑聲音樂社，仙藝曲樂社等4個不同的粵曲團隊輪番上陣。

這些演出既讓不同時段走進華埠的人們都有節目可以欣賞，也讓駐足觀看的人，感覺到華埠社區的豐富多元。

洪青體育會醒獅開幕。(周菊子攝)

                       在夏利臣街、必珠街，乞臣街等街道上擺出來的攤位，和往年比較的確少了些，不過波士頓華人佈道會，塔芙茨醫療中心，慈濟基金會波士頓聯絡處，波士頓華埠退伍軍人會，亞美聯誼會，世界旗袍會波士頓分會，波士頓書法會等都一如往常地擺攤，為華埠中秋節聯歡會助陣。璞石中華文化工作室，波士頓華人書畫藝術之家則是今年新增的擺攤社團。商家部分，在固定擺攤的華美銀行，中城家庭護理服務社等之外，還有中城地產潘樹仁，偉昌藥材鋪阮偉昌等由老闆親自坐鎮。

在擺攤社團中，今年較為特別的是宗教團體更多了，法輪功，佛光會之外，還出現了八卦內功，波士頓觀音堂等攤位。

                           

吳弭市長的2個兒子在舞台上和瑞獅近距離接觸。  (周菊子攝)

紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝在活動結束後慨言，由於他本人身兼華埠社區議會共同主席，今年承擔了較多籌備工作，而紐英崙中華公所過去這幾年籌辦華埠中秋節聯歡會的主力，行政主任朱蘇珊剛轉為半職，今年的波士頓華埠中秋節聯歡會，因而籌備得較為倉促，多而繁瑣的許可牌照申請又得重新熟悉，籌辦的確不容易，好在中華公所的職員們同心協力，又請得幾十名學生義工從旁協助，一切都很順利，在疫情仍未完全消散之際，有那麼多人出來逛，讓人很開心，他相信現在有了經驗，明年一定辦得更好。

部分圖片已於8/16日發表。

 (部分內容轉載自僑務電子報，

 https://ocacnews.net/article/317765) 

左起，薩福克郡治安官Steve Tompkins，麻州眾議員黃子安，
至孝賭親公所主席陳文珊，華埠社區議會議員李有香，薩福克郡
地方檢察官Kevin Hayden，波士頓警察局社區參與局
總監陳孔恩等人都是台上嘉賓。 (周菊子攝)

紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝親自巡視華埠中秋節攤位狀況。 (周菊子攝)

正好訪問波士頓的安良工商會代表和吳弭市長及嘉賓合影。

嘉賓合影。 (周菊子攝)

波士頓華埠退伍軍人會攤位有會長司徒文信 (左一)與元老周暢(右二)等人輪流駐守攤位。
(周菊子攝)

中華公所的諮詢攤位由財政余寶愛駐守。(周菊子攝)

璞石中華文化工作室的左起：黃明嘉，李明雀，王月娥，王明德，許淑芬，李玉瑛，
路永宜，郭瑞欣及馮文鸞等人全員出動的來中華公所中秋節聯歡會擺攤。 (周菊子攝)

波士頓慈濟人和慈青一起擺攤。 (慈濟提供)

亞美聯誼會創辦人甄雲龍(左)不但展示他自己寫的書法，
還現場演奏小提琴，吸引遊客駐足，闡述他創辦該會理念。
吳皓醫師是亞美惠董事之一。 (周菊子攝)

谷繼成教授，高宏偉樂師和甄雲龍等人一起在會場演奏。 (周菊子攝)

亞美會共同會長曹品慈在會場努力賣中秋月餅，為該會籌款。 (周菊子攝)

廣東音藝社創辦人溫陳美月 (右)等人在第二舞台演出。 (周菊子攝)

世界旗袍會的波士頓分會在華埠中秋節聯歡會上展示旗袍。 (周菊子攝)

波士頓華人書畫藝術之家是波士頓華人社區中新出現的社團。 (周菊子攝)

波士頓書法繪的攤位，展示多幅作品。 (周菊子攝)

阮偉昌親自坐鎮攤位，展示各色藥材商品。 (周菊子攝)

中城地產公司的潘樹仁用遊戲來吸引遊客駐足。 (周菊子攝)

中城家庭健康服務社由殷先彬(右一)率同仁駐守攤位。

華埠中秋節聯歡會攤位，今年有不少純商家攤位。 (周菊子攝)

今年的攤位有人賣紅包，吸引不少人預為農曆新年做準備。 (周菊子攝)

佛光會攤位。 (周菊子攝)

觀音堂攤位。 (周菊子攝)

八卦內功也擺攤。 (周菊子攝)

麻州總檢察官參選人Andrea Campbell 推出30秒電視廣告

ANDREA CAMPBELL FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES  NEW TV AD: “FAIR SHOT”

Media buy is fueled by Campbell’s $1.5 million raised from thousands of individual grassroots contributions

BOSTON – Andrea Campbell for Attorney General today released a new television ad, “Fair Shot”, with a media buy that includes broadcast television, cable television, and streaming services.  

The new :30 second spot features two of Andrea Campbell’s prominent endorsements: current Attorney General Maura Healey and the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts. Healey endorsed Campbell earlier this month citing her “combination of judgment, skill, compassion, and really will center the work, as I’ve tried to do, on the people of the state.”  

In the ad, Campbell talks about turning her pain from growing up with a childhood filled with incredible instability into purpose and a career in public service. Campbell was the first in her family to go to college and law school. She has spent her career delivering real progress for her constituents, especially when it comes to affordable housing, community policing, and criminal justice reform. As Attorney General, she will continue her fight by protecting consumers when prices go up, keeping our kids safe at home and school, and defending access to reproductive care across Massachusetts. 

Campbell’s media buy is fueled by her $1.5 million raised from thousands of grassroots contributions from Massachusetts residents who have invested in her campaign. This is a stark contrast to one of Campbell’s opponents, Shannon Liss-Riordan, who has self-funded her way onto television, pouring $3 million of her own money into her campaign.