Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Higher Education Financial Aid Road Show

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches

Higher Education Financial Aid Road Show

 

Education Secretary Tutwiler and higher education officials visiting high schools across Massachusetts to raise awareness of historic financial aid opportunities

 

BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today it is holding a Higher Education Financial Aid Road Show at high schools across Massachusetts to encourage students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and apply for the nearly $200 million available in state financial aid.  

 

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler, Higher Education Commissioner Noe Ortega and other state and local education leaders will meet with students at eight Massachusetts high schools throughout February and March to promote the state’s many financial aid programs and grants.  

 

“We want to spread the word and let students know there’s a historic level of financial aid available right now in Massachusetts,” said Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler. “Higher education is about opportunity and socio-economic upward mobility, breaking intergenerational cycles of poverty. Post-secondary education not only leads students to fulfilling and rewarding careers, but it also helps build a talented workforce and improve the overall economy.” 

    

The Higher Education Financial Road Show aims to increase exposure and access to higher education for K-12 students. This administration remains committed to providing Massachusetts colleges and universities with resources to enhance access into the state’s higher education system and provide a high-quality experience to all students regardless of background. One of the key areas of recommendations the administration released in partnership with their Advisory Council to Advance Representation in Education (ACARE) in the fall focused on students having consistent and equal access to the information, tools, guidance, and resources that they need to pursue all types of postsecondary opportunities.  

 

“In two years, the Healey-Driscoll Administration and state legislature haves more than doubled state financial aid, launching one of the most comprehensive free community college programs in the country and making our public universities tuition and fee free for Pell Grant-eligible students,” said Commissioner of Higher Education Noe Ortega. “Getting more students to enroll in college and succeed helps these students, their families, and our communities, which then have educated and skilled teachers, nurses, mental health providers, innovators, and leaders.”  

 

“We have amazing students in Massachusetts, and we want all of them to know that college is within their reach and an important part of their path to a better future,” said Elementary and Secondary Education Acting Commissioner Russell D. Johnston.  “The state has made huge investments in financial aid, and we’re happy to help spread the news about college opportunities.” 

 

Governor Maura Healey’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget maintains the significant investments that have made Massachusetts’ higher education system more equitable, accessible and affordable. This includes $80 million for MASSGrant Plus, $118 million for free community college, and $28.67 million for SUCCESS funding at public community colleges and universities.  

 

Students can learn more about state financial aid by visiting Mass.gov/StudentAid.  

 

Financial Aid Road Show schedule:  

 

Date	Location	Time
Tuesday, February 4	Lynn Classical High School	1pm-1:45pm
Monday, February 10	Athol High School	11am-11:45am
Monday, February 10	Lawrence High School	1:30pm-2:15pm
Monday, February 24	Springfield Central High School	1:30pm -2:15pm
Monday, March 3	Monomoy Regional High School (Harwich)	11am- 11:45am
Thursday, March 6	Monument Mountain Regional High School (Great Barrington)	12pm-12:45pm
Monday, March 10	New Bedford High School	10:30 am- 11:15am
Monday, March 10	Brockton High School	1 pm- 1:45 pm

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES NEW ROAD SAFETY ORDINANCE TO INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THIRD PARTY DELIVERY PROVIDERS

 MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES NEW ROAD SAFETY ORDINANCE TO INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THIRD PARTY DELIVERY PROVIDERS

New legislation addresses street safety concerns regarding food delivery apps

BOSTON - Monday, February 3, 2025 - Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced she has filed an ordinance with the Boston City Council today to require food delivery apps such as DoorDash, UberEats, and GrubHub to obtain a permit to operate within the City of Boston. The permit would require the companies to have liability insurance coverage for all drivers using their platform, including those using motorcycles, mopeds, and electric scooters, and to share aggregate data on delivery trips. The City first sent a letter to DoorDash, UberEats, and GrubHub in June of 2024, calling for more accountability in response to growing resident complaints around public safety on Boston’s streets. This new ordinance will further address street safety concerns in an emerging industry that currently lacks regulation. 

To obtain a permit, delivery companies must submit to the City proof of adequate insurance coverage for operators and share data pertaining deliveries, including data on unsafe and illegal vehicle operations on city streets. This carefully tailored ordinance is focused on the largest third-party delivery providers, which concentrate large volumes of traffic in certain areas of the City, particularly at certain times of day. The ordinance does not apply to small businesses with a small number of delivery drivers or other types of deliveries, such as those made by FedEx, UPS, or Amazon. By establishing this new permit process, this ordinance will establish rules and regulations governing the oversight of third-party delivery services within the City of Boston in furtherance of the public interest, safety, and convenience.

“This ordinance is an important step toward making app deliveries safer for our city’s pedestrians and drivers on our streets, and toward ensuring delivery app drivers have insurance coverage from the large, national companies they work for,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “As this new technology continues to develop, we want to make sure Boston is leading the way in safe and efficient regulation.”

Under this ordinance, coverage would be required for liability, personal injury, collision, and medical payment if any uninsured or underinsured driver is involved in a crash and would need to cover drivers using all modes of transportation. Currently, delivery companies are not required to hold insurance to protect uninsured or underinsured drivers. 

“We hope to create an incentive for these companies to encourage safer driving instead of the current incentive–speed at all costs,” said Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Chief of Streets. “The data we collect will allow us to plan for the impacts of food delivery, rather than just reacting to double parking, unsafe operation, or congestion made worse by a high volume of deliveries. These common-sense requirements, along with data-informed curb regulations and targeted enforcement, will contribute to a safer environment for residents and drivers.” 

This ordinance follows a concerning uptick in complaints regarding the impact of third-party food delivery on City streets. Residents made 105 reports through 311 about increased traffic and congestion, illegal double parking, as well as reckless and unsafe delivery drivers on scooters, mopeds, motorbikes, and e-bikes in 2024. The City of Boston, and in particular the Boston Police Department, remain focused on enforcing the traffic violations across Boston. This new ordinance will complement existing enforcement efforts by providing new data. In 2024, at least 475 mopeds were towed, impounded, or seized. 

In June of 2024, Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge and Police Commissioner Michael Cox sent a joint letter to the leadership of DoorDash, GrubHub, and UberEats. The letter detailed a major increase in dangerous and unlawful behavior by delivery drivers in Boston and alerted the companies of increased enforcement actions by BPD in the interest of serious public safety concerns. The enforcement is occurring in neighborhoods across the City, including Copley Square, Washington Street in Downtown, and in the Fenway. Since then the City has issued traffic violations and impounded hundreds of mopeds. BPD will continue to enforce state and local laws, and encourages the companies operating these delivery services to partner with the City to discourage reckless driving and ensure public safety. 

"As a City, we are safer and stronger when we work together, and that includes our partners in the business community. Each of us has a role in ensuring public safety and we are asking these corporations to do their part in helping us keep pedestrians and drivers in our City safe," said Commissioner Michael Cox, Boston Police Department.

Additionally the data submitted by delivery companies required by this new ordinance will help inform the City about the types of vehicles used to complete deliveries in Boston, which restaurants experience the highest number of orders, and where and how quickly trips are completed, including routes that drivers make using illegal turns. This information will give the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) a more accurate understanding of how third-party delivery is affecting Boston’s streets. Currently, third-party delivery apps do not have to share information with the city detailing common delivery routes or how fast delivery drivers are operating. Access to this information would allow the City to better design roadway configurations, tailor enforcement, and better manage the safe operations of our streets.

"For too long, third-party delivery platforms have ignored the rules, prioritizing profit over safety and putting residents, pedestrians, and their own drivers at risk. When I called on them to use their own data to curb their impact, they refused. This ordinance ends their indifference by requiring transparency, permitting, and insurance. Boston has no obligation to cater to tech giants who won’t play by the rules—especially when their reckless behavior endangers our streets,” said Councilor Sharon Durkan, Chair of Planning, Development, and Transportation on the Boston City Council.

“I appreciate the Mayor's leadership on this issue. We need to work together to make the city's streets safer for everyone,” said State Sen. William Brownsberger.

"I'm pleased that Mayor Wu is taking this important step to help make our streets and sidewalks safer and I look forward to continuing to work with her and her administration to realize this important goal,” said State Rep. Jay Livingstone. 

“On behalf of residents and businesses in the Back Bay, I am grateful to see Mayor Wu and the Boston Police Department take on unsafe and illegal mopeds and work to hold delivery companies accountable for safety in our neighborhood,” said Meg Mainzer-Cohen, President of the Back Bay Association.

In addition to communications with the delivery companies, the City continues to reach out to delivery workers directly to educate them about traffic safety. BPD and the Office of Neighborhood Services have distributed flyers in eleven languages to delivery workers across the City.  

州長一紙行政命令推創意表達 麻州從此將有桂冠詩人

 Governor Healey Signs Executive Order to Establish Massachusetts’ First-Ever Poet Laureate  

BOSTON – Today, Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order creating the first-ever Poet Laureate of Massachusetts. This new, honorary position is intended to promote poetry and creative expression across the state, serve as the Governor and Lieutenant Governor’s ambassador of the arts, and inspire the next generation of writers. 

“Massachusetts has a rich legacy of pioneering poets, from Phillis Wheatley Peters to Robert Frost to Emily Dickinson to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Our administration is committed to honoring this legacy by celebrating the many contributions of poets to our state, including their ability to inspire future generations,” said Governor Maura Healey. “We’re grateful to the Mass Cultural Council for their strong partnership in creating this important position, and we encourage poets from across the state to apply when the application goes live.” 

“From day one, our administration has been committed to supporting arts and culture in Massachusetts," said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “The creation of the Poet Laureate is not only an investment in our creative economy, but also an invitation for us to embrace the unique power poetry has to open our minds, stir our hearts and educate us all.” 

“Mass Cultural Council is thrilled that today, Massachusetts – a celebrated hub of arts, culture, history, creativity, and innovation – is embracing poetry and creative expression and establishing an official Poet Laureate,” said Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council. “This position will continue our proud tradition of using language and creativity to tell stories, evoke emotion, inspire new ideas, and sometimes, call others to action. It is truly an honor to partner with the Healey-Driscoll Administration on this initiative, and to again shine a bright spotlight on the power of culture.” 

The Poet Laureate will be charged with encouraging the appreciation of poetry and creative expression across Massachusetts, organizing and attending public readings and other statewide literary and cultural events in different regions, composing poetry for ceremonial occasions, and advising the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on an outreach program for schools focused on the celebration and advancement of poetry.  

The Executive Order establishes an advisory Poet Laureate Nominating Committee to review applications for the role and submit recommendations to the Governor. The selected candidate will be eligible for a stipend provided by the Mass Cultural Council.  

Since taking office, Governor Healey has worked to find ways to invest in and celebrate the arts. Governor Healey expanded the art on display in the Governor's office, last year adding Black Tie by Robert T. Freeman and At the Tremont Street Car Barns by Allan Rohan Crite from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The office also has on loan from the museum, Early Summer by J. Appleton Brown, Spring Hillside by J. J. Enneking, George Washington by Francis Alexander, Landscape by Leslie Prince Thompson and Showery May Morning, by J. Appleton Brown. Last year, the Governor’s office began hosting a temporary exhibition in the reception area celebrating Black History, Native American Heritage, Cape & Islands, Climate Month, Pride Month, and Hispanic Heritage Month.  

More information about the Massachusetts Poet Laureate and how to apply will be available this Spring. 

麻州Diana's烘培店Agawam工廠將關門 預定裁員229人

               (Boston Orange 編譯) 根據一份遞交給麻州政府的通知，Diana’s麻州烘培店東主將關閉位於Agawam的工廠，並打算裁員229人。

              Diana’s是一家烘培批發商，供應新鮮及冷凍烘培食品給學校、店鋪和其他消費者。Agawam工廠位於Bowles 120號，以及Silver 接609號的工廠，預定3月底關門。之後會有幾名員工留下來處理轉移事務。

              在通知信中，Diana’s母公司，在加州、科羅拉多州、羅德島州的Westerly都有據點的維琴尼亞州Chesapeake新鮮烘培，將把在麻州刪減的工作，改由麻州之外的工廠承接。

              根據該通知，工廠內的工人不屬於任何工會。

              Diana’s還以康州派 責任有線公司(Connecticut Pie LLC)的名義經營。

              Diana’s 和「新鮮烘培」都是麻州康可鎮的銅礦之都 (Coppermine Capital)這私人投資公司麾下企業。

              Diana Macari和他的兒子Raymond，1975年在康州Windsor創辦了Diana’s這零售烘培店，後來成長為有300多種不同新鮮及冷凍烘培產品的批發商，包括手工藝麵包，丹麥甜點，甜甜圈和各種蛋糕，婚禮蛋糕等。後來Diana’s還買下一家銷售及市場行銷公司，跨進為幼稚園到12年級學校製作食物的生意。

              2017年時，銅礦之都收購了Diana’s烘培。

慈濟劍橋外展中心「箏樂迎春」慶蛇年 訂2/7談素食發展

慈濟基金會波士頓聯絡處劍橋外展中心「箏樂」慶新春。(周菊子設)

              (Boston Orange 周菊子麻州劍橋市報導) 慈濟基金會波士頓聯絡處1月31日晚在劍橋外展中心會址舉辦「箏樂迎春」音樂會，聆聽曼妙箏聲，學習古箏特色，在別具一格的聚會中，慶祝蛇年新春。

             

波士頓古箏樂團創辦人楊信宜(左)率學生胡巧穎(右)等人現場演奏古箏曲目。(周菊子攝)

慈濟波士頓負責人長金滿帶著劍橋外展中心的主持人宋永麒、陳筠媞，香積組組長金花師姊及林建璋，楊珺婷，社服組陳裕逢、蔡瑞禮等人準備了美味的素菜湯等美食，在黃素玲精美剪紙佈置的環境中，和出席者度過一個美好的大年初三。

慈濟波士頓聯絡處負責人長金滿(右一)介紹古箏團。(周菊子攝)

              2022年創辦波士頓古箏樂團的楊信宜這晚在去年甫接任大波士頓中華文化協會國樂團團長的丈夫陳志新陪同中，率領團員潘潔祾、胡凱楹，以及胡巧穎、李澤恩母子現場演奏了潮州箏曲「錦上添花」、楊信宜改編的明清小曲「太湖船」、道家歌曲「道情」、河南箏曲「上樓」、葉緒然曲「趕花會」、吳大江曲「茉莉花」、朝鮮民謠「絲綢姑娘」、金系箏社編的劉洋曲「聲聲慢」、胡偉立曲「市集」、拉敏‧賈瓦帝作曲，崔江卉編的「權力遊戲」等曲目，最後以梁樂音曲的「醒獅舞曲」為這場慶祝新春的音樂會拉下帷幕。

              本身研修項目是職能治療，卻從12歲開始就學彈琵琶，還曾應邀到西班牙等地表演的鄭炘榆，這晚正好帶著琵琶到場，卻之不恭的應長金滿之請，即席演奏一曲。

慈濟波士頓聯絡處負責人長金滿(右)和劍橋外展中心共同主持人宋永麒(左)
說明劍橋服務站點基本上每週五晚都舉辦活動。(周菊子攝)

              在演奏之中，楊信宜和學生們還分別做解說，增加人們對這已有2500多年歷史的中華傳統樂器之了解。她說明古箏彈奏用真或假指甲撥弦彈奏，主要有5個音階。古箏的右邊是有音階的，左邊沒有音階，用作聲音效果，適當運用可以彈簡單旋律，也可以移植西洋樂器的伴奏音、爬音，甚至豎琴音，要學得好，是得花些時間。         

楊信宜(右二)率團員為劍橋慈濟演奏古箏。(周菊子攝)

              波士頓慈濟負責人長金滿和劍橋外展中心的宋永麒、陳筠媞表示，劍橋外展中心每週五舉辦各式各樣的活動，邀請各界人士出席，學習新知，放鬆身心，親近慈濟。

                          慈濟劍橋外展中心接下來在2月7日晚將舉辦「中國素食發展」講座，由哈佛法學院資深研究學者，也是中國蔬食發展協會創始人的簡藝主講，2月15日起至4月12日的每週六早上10點至下午2點，接受電話預約，為民眾辦理免費電子報稅。活動地點都在 620 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 6, Cambridge, MA 02139，報名或查詢可洽617-762-0569。

慈濟波士頓聯絡處劍橋外展中心共同主持人陳筠媞端出送給表演者的感謝禮物。
(周菊子攝)

鄭炘榆正好帶了琵琶出席，應邀即席演奏一段。(周菊子攝)

金花師姐和林建璋為活動準備蔬食。(周菊子攝)

「箏樂迎春」現場。(周菊子攝)

紐英崙中華公所僑團春宴從1月排至4月底

 

紐英崙中華公所迎新春 喜見波城市長新生龍女跨蛇年

紐英崙中華公所董事及顧問們拜年。前排左起，胡衛正、梁添光、余立昌、余積堯、鄺炎彬、周萬欽、梅麗梨、李源沛、
余麗媖、陳黃海蘭、陳建立、陳秀珍、李伍碧香、何遠光、阮謝少珍、陳文珊、梁永基、池元山。後排左起，朱瑞生、伍偉業、
黃紹培、黃偉健、鄭慧民、阮鴻燦、黃兆祥、陳余寶愛、陳清。雷國輝、甄若素、黃國威、關麗莎、
司徒宗達、翁宇才、謝如鍵、陳仕維、阮偉昌。(周菊子攝)

嘉賓和胡清白鶴派醒獅隊合影。(周菊子攝)

             （Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 紐英崙中華公所  (CCBA) 在年初二的1月30日，假帝苑大酒樓慶祝蛇年新春，包括波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu) 、州市官員、議員在內，共500多人圍桌聚餐，欣賞祥獅獻瑞，社團歌舞，高唱「朋友」，喜迎財神。

波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu)抱著半個月大的女兒Mira出席中華公所春宴。
中華公所主席雷國輝(左)出面招呼。(周菊子攝)

              中華公所的蛇年新春慶祝，由公所中英文書記翁宇才、阮鴻燦擔任司儀，胡清白鶴派掌門胡衛正指揮三大二小的五頭瑞獅，在鑼鼓聲中向一列排開的州市嘉賓們採青獻桔，拉彩炮，備添節慶氣氛。2名司儀還指出，蛇象徵智慧，求變與機遇，祝福所有人發揮蛇的特性，觀察敏銳，決策機智，吉祥、富貴、長壽、重生。

波士頓市長吳弭在丈夫Connor Pewarski和小兒子陪同中，抱著剛出生的女兒Mira參加
中華公所春宴。大兒子沒來世上數學課去了。(周菊子攝)

              波士頓市長吳弭抱著甫於1月13日出生的小龍女，在丈夫Connor Pewarski，以及小兒子的陪同中到場。她說自己很興奮，來和華埠民眾一同慶祝又一個非常幸運的一年。她覺得自己很榮幸能來這兒和大家一起，因為華埠對她家來說極段重要，而且這是所有華人要傳承給下一代的許多傳統之一。她還特別點出，很高興看到舞獅團中的小小舞獅者，那麼有才華。最後她用普通話說「祝大家新年快樂，恭喜發財，萬事如意」。

波士頓市議會議長Ruthzee Louijeune(右)抱抱Mira沾喜氣。
華埠民眾送封"利市"給市長女兒。 (周菊子攝)

              紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝今年的致詞，格外簡單，只說「外面很冷，裡面很暖」，這天有500多人來參加新春宴會，同桌共歡。他祝大家「成年行好運，身體健康，家庭幸福」。

麻州眾議會財務委員會主席麥家威 (Aaron Michlewitz) 和眾議員黃子安(右)
代表麻州議會送上表揚狀給中華公所，由主席雷國輝(中)代表接受。(周菊子攝)

              紐英崙中華公所今年的新春慶祝，嘉賓眾多，在波士頓市長之外，來自波士頓市政府的有市長幕僚長朱為亭 (Tiffany Chu)，警察局長Michael Cox，房屋長Sheila Dillion，老人事務局局長Emily Shea，鄰里服務局副局長Christopher Breen，華埠聯絡員黃楚嵐。波士頓市議會議長Ruthzee Louijeune，不分區市議員Erin Murphy，第二區市議員愛德華費連 (Ed Flynn) ，第八區市議員 Sharon Durkan。

              來自州政府的有麻州眾議會財務委員會主席麥家威 (Aaron Michlewitz)，麻州眾議員黃子安 (Donald Wong)，麻州參議員Nick Collins，以及州長的議會委員Mara Dolan，薩福克郡檢察官 Kevin R, Hayden等人。

              駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長廖朝宏，組長黃耀良，波士頓僑教中心主任高家富，也都應邀到會。

轄區包括華埠的麻州參議員Nick Collins(中)在財神爺 (阮鴻燦) 陪伴中
送上表揚狀給中華公所，由主席雷國輝代表接受。(周菊子攝)

              在嘉賓致詞，送上表揚狀之後，中華公所為蛇年春宴安排了紐英崙養生舞協會的「鼓樂慶新春」，鄉土舞蹈團的「茉莉花開」，元極舞聯誼會的「福滿乾坤」，健康舞蹈團的「交換」等表演，為新春慶祝助興。接著由MK婚禮娛樂公司麥澤衡夫婦主持卡拉OK，有吳皓、譚達兒等人上台高歌。

波士頓市議會議長Ruthzee Louijenue(右起)、市議員Ed Flynn、
Erin Murphy、Sharon Durkan一起代表市議會送表揚狀給中華公所。(周菊子攝)

              中華公所英文書記阮鴻燦換裝扮財神，在公所財政陳余寶愛、核數張青梅陪同下，遊走現場，逐桌派發內裝一元紙幣的「利市」，祝福人人新春好運，為會場帶來不少歡笑。

              紐英崙中華公所今年的新春慶祝特色之一，是老幼同歡，既有剛出生才半個月的市長女兒Mira，也有前年才慶祝百歲生日的華埠早年僑領阮陳金鳳，以及當年和她一起在華埠社區服務大眾的中華耆英會創辦人梅伍銀寬，曾任波士頓國民黨常委的李伍綺蓮等人，讓小小的一個宴會廳頓時裝進了華埠百年傳承。

波士頓僑務委員陳仕維夫婦和中華公所主席雷國輝歡迎波士頓經文處處長廖朝宏、
組長黃耀良、波士頓僑教中心主任高家富參加春宴。(周菊子攝)

              在紐英崙中華公所照慣例的率先舉辦慶祝新春宴會後，接下來將是至孝篤親公所訂2月8日，波士頓安良工商為訂2月9日舉辦春宴，中華公所每年一度的舞獅迎新春活動，也已訂在2月9日(週日)的早上11點至下午3點，從菲立普廣場出發。當天早上11點至下午2點，中華公所還將在會址所在的泰勒街 (Tyler St)90號舉辦文化村活動，有手工藝展示及製作。

麻州眾議員麥家威(右)告訴經文處處長廖朝宏怎麼拉彩炮。(周菊子攝)

 (訂正第一張照片人名，前排左三為余立昌。)

波士頓市長吳弭 (抱著女兒)邀州市官員一起送上表揚狀。

左起，波士頓市長幕僚長朱為亭、老人局局長Emily Shea，房屋長Sheila Dillon
和中華耆英會創辦人梅伍銀寬、耆英會白禮頓樓主任梅麗梨。(周菊子攝)

百歲人瑞阮陳金鳳和女兒阮坤慈。(周菊子攝)

曾任波士頓國民黨常委，如今年逾90的李伍綺蓮(右)在現任常委張韻蘭
陪同中出席中華公所蛇年春宴。(周菊子攝)

中華公所主席雷國輝繼續房地產發展的兩大助手，顧問Peter Munkenbeck (左)、
中華公所物業發展經理鄭欣豪。  (周菊子攝)

全美洪門致公堂元老余麗媖(右三)和波士頓洪門致公堂主席胡振勝(左三)、
譚偉明(左二)，前任主席黎奕置等人。 (周菊子攝)

全美安良工商會元老陳仕維(左三)和安良兄弟。(周菊子攝)

中華公所董事及賓客唱卡拉OK。(周菊子攝)

中華公所董事唱卡拉OK。(周菊子攝)

MK婚禮娛樂公司麥澤衡夫婦主持卡拉OK，(周菊子攝)

中華公所蛇年春宴會場。(周菊子攝)

波士頓藝術中心和波士頓大學合作 今春推出「多個藝術書展及藝展」

Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) Partners with Boston University to

Support “Multiple Fairs Art Book Fair” at Boston University this Spring

Multiple Fairs, a collaborative variation of Multiple Formats, will bring together art book enthusiasts, creatives, and the public through a mix of exhibitions, panels, and hands-on workshops.

January 31, 2025 (Boston, MA) — Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) is pleased to announce that the Boston Art Book Fair is collaborating with Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts in a co-branded “Multiple Fairs Art Book Fair” on March 20–22, 2025 held at Boston University. BCA will develop and present a variety of topical panel discussions and hands-on workshops on Saturday at the fair. These public programs will further the common goals of BCA and BU to attract wide and diverse audiences to the fair, and to grow the community who love art and books.

Multiple Formats is sponsored by BU School of Visual Arts at Boston University, and organized by Christopher Sleboda, Associate Professor of Art, Graphic Design at Boston University. This year’s “Multiple Fairs Art Book Fair” is also sponsored in part by Wagner Foundation. BCA is thrilled to reconnect with the wide array of artists, art book lovers, and members of dynamic creative communities that the Boston Art Book Fair has served in its five iterations over seven years as we are looking for ways to sustain its continuing presence on the rich Boston cultural scene. Like the Boston Art Book Fair, Multiple Formats serves as a fertile gathering and learning place for Boston’s art book community, and so we are honored to work with them.

This partnership with BU School of Visual Arts will also allow BCA to continue to support an exciting range of exhibitors as well as artists and Boston residents who attend the fair, connecting art to community and allowing us to collectively continue to grow the Boston Art Book Fair. BCA will bring its strong experience in creating programming that serves audiences well beyond the traditional academic community, further broadening Multiple Formats’ already diverse audience. BCA launched the Boston Art Book Fair in 2017, and after a successful return post-pandemic in 2022, the 2023 edition of the Boston Art Book Fair was the largest yet. BCA continues to explore ways to ensure its future growth and sustainability.

To support this, BCA has adjusted its programming calendar to give the organization time to redesign the event to maximize impact and optimize resource allocation. BCA looks forward to sharing more details in Spring 2025 about the Boston Art Book Fair’s future as a freestanding annual event.

Governor Maura Healey Warns Trump’s Tariffs Will Increase Costs for Massachusetts Residents and Businesses

 Governor Maura Healey Warns Trump’s Tariffs Will Increase Costs for Massachusetts Residents and Businesses 

Tariffs on Massachusetts’ largest trading partners will increase cost of groceries, clothes, housing, phones, cars, and more; Electricity costs in New England will increase by $200 million 

BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement in response to the White House’s announcement that President Donald Trump will implement a 25 percent tariff on goods coming into the United States from Canada and Mexico and a 10 percent tariff on goods from China on Saturday. These countries represent Massachusetts’ three largest trading partners. 

“The number one issue facing the American people is high costs. The President’s tariffs represent nothing more than a giant price hike on the cost of groceries, clothes, phones, housing, and energy,” said Governor Healey. “We estimate that electricity costs in New England alone will go up by as much as $200 million a year. Additionally, we rely on these countries for lumber and building materials, which means housing costs will rise, and housing production could stall. We need a partner in the White House who will lower costs for families and businesses in Massachusetts, and all we’ve seen thus far from this new administration are actions that will do the exact opposite.” 

Tariffs on Canada are expected to impact the dairy industry and raise the cost of milk, cheese and butter. Canada is also one of the largest suppliers of softwood lumber in the U.S., which means increased costs for housing, construction and home renovation. Tariffs on Canada will also impact the price of cars and car parts, energy, and fish and seafood. Tariffs on Mexico are expected to increase the cost of agricultural products like fruits, vegetables, avocados and tomatoes, as well as cars and car parts, beer and tequila, TVs and other electronics. Tariffs on China will increase the cost of smartphones, laptops, TVs and other electronics, furniture, clothing and toys. These tariffs also raise the risk of retaliatory tariffs on exports, which could be devastating for American businesses.