麻州教育廳早期教育及照顧委員會3名委員宣誓就任

 Healey-Driscoll Administration Swears in Members of Early Education and Care Board

 

 

BOSTON – Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler swore in three reappointed members to the Board of Early Education and Care today. This included Board Chair Paul Belsito, member at large Jamella Lee and parent/guardian member Nicki Ruiz de Luzuriaga. The Board of Early Education and Care sets policies and regulations related to the state’s early education and care programs and services.

 

“As a member of the Board of Early Education and Care, I have had the privilege of working with Chair Belsito, Nicki Ruiz de Luzuriaga and Jamella Lee. Together, the Board and Administration have made progress our joint efforts in providing all Massachusetts families with affordable and accessible early education and care,” said Secretary of Education Dr. Patrick Tutwiler. “It was an honor to swear them in today and I look forward to continuing the work together.”

 

“I am grateful for Chair Belsito’s leadership and EEC’s partnership with the Board. We made significant, nation leading efforts this year, including significant improvements to our Child Care Financial Assistance programs, as well as transformative changes to our rates for child care providers,” saidEarly Education and Care Commissioner Amy Kershaw. “I am excited to continue these efforts with Paul as our Chair and am grateful for the ongoing commitment and critical voices of Board members Jamella Lee and Nicki Ruiz de Luzuriaga.”

 

In April 2023, the Board of Early Education and Care unanimously approved the Department of Early Education and Care’s (EEC) revised Child Care Financial Assistance regulations for promulgation. The updated regulations and policies simplified the application process for parents, reduced paperwork for families and early education programs, and better support families experiencing homeless, families with disabilities and families facing domestic violence.

 

Further, in January 2024, the Board unanimously approvedEEC’s transformative changes to how the state reimburses early education and care providers who accept child care financial assistance, known as rates. These changes made significant progress on addressing long-standing inequities in rate amounts by geographic region and age group of children served. It also made Massachusetts one of the first states to use the cost of providing care as a metric for setting rates, using this metric for the first time.

 

“I am honored to continue serving as Chair of the Board of Early Education and Care. Our collective commitment to ensuring every child in Massachusetts has access to high-quality early education is unwavering. The recent advancements in financial assistance and provider reimbursement policies reflect our team’s dedication to equity and excellence in early childhood education. I look forward to building on this progress with my colleagues on the board, and in partnership with the department and the Healey-Driscoll Administration,” said Paul Belsito, Chair of the Board of Early Education and Care.

 

"It is an honor to continue to serve on the MA EEC Board. The investments in and commitment to early education and care by the Healey-Driscoll administration, legislature, EEC staff, providers, partners, parents, and board is a beautiful example of a state that understands that the measure of the soul of our society is how we treat our most vulnerable - our youngest learners. For this, I am grateful and hopeful for the future of MA," saidJamella Lee, Board of Early Education and Care Member at Large.

 

"It has been my great honor to represent the voices of parents and guardians on the Board of Early Education and Care. I look forward to continuing this vital work of ensuring access to quality care for more children across the Commonwealth in partnership with Secretary Tutwiler, Commissioner Kershaw, and the Healey-Driscoll administration," said Nicki Ruiz de Luzuriaga, Board of Early Education and Care Parent/Guardian Member.

 

Learn more about the Board of Early Education and Care and the members’full bios.

 

Bios

 

Paul Belsito, Board Chair

Paul Belsito is the Executive Director of the Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation and works to advance the Foundation’s work and mission in Hampden County and reaffirm the Foundation’s commitment to excellence, innovation, and equity in education. Paul has served on several boards and commissions over his career and currently serves on the Board of Educare Springfield, the board of advisors for the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education and a member of the steering committee of the Early Childhood Funder Collaborative. Committed to racial and gender equity, he is an alum of Capital Collaborative, a program of Camelback Ventures, which brings together leading philanthropists across the country to deepen their commitment to equitable grantmaking.

 

Jamella Lee, Member at large

Jamella worked at Jumpstart for the past five years, as VP of People & Culture and Chief People Office, providing human capital leadership to the organization as it sought to build a more equitable education system for young children. Prior to these roles, she managed the Clinton Democracy Fellowship at City Year in South Africa, worked as vice president at the Ohio Charter School Association and Concept Schools in Chicago and served as chair of the Global Studies and Service Department and dean of Global and Diversity Education at the Taft School. Previously she had also served in many roles throughout her career, including as a service leader and elementary and literacy teacher. Jamella earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University and her master’s at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She received her Juris Doctor at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and received numerous awards from the University and Columbus Bar Foundation.

Nicki Ruiz de Luzuriaga, Parent/Guardian member

Nicki Ruiz de Luzuriaga will be starting as Chief Development Officer at the national organization MENTOR later this month, after working at Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) for 15 years. At EMPath, Nicki served as the Vice President of Institutional Advancement. She focused much of her work at the organization on children’s and family issues, with a particular interest in the interdependence of family members in moving out of poverty. She led the development of EMPath’s intergenerational model, The Intergen Project, and co-authored a brief on the theory and practice of intergenerational antipoverty efforts. She also has a strong interest in coaching, both as a vehicle for economic mobility and to develop staff who are serving families. Before joining EMPath, she developed children’s programming at various for-profit and nonprofit organizations and became very interested in how poverty affects children and youth. Nicki completed a master’s in public administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where she was awarded a Gleitsman Fellowship through the Center for Public Leadership. She was born and raised in Massachusetts, and currently lives in East Boston with her partner and their two young children.

麻州政府投資300萬元支持早期教育人力培訓

 Healey-Driscoll Administration Investing $3 Million to Support

Early Education Workforce Pipeline and Apprenticeships

 

State Boosting Economic Mobility Pathways for Early Childhood Educators During

Teacher Appreciation Week

 

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) has opened a request for responses (RFR) to support existing early childhood apprenticeship programs and fund additional regional intermediaries for center-based and family child care programs. Intermediaries will support workforce development pathways, including apprenticeship programs, in recruiting apprentices and connecting them to employers, as well as assisting in the administrative tasks of managing pathways and requirements for registering programs. Further, intermediaries can provide participating child care program employers with funding to cover mentor stipends and wages for apprentices. The administration is investing $10 million in federal funds through the end of 2026 for this, with $3 million available in this RFR.

 

“Strengthening and expanding apprenticeships is an important part of our efforts to support and grow the early education and care workforce, increasing opportunities for hands-on training and hard skill development,” said Governor Maura Healey. “Child care plays an essential role in driving the state’s economy and competitiveness forward, which is why our administration has placed a high priority on expanding access to affordable, high-quality child care. I am thrilled to see these partnerships at work, boosting the pipeline of high-quality early education professionals.”

 

“Our administration is fully committed to supporting and expanding the early education workforce. When programs have a consistent and highly skilled workforce, they can offer better care to even more families. Improving opportunities for the early education and care workforce is directly related to our goal of improving access to affordable, quality child care for Massachusetts’ youngest children and their families,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll.

 

Governor Healey’s Executive Order 625 established an Early Education and Child Care Task Force that is chaired by the Secretaries of Education, Labor and Workforce Development, and Economic Development. One area of focus for the task force is identifying strategies to recruit, train, upskill, and retain members of the child care workforce, including by expanding apprenticeship initiatives, higher education programs, and training opportunities. These efforts build on the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development’s recent announcement that included funding six center-based early education registered apprenticeship programs.

 

“Education doesn’t start at kindergarten – it starts at birth. Child care educators are critical to ensuring our youngest learners receive the highest quality education they deserve, setting them up for school and lifetime success. These new opportunities will support job seekers passionate about early childhood education to gain the skills and experience they need to join the field and meet their economic mobility goals. By investing in our educators and children, the Healey-Driscoll Administration is investing in the future of the Commonwealth,” said Secretary of Education Dr. Patrick Tutwiler.  

 

“Building a pipeline of skilled educators is a key component of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s ‘whole-of-government’ strategy to strengthen the state’s early childhood education system,” said Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones. “Expanding and scaling effective registered apprenticeship programs will be key to investing in the talent we need and developing the infrastructure that is so critical for workers, jobseekers, and employers in every region of Massachusetts.”

 

Throughout 2023 and 2024, EEC conducted a series of listening sessions with registered apprenticeship programs, professional development entities and child care programs to identify opportunities for the state to bolster these types of supported pathways. This RFR aims to support and expand upon these types of programs in alignment with the feedback the agency has received and work of the Task Force. This includes a particular focus on expanding opportunities to support family child care workforce development pathways.

 

“Apprenticeship models are a key part of strengthening the early education and care profession – supporting people to earn while they learn. We have been working with the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and early childhood leaders across the state to promote and expand apprenticeship opportunities as a key strategy to build the pipeline of new staff joining the field,” said Early Education and Care Commissioner Amy Kershaw. “Today’s announced RFR will help move forward our joint efforts to recruit and retain qualified educators, while also promoting their economic mobility, leading to improved access to high-quality child care for Massachusetts’ youngest children and their families.” 

 

“Apprenticeship offers a proven model to develop and diversify talent pipelines to meet the needs of our child care workforce,” said Josh Cutler, Undersecretary for Apprenticeship, Work-Based Learning, and Policy. “Through our Division of Apprentice Standards, we are pleased to partner with the Department of Early Education and Care to support this expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in early childhood education.”

 

Apprenticeship programs are an effective workforce development model that provide mentor-supported on-the-job training, relevant technical instruction, paid work experience, and an industry recognized credential upon completion. These programs are a key strategy for both improving the quality of early-career educators and expanding the pipeline of educators and mentors. 

中華表演藝術基金會「向貝多芬致敬』音樂會

             （Boston Orange）中華表演藝術基金會的『向貝多芬致敬』音樂會，5月3日晚在300多名觀眾熱烈鼓掌，大讚小提琴家林以信 (Joseph Lin)，鋼琴家 黃海倫 (Helen Huang)，大提琴家 Raman Ramakrishnan，中提琴家 黃心芸 (Hsin-Yun Huang) 和小提琴家 Claire Bourg等5名音樂家演出超凡中圓滿落幕。

            這是中華表演藝術基金會第36屆音樂季的第4場音樂會，前述5名音樂家在新英格蘭音樂學院的喬丹音樂廳 (Jordan Hall) ，演奏了貝多芬的小提琴奏鳴曲第10號 G大調，作品96，弦樂四重奏第11號 F小調，作品95（《嚴肅曲》，鋼琴三重奏第7號 B大調，作品97（《大公爵》）等3部傑作。

            5位音樂家，各有來頭。

小提琴家林以信畢業於哈佛大學，2001年曾贏得Michael Hill 國際小提琴比賽一等獎，2011年獲選為茱莉雅弦樂四重奏的第一小提琴，並在該校任教。

鋼琴家黃海倫13歲時就獲得艾佛瑞‧費雪事業獎 (Avery Fisher Career Grant)， 並成為該獎最年輕得。1997年曾和馬友友等名家在韓國演出，2004年從茱莉亞音樂學院畢業，其後取得耶魯大學碩士學位。經常往返歐美，應邀演出。

大提琴家 Raman Ramakrishnan 是 Horszowski 三重奏和 Daedalus 四重奏的創始成員。目前是波士頓室內樂協會 (Boston Chamber Music Society) 成員，在巴德 (Bard) 學院音樂學院任教。

中提琴家黃心芸同時在柯蒂斯 (Curtis) 音樂學院和茱莉亞 (Juilliard) 音樂學院擔任中提琴教教授，是柏林廣播電台樂團、東京愛樂樂團、倫敦交響樂團等世界頂級樂團的固定獨奏家，經常出現在世界上最負盛名的音樂廳，已是當代主要中提琴家之一，

小提琴家 Claire Bourg 畢業於新英格蘭音樂學院、柯蒂斯音樂學院, 和茱莉亞音樂學院，曾受教於林以信，目前在紐約CUNY攻讀音樂博士。

            他們這5位音樂家當晚演奏的曲目，展現了貝多芬生活中的轉折時期，帶給聽眾一段豐富而迷人的音樂旅程。整個音樂會充滿了奇妙、激動和難忘的瞬間，不僅觀眾們掌聲久久不歇，包括 Miriam Fried, Paul Biss, Benjamin Zander, Mark Churchill, Lynn Chang, Gloria Chien, Soovin Kim, Channing Yu, Benoit Rolland, Sergey Schepkin, Bruce Brubaker等當日出席的多位著名音樂家，也都高度讚揚5名音樂家的演出。

            《波士頓音樂情報(The Boston Musical Intelligencer) 》的樂評 Stephen Wigler  極為稱許這場音樂會，詳細品評了音樂家們演奏的每一首曲目。他寫道：「林以信與黃海倫合作演奏的《第96號奏鳴曲》幾乎無可挑剔。這是一場最頂級的室內樂演出：真正平等的合作關係，時而生動激昂（第一樂章），時而親密溫柔、宛如莫札特, 嬉戲地起舞（諧謔曲), 最後一樂章則充滿堅定的喜劇色彩。」

音樂會後的慶祝酒會，有超過 40 位跨代知名音樂家齊聚一堂，向他們表示祝賀。

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Brian Shortsleeve宣佈參選麻州州長 2026至少3人競逐

  （Boston Orange 摘譯）查理貝克 （Charlie Baker）時代曾任麻州地鐵 （MBTA）總經理的Brian Shortsleeve，5月12日宣佈加入麻州州長選戰。2026年的州長選舉，現在有2名共和黨籍，1名民主黨籍的共3人參選。

Brian Shortsleeve 表示，麻州“需要扭轉局面”，他在ＭBTA的工作經驗，證明他能夠把削減成本的思維，帶進州政府大樓。他和3月宣佈參選的另一名共和黨人，也是查理貝克時代內閣首長的Mike Kennealy都是第一次參選。

現年52歲，住在Barnstable的Brian Shortsleeve去年曾非正式地說他支持美國總統川普（Donald Trump），是一位風險投資家和前海軍陸戰隊軍官， 2015年被查理貝克任命為MBTA的首席管理官，並在一年後成為總經理。並於2017年辭去總經理職務，然後在MBTA董事會任職三年。

在MBTA任職期間，他處理了預算缺口，幫助復興了綠線延伸項目，並推動了幾個部門的私有化。

Shortsleeve在競選宣言中強調他在MBTA的工作成績，並列舉他將探索削減州政府開支的方法，包括州的Medicaid計劃。此外，他還計劃撤銷有爭議的分區法，並推動廣泛的減稅。

Shortsleeve表示，他的重點是麻州，而不是聯邦政治。他間接表示支持特朗普，但拒絕透露是否會尋求與特朗普白宮建立更好的關係。他強調選民希望有人能夠奪回州政府（Beacon Hill）。

Shortsleeve還批評現任州長Maura Healey處理緊急庇護系統的做法，並表示他將解決“移民危機和Healy的庇護州政策”。他承諾將專注於降低人們的能源成本。

麻州民主黨為此特地發表聲明，指Shortsleeve是又一名川普支持者，在川普競選總統時投票給川普，還在川普的忠實支持者Ron DeSantis參選總統時，擔任競選委員會主席，將不會反對川普的剝奪老年人，婦女及兒童的醫療健保，停止治療癌症和阿茲海默症的研究，發動關稅戰，導致所有人得承擔成本上漲成果等政策。

麻州民主黨主席Steve Kerrigan認為，Shortsleeve在MBTA任職期間管理不善，慢速區，車輛及軌道故障頻仍，但是麻州在現任州長Maura Healey，以及現任MBTA總經理伍偉華的治理下，首次掃除了慢速區。Shortsleeve如果當州長，將是麻州的一場災難。

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $6.8 Million to Train and Place Over 1,100 Workers in Industries Statewide

 Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $6.8 Million to Train and Place Over 1,100 Workers in Industries Statewide  

Workforce development funding will train, upskill, and hire untapped talent in health care, life sciences, technology, construction, and more   

 

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $6.8 million in workforce development grant funding for 15 initiatives across Massachusetts, representing partnerships with employers, training providers, and regional collaborators to train, upskill, and provide job placement for 1,112 workers for in-demand occupations in health care, education, finance and more. 

The Senator Kenneth J. Donnelly Workforce Success Grants are funded by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) and administered by Commonwealth Corporation through the state’s Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund. Each awarded grant aims to close the skills gap, increase access to good-paying jobs for unemployed and underemployed residents, and strengthen productivity and workforce needs among employers in regions throughout Massachusetts. Workforce Success grants fund job training and job placement for untapped talent and also upskilling programs for incumbent workers. Among the 15 awarded grants, nine grants are also dedicating efforts to incorporate English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in planned job training—an effort to strengthen vocational language skills as a strategy to reduce employment barriers and expand access for workforce participation. 

“The Workforce Success Grants continue our commitment to supporting our workers and providing access to good-paying jobs and long-term career success,” said Governor Maura Healey. “By providing job training and upskilling for underemployed and unemployed jobseekers, we are helping unlock potential, strengthening competitiveness, and connecting our world class talent with innovative companies across the state.” 

 

“By making workforce development investments like the Workforce Success Grants, we are ensuring that the job training, skills, and certifications our jobseekers are receiving match with what our employers are looking for,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “These collaborative partnerships allow us to further serve our residents, workers, and employers.” 

 

Secretary Lauren Jones of Labor and Workforce Development announced awarded grants at YMCA of Greater Boston, one of the 15 grantees. Since January 2023, the Healey-Driscoll Administration, in partnership with Commonwealth Corporation, has awarded $44 million in Donnelly Success Grants, projected to train over 8,500 unemployed, underemployed, and incumbent workers. 

“Workforce Success Grants deliver meaningful career opportunities, driven by industry demands expressed by employers in regions across the Commonwealth,” said Secretary Lauren Jones of Labor and Workforce Development. “Each awarded grant delivers job training, developing a strong talent pipeline and closing the skills gaps especially for in-demand occupations among employers and industries experiencing workforce shortages.”  

“Investing in workforce training means investing in people, businesses, and the future of our economy,” said Tom Hooper, Vice President of Sector Pathways at Commonwealth Corporation. “These grants empower job seekers with the skills to thrive in high-demand careers while helping employers build a strong, skilled workforce. We applaud and thank these 15 grantees for their dedication to creating opportunities and strengthening communities across Massachusetts.”  

The following is a list of the 15 grant recipients receiving approximately $6.8 million to provide training and placement services to 1,112 individuals throughout the Commonwealth:  

Asian American Civic Association, Inc., Boston: $498,800 

Asian American Civic Association will provide training and placement services, including ESOL training, to 58 unemployed or underemployed participants for Banker, Customer Service Representative, Teller, Relationship Banker, and Retail Banker positions. They will partner with Citizens Bank, M&T Bank, Rockland Trust, and Berkshire Bank.  

 

Asian Women for Health, Inc., Boston: $500,000 

Asian Women for Health will provide training and placement services to 84 unemployed or underemployed participants for Community Health Worker positions. They will partner with Boston Medical Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, and Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers.  

 

Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston, Inc., Boston: $500,000 

Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston will provide training and placement services, including ESOL training, to 81 unemployed or underemployed participants for Certified Nurse's Assistant and Home Health Aide positions. They will partner with Mass General Brigham, Boston Children's Hospital, and Beth Israel Lahey Health. 

 

Friends of the Rafael Hernandez School, Inc., Roxbury: $292,000 

Friends of the Rafael Hernandez School, Inc. will provide training and placement services, including ESOL training, to 38 unemployed or underemployed participants for Paraprofessional and Preschool Teacher positions. They will partner with Boston Public Schools, Pine Village Preschool Spanish Immersion Preschools, and Action for Boston Community Development Headstart and Children's Services. 

 

Greenfield Community College, Greenfield: $417,997 

Greenfield Community College will provide training and placement services, including ESOL training, to 48 unemployed or underemployed participants for Early Childhood Educator positions. They will partner with JaDuke Preschool and Early Education Center, The Early Learning Center at Hampshire College, The Learning Knoll, Williston Northampton Children's Center, and Y Academy at the Bolger Center for Early Childhood Education. 

 

Health & Home Care Training of New England, Brockton: $499,768 

Health & Home Care Training of New England will provide training and placement services to 60 unemployed and underemployed participants for Certified Nurse's Assistant and Home Health Aide positions. They will partner with St. Joseph's Manor, Kimwell Nursing & Rehabilitation, and Alliance Health at West Acres.  

 

Holyoke Community College, Holyoke: $500,000 

Holyoke Community College will provide training and placement services, including ESOL training, to 60 unemployed and underemployed participants and incumbent workers for Medical Assistant positions. They will partner with Baystate Medical Center and Valley Health Systems/Holyoke Medical Center. 

 

Jewish Vocational Service, Inc., Boston: $500,000 

Jewish Vocational Service will provide training and placement services to 67 unemployed and underemployed participants for Pharmacy Technician positions. They will partner with Mass General Brigham, CVS Health, and Beth Israel Lahey Health. 

 

Lawrence CommunityWorks, Lawrence: $491,561 

Lawrence CommunityWorks will provide training and placement services, including ESOL training, to 80 unemployed and underemployed participants for Education Paraprofessional positions. They will partner with Lawrence Public Schools and The Community Group. 

 

MassHire North Central Workforce Board, Inc., Leominster: $247,818 

MassHire North Central Workforce Board will provide training and placement services to 40 unemployed and underemployed participants for Certified Sterile Processing Technician positions. They will partner with Heywood Healthcare, St. Vincent Hospital, UMass Memorial, and Worcester Surgical Center. 

 

Notre Dame Education Center – Lawrence, Inc., Lawrence: $482,430 

Notre Dame Education Center will provide training and placement services, including ESOL training, to 180 unemployed and underemployed participants for Certified Nurse's Assistant and Home Health Aide positions. They will partner with Lawrence General Hospital and Mary Immaculate/Health Care Services. 

 

Per Scholas, Inc., Cambridge: $500,000 

Per Scholas, Inc. will provide training and placement services to 100 unemployed and underemployed participants for Help Desk, Cybersecurity Analyst, and Salesforce Administrator positions. They will partner with Trillium Technical, Robert Half, Granite Telecommunications, and TEKsystems. 

 

Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester: $499,610 

Quinsigamond Community College will provide training and placement services, including ESOL training, to 60 unemployed and underemployed participants for Certified Nurse's Assistant positions. They will partner with Salmon Health & Retirement, Christopher House, Overlook Masonic Health Center, and Life Care Centers of America. 

 

Walker, Inc., Needham: $500,000 

Walker, Inc. will provide training and placement services to 60 unemployed and underemployed participants for Direct Care Worker and Social and Human Service Assistant positions. They will partner with The COMPASS School and Samaritans Inc. 

 

YMCA of Greater Boston, Inc., Boston: $415,542 

YMCA of Greater Boston will provide training and placement services, including ESOL training, to 96 unemployed and underemployed participants for Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant positions. They will partner with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Lahey Health, Boston Children's Hospital, and Boston Medical Center. 

波克萊台灣商會承辦僑委會美食巡迴展 台式鮭魚羹讓人讚不絕口

波克萊台灣商會會長陳奕如（右二）和大廚溫國智（又起），波士頓僑務委員
郭競儒，波士頓經文處處長廖朝宏，助理主廚陳瑞昌，波士頓僑教中心主任
高家富為『台灣美食國際巡迴展』說讚。（周菊子攝）

（Boston Orange 周菊子麻州報導）中華民國僑務委員會的2025年「台灣美食國際巡迴展覽」美加東線第一站，5月3日來到波士頓。溫國智、陳瑞昌2位大廚為波克萊台灣商會和一眾嘉賓展示台式鮭魚羹、芋絲糕、千層胡椒餅等3款地道台灣美食，嚐到的人，全都讚不絕口。

「台灣美食國際巡迴展覽」往年都以和地方僑團合作，獨立舉辦的形式辦理，今年改變方向，藉著成為世界各大城市地方活動的一部分，深入人群。波士頓這一站，就安排進每年都有逾千人參加的『牛頓台灣日』之中。

『台灣美食國際巡迴展』嘉賓合影。（周菊子攝）

波克萊台灣商會會長陳奕如這天親自出馬主持，兼做即席英文翻譯。介紹2位大廚之於，還說明為當天出席的每位來賓都準備了一個放有食譜，台灣特色鑰匙圈，或是總統府紀念品，僑委會限量紋身貼的小禮物袋。

溫國智主廚現場示範，陳奕如會長即席翻譯。（周菊子攝）

「台灣美食國際巡迴展覽」這趟派來波士頓的大廚是有『台菜小天王』之譽，自創『溫國智的美食天地』，開辦有穎嘉餐飲顧問公司，曾任多屆僑委會國際美食巡迴講座主廚的溫國智，助理主廚是穎嘉餐飲研發主廚，在光啟高中任教，當過僑委會美食巡迴講座助理講師的陳瑞昌。

溫國智指出，自從米其林進入台灣，吃就成了台灣的“在地文化”，他們這天示範台式鮭魚羹，芋絲糕，千層胡椒餅等3道菜餚。

波士頓經文處處長廖朝宏夫婦（左起），麻州眾議員黃子安，Gerg Schwartz，
馬惠美，Medford市議員曾御宸，波士頓諮詢委員蔣宗壬等人坐在嘉賓席，
近距離看示範。（周菊子攝）

其中的“台式鮭魚羹”原本是台灣的“土魠魚羹”，但來到美國，入境隨俗，改用鮭魚做食材，就了成“鮭魚海鮮羹”，又由於這道菜加有大量蔬菜，包括有層次放上的竹笋、帶出甜味的白菜，以及用來配色的紅蘿蔔等等，所以這道菜又可以叫做“山與海的對話”，製作時，菜要先炒香，魚肉要去骨做泥漿，加入五香粉，醬油，胡椒，酒的醃製，然後用攝氏90度的水煮，好使魚肉嫩滑，等水滾之後，再撒下蛋白粉，胡椒粉，最後勾芡，並不斷攪拌。

牛頓市議會議長Marc Laredo（左起）和波士頓僑務委員郭競儒等人。（周菊子攝）

溫國智笑說，做菜就跟人生一樣，菜餚的豐富層次就有如人生的喜怒哀樂。

麻州眾議員馬惠美（前右）開玩笑的說，這碗羹湯，我全要了。（周菊子攝）

芋絲糕則是溫國智大廚在國際競賽中拿到金牌的一道料理，做法分幾個層次，先把芋頭切成絲狀，加入鹽和胡椒去軟化芋絲，等到芋絲微微出水，就加淀粉，把芋絲連起來。然後中間加入台式爆香三寶，包括切碎的雞腿肉，香菇和油蔥、蒜頭，鋪在容器中，加入炒香的配料，一層芋絲，一層配料的疊好，蒸一小時定型，冷卻後就可以切成牛角狀的芋絲糕。在台灣，這是很有名的經典小吃。

溫國智舀一碗臺式鮭魚羹。（周菊子攝） 

這天應邀出席在海德社區公園所舉行台灣牛頓日活動的嘉賓，包括駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長廖朝宏，副組長許欽琮，波士頓僑教中心主任高家富，波士頓僑務委員郭競儒，麻州眾議員黃子安，馬惠美(Amy Mah Sangiolo)，Greg Schwartz，牛頓市議會議長Marc Laredo，麥德福(Medford)市議員曾御宸 （Justin Tseng），牛頓高地社區發展協會主任John Rice，紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝，波士頓洪門致公堂元老余麗媖等。他們在現場觀摩示範，也品嚐台灣美食。

馬惠美和有個華裔法官妻子的Greg Schwartz，都是新科麻州眾議員。曾經擔任牛頓市議員，參選過牛頓市長的馬惠美，其實參加過許多次牛頓台灣日活動，但這還是第一次參加『台灣美食國際巡迴講座』。

波克萊台灣商會會長陳奕如表示，這次的活動主要是給人機會親自品嚐台灣美食，體驗台灣的美食文化，該會將在相關方面繼續努力，加強為社區及會員服務。（訂正版）

來賓們現場觀摩台灣美食做法。（周菊子攝）

來賓們排隊品嚐佳餚。（周菊子攝）

臺式鮭魚羹。（周菊子攝）

芋絲糕。（周菊子攝）

千層胡椒餅。（周菊子攝）

波士頓經文處處長廖朝宏問余麗媖好不好吃。（周菊子攝）

最近才從台灣回波士頓的網紅樂樂法利（LeLe Farley）（中）當波士頓台灣影展
協會志工，這才知道有這台灣沒什活動。（周菊子攝）

臺式鮭魚羹食譜。

芋絲糕食譜。

春田市一男子為培根向廚師連開數槍 判入獄18到20年

            (Boston Orange 摘譯) 為了幾條培根，入獄18 到20年？這是波士頓環球報5月10日版上，發生在春田市（Springfield）一名37歲男子身上的事。

            Hampden檢察官上週五（5月9日）説，2022年時，小約翰布朗（John Brown Jr.,） 因為Holyoke一家酒吧的廚師放了幾條培根在他的三明治上，就開槍打了這名大廚。

            Hampden 區地方檢察官Anthony D. Gulluni表示，John Brown Jr.,被控以武裝攻擊，嚴重傷害他人，意圖謀殺，還非法持有槍支等數項重罪。

Hampden高等法院陪審團在4月25日審理一日後，裁定所有指控成立。檢察官表示， 4 月 29 日時，小約翰布朗被判有罪。

            根據檢察官聲明，持槍毆打，意圖殺人這控罪所判刑罰是入獄18到20年，非法持有槍械部分罰入獄3到5年，

            法院記錄顯示，5月7日，小約翰布朗的律師提出上訴申請。

            檢察官的聲明形容是，開槍事件發生在2022年12月17日，小約翰布朗在Holyoke市高街126號的獨角獸酒吧叫了一份三明治，當39歲的廚師Benito Agron送上食物時，他們開始大聲吵，接著打架。人們把他們兩個分開後，布朗警告Agron道，等他回來時，如果Agron還在那兒工作，就會殺了他。

            大約30 到 40分鐘後，布朗回到這家酒吧，走向Agron，掏出手槍，向Agron連開4槍。大約晚上8點45分，Holyoke警察趕到現場，發現Agron躺在地上，身中數槍。警察說，受害者能夠倖存，真是奇蹟。