波士頓榮光會慶馬年新春韓國瑜送禮 劉慶元華府遠道來賀

劉慶元（左起），鄭增壽，陳新友，張明燦，楊思聖合唱「九條好漢
在一班」。（周菊子攝）

           （Boston Orange周菊子波士頓報導）波士頓榮光聯誼會3月22日中午借用波士頓國民黨會址，慶祝馬年新春，有退輔會長官，僑教中心主任，中華公所主席和神秘嘉賓出席同賀，近50名會員及親友，邊享用專人送到面前的美食，邊唱軍歌，抽大獎，好不愜意。

退輔會駐美組長劉慶元少將首次訪波士頓。（周菊子攝）

         波士頓榮光會今年的這場“春宴”，在理事長鄭增壽和理事會決議採用訂餐，安排人分菜，逐一送到出席會員面前的安排中，秘書長沈慶雲製造氣氛，邊頭綁圈帶插羽毛，扮山地原住民，遙距為台灣立委高金素梅打氣，邊在介紹嘉賓，主持節目時，舌燦蓮花的串場下，顯得格外熱鬧。

 

榮光會馬年春宴嘉賓，右起雷國輝，高家富，劉慶元。（周菊子攝）

            更難得的是，這天的嘉賓，不但有國軍退除役官兵輔導委員會駐華府組長劉慶元少將，開車8小時的遠道來賀。紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝也罕見的出席，和波士頓僑教中心主任高家富一起和榮光會員們慶祝新年。

波士頓榮光會理事長鄭增壽（又）和秘書長沈慶雲（左）互相誇讚。（周菊子攝）

            波士頓榮光會理事長鄭增壽表示，往年該會慶祝新年，都是到餐廳，飯吃完，人就散了。今年感謝波士頓國民黨常委張韻蘭，出借會址，讓榮光會得以換個方式來慶祝新年，也給了會員們更充裕時間同樂。他還指出，其實很多榮光會會員也是國民黨黨員，兩會有如家人，希望藉著這次的大家一起唱歌，敘舊，再次融為一體。他還進一步地說，波士頓每年都有很多遊行，但真正能扛得起中華民國國旗的，第一個是榮光會，第二個是國民黨，第三個是大陳同鄉會。這3個組織在波士頓永遠舉著中華民國國旗。

            畢業於美國維琴尼亞軍校，從少將軍銜退役的劉慶元，甫於去年1月接替倪邦臣，成為退輔會第二任駐美退伍軍人事務組組長。他笑說自己40年前來過一趟波士頓，這趟則是他第一次來參加波士頓榮光會的活動，見到李先這位曾3度出海征戰的海軍，見到官校26期，和他自己相隔31

僑教中心主任高家富代表立法院院長韓國瑜送出禮物給中獎的江嫡華。
（周菊子攝）

期的老學長劉成，都八、九十歲了都還很健康，讓人十分高興。

            劉慶元表示，退輔會軍人事務組的工作重點，就是為榮光會等退伍軍人前輩服務，宣達政策，促進與美國退伍軍人社團的交流。

沈慶雲介紹嘉賓，中華公所主席雷國輝。（周菊子攝）

            劉慶元重點談及榮民養老。他指出，美國的退伍軍人之家，頤養院，費用可能貴到八、九千元，甚至過萬美元一個月，但台灣有16個的榮民之家，只要400多美金一個月，就可以拎包入住，台灣的榮民總醫院也在全世界排名第208，全台灣排名第一，醫療照護都很方便，歡迎榮光會員們常回台灣看看。

麻州衛斯理豐田汽車代理商柯乃南是這天的神秘嘉賓。（周菊子攝）

                  紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝推卻不果之後致詞，坦言自己不會說Mandarin （國語），台語也不行，台山話還可以。最後他以廣東話發言，週到的稱呼各人，表示大家都是好朋友，時時見面，一直以來他都支持中華民國，他在波士頓50多年，一直都關心中華民國的事。過去十多年來，他們和中華總會一起辦雙十遊行，國慶晚會，大家都很支持。在這馬年新春之際，感謝眾人的支持。

金庶安是富陽艦第5任艦長，這天陪同妻子柯亞玲出席。（周菊子攝）

                  波士頓僑教中心主任高家富，這天特地把他的代替立法院院長韓國瑜買的春節禮物iPod帶到現場。他先代表波士頓經文處處長廖朝宏致歉，說明他因事不克出席致歉，接著說要特別感謝理事長鄭增壽所率領的榮光會，每年都手持中華民國國旗，精神抖擻的參加美國退伍軍人遊行，在這個波士頓地區的大活動中，讓麻州政要，大波頓居民無法不看見中華民國台灣。感謝之餘，他祝福所有榮光會員們健健康康，生活幸福。

波士頓榮光會理事長鄭增壽送給劉慶元一頂紅襪隊球帽。（周菊子攝）

              這天出席榮光會春宴的，還有一位稀客，衛斯理豐田汽車代理商創辦人柯乃南。他這天和姊姊柯亞玲，曾任富陽軍艦第5任艦長的姐夫金庶安聯袂出席。他笑說，許多榮光會會員都和他爸爸柯芝芬很熟，他自己以前是忙於工作，今後一定多出席榮光會的活動。

         嘉賓致詞後，回到這天的正題，慶祝馬年新春。在陳新友邀來的美女團分菜，裝碟，逐一送到出席各人面前之中，波士頓榮光會理事長鄭增壽邀退輔會劉慶元組長和財政張明燦，以及陳新有，楊思聖等人合唱「九條好漢在一班」、「夜襲」等軍歌，楊麗雪主持抽獎。

 

波士頓國民黨常委張韻蘭（左）這天是榮光會會員，幫忙接待
劉慶元的另一半陳瑞香。（周菊子攝）

         當天堆在現場的獎品有許多，韓國瑜院長的iPod大獎由買了5張彩券，有3張中獎的江嫡華抽中。鍾園餐廳老闆娘喬達翔，這天在門口接待桌服務的陳世隆，分菜美女之一黃淑心等許多人也都抽中了獎品。這場歡迎中華民國退伍陸海空勤憲響預官及眷屬、親朋好友參加的榮光會馬年“春宴”，出席種人一直玩到將近下午四點才散。

楊麗雪這天主持抽獎。（周菊子攝）

秘書長沈慶雲介紹理事長鄭增壽。（周菊子攝）

波士頓榮光會理事長鄭增壽（左起），陳新友，張明燦，楊思聖帶頭唱軍歌。
（周菊子攝）

鄭增壽，陳新友，楊思聖，沈慶雲唱軍歌。（周菊子攝）

陳世隆（左）和張明燦（又）駐守接待桌。（周菊子攝）

鄭增壽代表榮光會送給龍太太一個紅包，祝福新年吉利。（周菊子攝）

這天的飯菜從外面訂回來。（周菊子攝）

幫忙分菜的美女還中獎了。（周菊子攝）

蘇麗萍（右起），鄭增壽，楊思聖，江嫡華處理彩券。（周菊子攝）

李先曾3度登上出征戰艦。（周菊子攝）

劉慶元（又）和劉成（中）都是官校畢業，相差31期。（周菊子攝）

鄭增壽（左）和蘇麗萍（右）曾搭檔多年。（周菊子攝）

這天有將近50人出席。（周菊子攝）

現場眾人很投入。（周菊子攝）

Massachusetts Data from the 20th Annual Domestic Violence Counts Report Reveals Incredible Need for Services and Reality of Unmet Needs

Massachusetts Data from the 20th Annual Domestic Violence Counts Report Reveals Incredible Need for Services and Reality of Unmet Needs

Boston, MA – March 25, 2026 – Today, the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) released its 20th Annual Domestic Violence Counts Report, including data from a single-day survey of domestic violence services across the Commonwealth. In Massachusetts, the survey was conducted on September 10, 2025. 50 of 51 identified domestic violence programs in Massachusetts participated in the survey and, together reported serving 1,790 adults and children and receiving 597 hotline contacts. On the same day, 873 requests for services went unmet due to a lack of resources, funding, or staff.

 

“This report shows the incredible scope and depth of the work service providers are doing across Massachusetts every day, and the ways in which the field is evolving to meet the moment,” said Hema Sarang-Sieminski, Executive Director of Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence. “We are incredibly grateful to the advocates and programs who continue the legacy of over 50 years of providing life-saving support, critical response, and important education. As Federal funding threats and policies target survivor communities, it is vital that we identify available resources to advance this essential work. We again join our partners at NNEDV in highlighting the scale of the need and urging policy and funding support for the work to support survivors in Massachusetts and across the country. This year is no exception in highlighting the need for comprehensive solutions to the complex housing needs of survivors.” 

 

According to the survey data collected on September 10th, 2025 and released today by NNEDV, in Massachusetts: 

 

· Of the 1,790 adults and children served, 725 “found refuge in emergency shelters, transitional housing, hotels, motels, or other housing provided by local programs,” and 1,065 received non-residential support, like transportation, legal support, or counseling;

· Programs provided 14 educational training sessions to 354 members of the public, on topics including domestic violence prevention and early intervention;

· There were 597 hotline contacts, which serve as critical lifelines for survivors to reach support, information, safety planning, and resources, averaging at/more than 25 contacts per hour;

· 73 percent of the 873 unmet requests were for emergency shelter, hotels, motels, transitional housing, or other housing.

 

This report encourages policymakers and the field at large to strive for the elimination of barriers to safety and justice, and to ensure no program is ever forced to turn away survivors or close their doors, starting with robust funding for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), and Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants are essential for programs, advocates, and survivors. 

 

Find the full 20th Annual Domestic Violence Counts Report here.

麻州政府推出「GrantWell」AI輔助工具 助力地方政府及社區組織申請政府撥款

 （Boston Orange編譯）麻州政府今(25)日推出，放在州政府官網上，供地方政府、社區組織及非營利單位免費使用，應用AI來簡化流程，增加效率的申請補助撥款工具「GrantWell」，期以幫助申請補助單位在撰寫申請時切入重點，更有效率。

 

「GrantWell」是麻州聯邦資金與基礎設施辦公室（FFIO）和東北大學 Burnes 社會改變中心合作開發出來的工具，旨在幫助地方政府及社區機構掃除在爭取政府各項資金時面對的複雜文書程序等障礙，進而更快找到補助機會，了解相關補助的規定與要求。有效的節省行政成本。

 

              https://grantwell.virtualassistance.mass.gov/landing-page/basePage是這新工具的網址，已掛在麻州政府官網上，開放全州社區免費使用，。

 

             GrantWell 的功能核心在於自動化處理撥款文件。它能掃描複雜的申請說明，並以淺白語言總結出申請資格、核定標準與截止日期。使用者可透過內建的聊天機器人詢問計畫細節，或要求系統生成專案敘述的初步草案，縮短從解讀規定到動筆撰寫的時間。

 

麻州政府強調，GrantWell 屬於輔助性質，定位是協助工作人員打好申請補助基礎，並不能完全取代人工撰寫與審核過程。推出這工具是麻州提升政府運作效率的一個環節，目前與 麻州交通廳（MassDOT ）的 「補助中心（Grant Central ）」等現有系統互補運行。研發團隊表示，將根據使用者回饋持續更新功能，確保工具符合地方官員的實際需求。

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches GrantWell, a First-of-its-Kind AI-Powered Tool to Assist Communities with Applying for Grants

 

BOSTON – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration launched a new AI-powered tool to make it easier for communities to apply for grants. The tool, called GrantWell, was developed by the Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office in partnership with Northeastern University’s Burnes Center for Social Change. GrantWell is designed to simplify the process of seeking grant opportunities, understanding their requirements, and writing applications. Access to the tool is free to all Massachusetts communities and available on the Commonwealth’s website here.  

 

“We’ve heard from communities loud and clear that onerous paperwork is a barrier to getting good projects done,” said Governor Maura Healey. “It’s why we’ve launched programs to streamline the process for applying to state grants and established new technical assistance programs through our Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office. Now with GrantWell, we’re making it even easier for communities to take advantage of those opportunities and apply for the funds they need to deliver for their constituents.”

 

“As a former Mayor, I know that navigating the complexities of federal and state grants pose a significant hurdle to municipal officials getting good projects over the line,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “GrantWell will allow more municipalities to take advantage of funding opportunities, saving them time and capacity—crucial resources in local government.” 

 

“The Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office built GrantWell to respond directly to what we heard from communities all across the state: that they lack the resources and capacity to fully take advantage of funding opportunities available to them. GrantWell will free up time and capacity for local officials to obtain the resources they need,” said Quentin Palfrey, Director of Federal Funds and Infrastructure. “Thank you to Northeastern University’s Burnes Center for Social Change for working with us to develop this tool, which showcases Massachusetts’ continued leadership in innovation.”  

 

GrantWell allows communities to more easily find federal and state funding opportunities and develop proposals. The tool will scan a grant opportunity and automatically summarize the grant requirements, eligibility criteria, and key deadlines in layman’s terms. Users can ask GrantWell to begin a draft of a project narrative, saving communities time and capacity in the grant application process. The tool also features a chatbot that communities can use to ask questions about grant requirements and eligibility. Importantly, GrantWell cannot replace the grant-writing process; rather, the tool is designed to support grant-writers and municipal staff to more quickly find grant opportunities and lay the groundwork for an application.  

 

“GrantWell shows how AI can be used to make government work better, by helping public servants quickly find relevant funding, understand complex requirements, and take action. Developed through our AI for Impact initiative, it reflects a practical approach to building tools that strengthen public sector capacity and expand access to resources for communities.” — Beth Simone Noveck, Director of the Burnes Center for Social Change 

 

GrantWell complements existing efforts at the state level to streamline the process for applying to state grants, including MassDOT’s Grant Central portal, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs ECO One Stop, and the Community One Stop program.  

 

The Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office in partnership with the Burnes Center will continue to update the tool based on user feedback. GrantWell users can and are encouraged to provide feedback on how to improve the user experience by submitting comments on the GrantWell homepage.  

 

Communities can learn more about GrantWell here. 

梁忠孝堂和中美各界聯合會同慶馬年 中領館主任潘焱籲完成孫中山遺志

嘉賓和瑞獅合影。（周菊子攝）

          (Boston Orange周菊子波士頓報導) 梁氏宗親會3月22日在帝苑大酒樓第3度和「大波士頓中美各界聯合會」合作，舉辦2026春節聯歡會，筵開40餘席。中領館領僑處主任潘焱直言今年是孫中山誕辰160週年，呼籲所有人繼承孫中山遺志，繼續推進民族復興。

嘉賓合影2。（周菊子攝）

波士頓市議員Ed Flynn和Erin Murphy（中）送上表揚狀。梁氏宗親會
主席梁添光（左二）和聯合會副主席劉紅（右二），司儀李照原合影。（周菊子攝）

         梁氏宗親會暨大波士頓中美各界聯合會主席梁添光是這場春宴的核心人物。儘管他說自己今年已高齡85歲，但面色紅潤，中氣十足。他在開場致詞時強調。大波士頓中美各界聯合會長期舉辦大規模慶祝中美國慶，紀念中美建交和慶祝中國傳統的中秋節，組織訪華團等活動，梁氏在波士頓也有上百年歷史，如今兩會合辦春節聯歡會，更見歡欣。這晚的盛會，得到許多熱心人士贊助經費及禮物，還每桌都有10份禮物，保證人人得獎的在馬年一馬當先，氣象萬千。他還祝願世界和平，僑社和諧。

         當晚的慶祝會由李照原，郭旭主持，有8名旗袍美女在入口處迎賓。胡清白鶴派師傅胡衛正親自出馬，率2頭瑞獅採青獻桔後，嘉賓合影。

中領館領僑處主任潘焱稱許孫中山。（周菊子攝）

         在梁添光的細心安排下，這些應邀合影嘉賓，前排全都事先安排了座次，椅背上還貼名字，免得出錯。這些嘉賓除了波士頓市議員Ed Flynn，Erin Murphy，中領館領僑處主任潘焱，領事王隆浩之外，分別為胡運炤，高青，李建生，鄭慧民，陶凱，劉紅夫婦，陳志航，黃兆祥，黃國威，梁永基，司徒宗達。站在座椅後第2排的嘉賓有吳皓，潘飛，江輝輝，柏志剛，李忠庭，張國旗洋洋灑灑的共廿多人。

梁添光致詞。（周菊子攝）

梁添光（右起）和潘焱主任，劉紅，王隆浩走進席間敬酒。（周菊子攝）

         中領館領僑處主任潘焱代表總領館，也代表陳立大使祝賀當晚活動圓滿成功。他先拜年，接著稱許大波士頓中美各界聯合會一直在努力團結僑界，再指2026年是馬年，註定將是非常不平凡的一年，前不久才閉幕了全國兩會，開啟了中國經濟發展，社會建設的第15個5年規劃。今年也將是中美關係的一個大年，兩國高層互動頻繁，她相信中美關係會迎來非常美好的春天，同時今年還是偉大的「中國革命先行者」孫中山先生誕辰的160週年。孫中山先生當年的建國方略，如今已大部分成為現實，相信所有的海內外同胞都是炎黃子孫傳人，要一起來繼承孫中山先生的遺志，繼續推進他的未盡事業，繼續民族的復興，為中美關係平穩的發展，貢獻自己的力量。

魏晶演唱。（周菊子攝）

      「大波士頓中美各界聯合會」副主席劉紅的致詞，強調這晚是個有意義歌頌春天的活動，嘉賓來自四面八方。她還特地介紹了好幾名她個人的朋友，包括華夏文化協會主任洪梅。

李照原、郭旭主持。（周菊子攝）

           當晚的表演節目十分豐富，由波士頓中國音樂家協會的郭京富，葉珂岍和McFarland Masterton的二胡三重奏「賽馬」拉開序幕，接著有呂小鶯等人的康悅舞蹈隊跳「好日子」，甜蜜琴韻歌舞隊以粵語演唱「迎春花」，「問我」，李照原獨唱「敢問路在何方」，湯燕芬在柳賽英琵琶伴奏下演唱評彈「蝶戀花之答李叔一」，傅志蘭配樂詩朗誦「寫給春天的詩行」，廣州聯誼會歌舞團跳現代舞「心在路上」，「天女散花」，吳浩醫師男聲獨唱「在那遙遠的地方」，波士頓京劇工作室的朱惠元和曹莉麗在可慶恩京胡伴奏下演唱京劇「游龍戲鳳」。

郭京富（右起）和傅志蘭（左二）等人合影。（周菊子攝）

              曾是專業歌星的方柳君演唱「世界贈予我的」，魏晶獨唱京歌「故鄉是北京」。

         這場春宴最後在魏晶和李照原領唱「難忘今宵」中落幕。（訂正版）

朱惠元，曹莉麗，可慶恩京劇組合。（周菊子攝）

劉紅（左）介紹洪梅。（周菊子攝）

方柳君演唱。（周菊子攝）

潮州同鄉會常務副會長楊光霖和母親洋劉煌雲，三益公所主席何焯光（左一）。

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舞蹈表演。（周菊子攝）

舞蹈表演。（周菊子攝）

吳浩醫師演唱。（周菊子攝）

湯燕芬唱評彈「蝶戀花之答李淑一」。（周菊子攝）

柳賽英琵琶伴奏。（周菊子攝）

梁衛民（左）夫婦和伍鍾美貞合影。（周菊子攝）

Massachusetts Department of Public Health Advises Extending RSV Immunizations for Infants for an Additional Month

Massachusetts Department of Public Health Advises Extending RSV Immunizations for Infants for an Additional Month 

 

Recommendation extends the immunization window through April 30 because of ongoing elevated RSV activity 

BOSTON (March 24, 2026) – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) issued a clinical advisory to health care providers recommending that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) monoclonal antibody immunizations continue to be administered to eligible infants through April 30, 2026, in response to ongoing RSV activity across the state and throughout the region. 

 

RSV monoclonal antibody immunizations are typically administered from October through March. The current RSV season, however, began later than usual, and it is continuing further into the spring. Surveillance data show sustained RSV activity in Massachusetts and surrounding states, prompting the extension of the immunization window beyond the usual March 31 endpoint. 

 

“RSV continues to circulate at meaningful levels later into the spring than we typically see,” said Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD. “Public health guidance must reflect the reality of the moment. Extending access to these preventive tools is about matching data and risk with proven measures that can prevent and protect our youngest residents from the most severe effects of this illness.” 

 

RSV, a common respiratory virus, is a leading cause of hospitalization among infants in the United States. While RSV often begins as a mild, cold-like illness, it can lead to serious conditions such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia. This illness can be particularly problematic for very young infants and those with underlying medical conditions that make them especially vulnerable to the disease.  

 

In the clinical advisory, DPH urged clinicians to assess the RSV immunization status of infants and encourage monoclonal antibody protection for those who are eligible and have not yet received the immunization during the current season. 

 

Infants younger than 8 months of age should receive RSV monoclonal antibody immunization if their mother was not vaccinated during pregnancy, if maternal vaccination status is unknown, or if they were born within 14 days of maternal vaccination. Certain children aged 8 to 19 months are at increased risk for severe RSV disease – including those with chronic lung disease or prematurity, severe immunocompromise, cystic fibrosis, or other qualifying conditions – and should also receive RSV immunization.  

 

“RSV remains the leading cause of serious respiratory tract infection in infants, and too many young children still are at risk of preventable hospitalization,” said Larry Madoff, MD, Medical Director of DPH’s Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences. “We have a safe, effective way to reduce that risk, and extending access now will help to protect more infants while RSV continues to circulate. We will continue to closely monitor RSV trends and will adjust our approach based on real-time data and what we are seeing in communities across the Commonwealth.”  

 

This extension applies only to infant monoclonal antibody immunization for the 2025-2026 RSV season. The seasonal window for maternal RSV vaccination – September 1 through January 31 – remains unchanged and should not be extended, as maternal vaccination timing cannot be adjusted once pregnancy has progressed. 

 

In addition to infant protection, RSV vaccination is recommended for older adults. Adults aged 75 and older and those aged 50 to 74 with certain underlying conditions should receive a one-time RSV vaccine dose. Unlike infant immunization, RSV vaccination for older adults is not seasonal and can be administered year-round. 

 

For more information, visit the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Respiratory Illness Dashboard and review current American Academy of Pediatrics guidance on RSV prevention.