美化華埠行動一 取締非法倒垃圾

Chinatown cracks down on illegal dumping and excessive trash

Chinatown, Boston (Jan. 16, 2013) – Chinatown community organizations and the City of Boston have partnered to tackle the issue of illegal dumping and excessive trash in Chinatown over the past several months.

A Community Forum is planned for Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. at the Asian American Civic Association located on 87 Tyler Street, Boston, MA 02111.

“All organizations and individuals are welcome to join the efforts. The more participants there are, the more effective the collaboration is in transforming Chinatown into a clean, hygienic community,” said Mary Chin, Board President of the Asian American Civic Association.

Boston inspectors walked through Chinatown and issued eight abatement orders to building owners, with seven days to correct environmental violations of trash and rodents on Dec. 16, 2013. Two $25 tickets were also given to residents for putting out trash too early.

Illegal dumping is defined by the City of Boston as “discarding garbage, trash, and debris at an unauthorized location.”

John Meaney, Boston’s Director of Environmental Services, said the City has ways to find out who does illegal dumping. Violators can be fined up to $250. Residential trash disposed in the wrong location is subject to a $50 fine, and trash put out on the curb earlier than 5 p.m. before a pickup day results in a $25 fine.

The full list of codes enforced by the City’s Code Enforcement Police can be found online at www.cityofboston.gov/isd/sanitation/codes.asp.

“If you see any illegally dumped trash, leave the trash and call Inspectional Services to have a Code Enforcement Officer come tag it,” Meaney said.

Min Wu, Assistant Executive Director of the Chinese Economic Development Council, is frustrated at the current situation.

“It’s a lose-lose situation because if we clean up the trash that has been illegally dumped, it actually encourages violators to keep dumping their trash there because they know someone will clean it up,” Wu said. “If we don’t clean it up, it becomes disgusting and begins to smell.”

Current members and organizations involved in this initiative are:

．         Amy Guen, Community Volunteer

．         Bill Moy, Co-Moderator, Chinatown Neighborhood Council

．         Courtney Ho, Executive Director, Chinatown Main Street

．         Daniel Prendergast, Principal Health Inspector, City of Boston Inspectional Services Department

．         Denny Ching, Neighborhood Coordinator, City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Services

．         Edward Chiang, Board Chairman, Chinese Economic Development Council

．         John Meaney, Director of Environmental Services, City of Boston Inspectional Services Department

．         Ken Wu, Member, Asian American Civic Association Youth Council

．         Kevin Huang, Member, Asian American Civic Association Youth Council

．         Leo C. Boucher, Assistant Commissioner, City of Boston Inspectional Services Department

．         Margaret Reid, Director, Boston Public Health Commission Division of Healthy Homes and Community Supports

．         Mary Chin, Board President, Asian American Civic Association

．         Min Wu, Assistant Executive Director, Chinese Economic Development Council

．         Patricia Moy,  Owner, China Pearl Restaurant

．         Phillip Voong, Member, Asian American Civic Association Youth Council

．         Rick Wong, Advisor, Wong Family Association

．         Sudan Zhuang, Vice President, Asian American Civic Association Youth Council

．         Sgt. Thomas Lema, Boston Police Department

．         Tiffany Du, Member, Asian American Civic Association Youth Council

．         Tony Franzone, General Manager, Doubletree Boston-Downtown 

Interested individuals or organizations can contact Mary Chin (陳美霞) via email at mshewchin@gmail.com or by phone at 617-777-3952.

華埠取締非法傾倒和過多垃圾

華埠，波士頓（一月十六日）— 華埠社區組織和波士頓市政府近日聯合處理華埠非法倒垃圾行為和垃圾過多的問題。

社區論壇於二月十八日下午一點在華美福利會，泰勒街87號召開。

華美福利會董事長陳美霞說：「所有的組織和個人都歡迎加入工作。越多人參加，華埠就能能更快的變成乾淨整潔的社區。」

2013年十二月十六日，波士頓檢查員給華埠業主開了八項罰單，給業主七天去改善環境，和處理垃圾。在華埠也開出了兩張因為過早放垃圾出來的25美金的罰單。

非法倒垃圾行為被波士頓定義為：在未被授權的地方丟棄垃圾、碎片、殘害。

波士頓環境服務主席John Meaney表示：「我們是有辦法找到非法傾倒的人。」

違反者將被罰款至250美金。住戶在錯的地點處理垃圾和在5點前將垃圾放置路邊將會被罰款50美金。在收取日前放置則會被罰款25美金。

詳細條款可以在網上搜尋：

www.cityofboston.gov/isd/sanitation/codes.asp。

華人經濟發展協會助理主任Min Wu對當前情況感到十分沮喪。

Min Wu說：「這是一個雙失的情況，如果我們去清理了非法傾倒的垃圾，違反者會繼續傾倒垃圾，因為他們覺得有人會清理掉那些垃圾。但如果我們不清理掉那些垃圾，它們將會變得很噁心，還會發出臭味。」

參與這次行動的成員有：

• 社區志願者阮陳金鳳女士

• 華埠南灣社區議會主席陳灼鋆

• 華埠主街主任何藹因

• 波士頓衛生處長Daniel Prendergast

• 波市府的亞裔聯絡員翁耀漢

• 華人經濟發展協會董事長蔣宗壬

• 波士頓環境服務主席John Meaney

• 華美福利會青年議會成員吳浩楠

• 華美福利會青年議會成員黃子昇

• 波士頓檢察署副局長Leo C. Boucher

• 波士頓公共衛生署主任Margaret Reid

• 華美福利會董事長主席陳美霞

• 華人經濟發展協會助理主任Min Wu

• 龍鳳酒樓營運主任梅佩凡

• 華美福利會青年議會成員黃志斌

• 黃氏公所顧問黃光野

• 華美福利會青年議會副主席莊蘇丹

• 波士頓警察局隊長利瑪•湯姆

• 華美福利會青年議會成員Tiffany Du

• 雙樹酒店行政經理Tony Franzone

有興趣加入該行動的人和組織可以聯絡陳美霞，電郵mshewchin@gmail.com 或電話617-777-3952。

B.A.A. Distance Medley Registration to Open Wednesday, January 22

Exclusive Three-Race Registration Window Will Remain Open for One Week

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that registration for the 2014 B.A.A. Distance Medley will begin on Wednesday, January 22 at 10:00 a.m. ET and will continue until Wednesday, January 29 at 5:00 p.m. ET. During this exclusive registration window, runners interested in entering all three events of the B.A.A. Distance Medley may register for the series. Registration will be held online at www.baa.org and will be limited to 3,000 entrants. Each of the three races will have its own field size limit.

The B.A.A. Distance Medley is a three-race series which includes the B.A.A. 5K on Saturday, April 19, the B.A.A. 10K on Sunday, June 22, and the B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, on Sunday, October12.

“We are pleased to continue the B.A.A. Distance Medley, which offers a unique and competitive series for both recreational and professional runners,” said B.A.A. Executive Director Tom Grilk. “Many recreational runners who are making their training and racing plans in 2014 will look to this series, which provides three races progressively increasing in distance during the course of the year. The addition of age group awards will add to the spirit of competition in the B.A.A. Distance Medley.”

New for the 2014 B.A.A. Distance Medley, age group awards will be given to the top three finishers in each of the following age groups: 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80+. Age groups are determined by the athlete’s age on the day of the 2014 B.A.A. Half Marathon, which is scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 12.  

Every registered participant who completes the 2014 B.A.A. Distance Medley will receive a special commemorative medal for the series in addition to receiving a finisher’s medal for each race. Each athlete will also be listed on the B.A.A. Distance Medley Leader Board, which displays the top male and female competitors throughout the series. Each runner who registers for the entire B.A.A. Distance Medley this January will receive a bib number which calls-out participation in the B.A.A. Distance Medley.

In 2013, a total of 2,048 runners registered for the B.A.A. Distance Medley and 1,319 runners completed the series. The B.A.A. Distance Medley registration window of January 22 through January 29 is only available to those runners who wish to register for the entire series. The cost to register is $200 USD. The minimum age for entry into the B.A.A. Distance Medley is 14 years of age. Runners interested in registering for one or two of the three events must do so when registration opens for those individual events.

In addition to the registration dates for the B.A.A. Distance Medley, the B.A.A. has established the registration dates for the individual events of the series in 2014:

EVENT	DATE	REGISTRATION OPENING DATE
B.A.A. 5K	Saturday, April 19	Wednesday, February 5, 10:00 a.m. ET
B.A.A. 10K	Sunday, June 22	Thursday, May 1, 10:00 a.m. ET
B.A.A. Half Marathon	Sunday, October 22	Wednesday, July 16, 10:00 a.m. ET

In the 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley, the male and female champions, determined by the lowest cumulative gun time in the three-race series were Kenya’s Stephen Sambu and New Zealand's Kim Smith.

After placing fifth at the B.A.A. 5K in 13:47 and first in the B.A.A. 10K in 28:06, Sambu placed third in the B.A.A. Half Marathon with a time of 1:00:41. His cumulative time was 1:42:34.

Smith, a resident of Providence, RI, won the B.A.A. Distance Medley for the second consecutive year in 2013. She won the B.A.A. 5K in 15:16, placed second in the B.A.A. 10K in 33:34, and won the B.A.A. Half Marathon in an event record time of 1:09:14. Her cumulative time was 1:58:04.

Participation and performance details for professional athletes in 2014, including prize purses and bonus incentives, will be announced in early February.

天使舞蹈團慶新春展舞藝

天使舞蹈團及舞蹈學校日前在衛斯頓市（Weston）的瑞吉斯（Regis）學院舉辦“2014天使舞蹈春節慶祝會“，下午，晚上的兩場演出，精彩紛陳。滿場觀眾散席時，都稱讚好看。

            今年是天使舞蹈團第八次舉辦大型春晚表演，晚上這場不但有知音（Melody）舞蹈團，粉墨藝術團、哈佛大學木蘭舞蹈藝術團、東方舞蹈藝術團、華夏舞蹈藝術團等五個舞蹈團，做特邀表演嘉賓，還有劉培藝爵士樂五重奏首次應邀參加，即興演奏。

            當天下午的這場演出，主要由天使舞蹈團成員、舞蹈學校學生演出，共安排了25個節目。

天使舞蹈團創辦人克可表示，該機構草創之初，人丁單薄，幹勁十足，八年發展下來，如今已成為分別在華森市(Waltham)，勒星頓（Lexington），艾克頓 （Acton），傅萊明罕（Framingham ），沙龍（Sharon），牛頓（ Newton）等六個地點開班組團，共有200多名學生，聘有劉沂峰，關珊兩名專任老師，嚴曉婉，Jocelyn Lu兩名客座老師的機構。老師認真，學生努力，參與地方活動積極，也讓她們在社區打響了名聲。

            2009年十二月，天使舞蹈團還獲邀參加波士頓芭蕾舞蹈團的“市區版胡桃鉗子”，順利演出十二場。

            當天下午的這場演出，有荷花仙子，阿里郎，竹林深處，當代舞蹈“希望”，傣族舞“小斗笠”，藏族舞“桑格花的祝福”，蒙古舞“吉祥筷子“，可愛的小孔雀，古典舞”且吟春雨“，扇子舞”春暖花開“，蒙古舞”藍色高原“，現代舞”彩帶舞“，漢族舞”手絹舞“，新疆鈴鼓舞，藏族舞”康定情歌“，傣族舞”雲之南“，新疆舞，印度舞，古典舞”山水映夢“，壯族舞”走在山水間“，剪紙姑娘，孔雀舞，舞劇敦煌大夢片段的雙人舞，金飛天。

            晚上的演出，由波士頓本地美女白雲主持。和下午不同的演出包括“青花瓷“，新疆舞”花兒為什麼這樣紅“，古典舞劇”粉，墨“片段，芬芳花季，最炫民族風，敦煌大夢片段”夢回飛天“，古點舞”百花爭妍“，傣族舞”雨林溪畔“，我相信等。

            劉培藝爵士樂五重奏樂團以薩克斯風，鋼琴，低音吉他，鼓，吉他等演奏了多首曲子，其中還有一，二首是即興演奏。

            天使舞蹈團今年將有兩次大型演出，一為三月一日，二日及九日，在瑞吉斯學院凱西禮堂再度搬演”大夢敦煌“，一為六月十五日（週日）也在瑞吉斯學院舉行的”全美表演藝術舞蹈比賽“。

            查詢詳情可洽 angeldance.keke@gmail.com，或617-230-3854，www.angelperformingarts.com。

圖片說明：

            演出結束時，司儀白雲（左一）介紹天使舞蹈團創辦人克可（右起），老師官珊， 劉沂峰，嚴曉婉， 劉培藝（左二）爵士樂五重奏等人謝幕。（菊子攝）

            舞蹈老師劉沂峰（左起），司儀白雲、天使舞蹈團創辦人克可，官珊，嚴曉婉等人接受獻花。（菊子攝）       

            劉培藝（右一）爵士樂五重奏是新加的節目。（菊子攝）

            王藐若（前左三）率哈佛大學木蘭舞蹈藝術團團員演出。（菊子攝）

            舞蹈團之一。

             天使舞蹈團在最後一場表演中展現五彩繽紛的色彩，舞姿。（菊子攝）

            天使舞蹈團及嘉賓舞團謝幕。（菊子攝）

華森公寓老人新年聯歡

中華耆英會、聯合健康保險、華森老人公寓等三機構合作，十五日中午攜手舉辦2014 新年午餐聯歡會。耆英們以十項表演節目自娛娛人， 歡渡一午。

            華森老人公寓近年增加不少華裔居民，各有不同才藝，遇上辦活動，內容顯得格外豐富。

這天的表演由楊閔貴菊負責音響， 何少溪統籌節目，耆英們用過午餐後，以王曼英等人的“太極功夫扇”拉開表演序幕。

演出節目還是以唱歌居多，獨唱，合唱，中文歌，英文歌樣樣俱全。其他比較特別的演出，有王曼英等人表演“舒懷劍”，湯雲芳獨唱黃梅調“訪英台”，周維宣表演快板詩。

男生合唱有方正厚等人 ，一口氣唱了三首歌，從“長江之歌”，“喀秋莎”，唱道“大海啊故鄉”，格外有豪邁感。

英文歌合唱有符婉蓉等人唱“雪絨花 ”，“我將來怎麼樣”，“交換舞伴”等曲。

      獨唱的有嚴楊淑雲唱“她的眼睛像月亮”，何少溪唱“我的肯塔基故鄉”，鍾艷萍唱的廣東歌“萬水千山總是情”。

      新年聯歡會最後在楊閔貴菊等人合唱“同一首歌“，“七仙女”，“茉莉花”聲中落幕。

圖片說明：

左起， 華森老人公寓物業管理經理Kurt B. Tommy，耆英會張昆，服務協調員Kathryn Enrici ，李潤蓮, 張宗旭，何少溪，梅麗梨，以及聯合健康保險的社區外展專員張亮。（圖由中華耆英會提供）

施工改善居家能源效率 政府補助高達二千元

亞美社區發展協會(ACDC)日前舉辦節約能源講座，說明政府還未更改政策，翻修住宅的防寒保暖設備，仍有機會節省支出高達二千元。

亞美社區發展協會的外展聯絡員呂嘉媚，日前在講座中以十八張幻燈片，逐步解釋，波士頓市政府和麻州節約(MassSave)，北星電力公司（Nstar)，國家電網（National Grid)，麻州能源（Mass Energy)，下一步生活（Next Step Living)等機構合作，為民眾提供節能保暖設備檢驗，更新服務。還提供補助。

呂嘉媚指出，房屋保暖主要是指防止暖氣從天花板，通風口，地板，外牆，窗戶和門，管道等處流失。下一步生活等機構可派員到府，檢查每棟房屋的絕緣情況如何，再做成報告，請屋主自行考慮是否要採取行動，改善狀況。

她指出，這檢查可幫助屋主了解屋子裏是否有一氧化碳，是否有任何角落或電線，潮濕發霉，哪些地方通風情況不佳，可能危害人體的健康，安全等。

根據她手邊的資料，更新波士頓（Renew Boston）這機構可為民眾解決房屋保暖問題，還提供高達八百元的回贈金（rebate)。其中250元是檢查舊式電線，300元檢查是否有燃燒時釋放出來的廢氣，並做修理，250元是更換乾衣機，抽風器。

凡是住在一至四家庭房屋的住客，或業主，都可申請做檢查，並在做房屋保暖改善工程時，獲得75%，最高二千元的折扣。如果有二至三個家庭一起做房屋保暖的修繕工程，最高可享有90%折扣，每家庭最高可得三千元。這部分優惠只限波士頓居民可享有。

呂嘉媚指出，民眾不必擔心政府的補助款，錢從哪裡來。其實政府早從民眾每月腳交的電費，煤氣費中，扣繳了這些費用。

如果民眾有心做房屋保暖，暖氣系統，熱水系統，太陽能熱水，更換窗戶等節約能源工程，但身邊錢不夠，政府提供零利息貸款，有二千元到二萬五千元，為期七年，以及五百到一千九百九十九元為期兩年的選擇。

查詢詳情，可洽呂嘉媚617-482-2380 內線 #208 和 #212， 或電郵至 chop@asiancdc.org。

圖片說明：

            亞美社區發展協會的外展聯絡員呂嘉媚(左二)是節約能源講座的講者。（菊子攝）