125th Boston Marathon Race Day Timeline, Resources, and Information

125^th Boston Marathon Race Day Timeline, Resources, and Information

 Race Day Timeline: Monday, October 11, 2021 (all times are approximate)

8:02 a.m. ET	Wheelchair Division – Men’s Start	Official Starter: Amby Burfoot, 1968 Boston Marathon champion (also running this year’s race)
8:05 a.m. ET	Wheelchair Division – Women’s Start	Official Starter: Amby Burfoot, 1968 Boston Marathon champion (also running this year’s race)
8:30 a.m. ET	Handcycle & Duo Participants Start	Official Starter: Russell Hoyt, son of the late Dick Hoyt, finisher of 32 Boston Marathons as part of Team Hoyt
8:32 a.m. ET	National Anthem	Sgt. Daniel M. Clark, “The Singing Trooper,” performs the National Anthem. Sgt. Clark has performed at the Boston Marathon since 1990.
8:37 a.m. ET	Professional Men’s Start	Official Starter: Patti Catalano Dillon, three-time runner-up, American record holder, and Indigenous runner
8:45 a.m. ET	Professional Women’s Start	Official Starter: Patti Catalano Dillon, three-time runner-up, American record holder, and Indigenous runner
8:50 a.m. ET	Para Athletics Division Start	Official Starter: Christina Whelton, member of Boston's renowned Brown family. It is customary for a member of the Brown family to start one of the races on Patriots' Day.
8:55 a.m. ET	Grand Marshals Arrive in Boston Aboard Duck Boats	Five Boston Marathon champions and eight local frontline workers will serve as Grand Marshals for this year’s race. (More info below)
8:58 a.m. ET	Flyover	The 104th Fighter Wing from Barnes Air National Guard Base in in Westfield, MA is scheduled to perform a flyover featuring two F-15 fighter jets flying from Hopkinton to Boston. Flying the 26.2 mile route will take approximately four minutes. (Weather Permitting)
9:00 a.m. ET	Rolling Start Begins for All Participants	Official Starter: Hopkinton Fire Chief Bill Miller
9:23 a.m. ET	Men’s Wheelchair Division approximate finish time
9:37 a.m. ET	Women’s Wheelchair Division approximate finish time
10:44 a.m. ET	Professional Men’s approximate finish time
11:08 a.m. ET	Professional Women’s approximate finish time
11:25 a.m. ET	Para Athletics Divisions top finishers approximate time
11:30 a.m. ET	Approximate time of final athlete across the Hopkinton start line

Right to the City VOTE! Endorses Michelle Wu for Mayor

Boston, MA— Right to the City VOTE! (RTCV) today announced its endorsement of Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston with leaders in communities of color all over Boston at Wu’s campaign office at Blue Hill Ave in Dorchester. 

In their endorsement, they stated that Michelle Wu is the leader we need for an equitable recovery in Boston, a champion on development reform and rent stabilization; ensuring Boston grows in a way that benefits all Bostonians and that those who make Boston a vibrant and thriving city can stay and enjoy stability.

RTCV started its mayoral endorsement process in December 2020 by engaging members and leaders who are working-class, immigrant, and residents of color from neighborhoods citywide. The internal process spanned four months and resulted in a platform of policy priorities which would most equitably improve quality of life for impacted communities. 

In assessing candidates for endorsement, the coalition focused on advancing a yearslong political movement anchored by the ongoing organizing, base-building, and power-building of residents most impacted by inequities. RTCV sought commitments from candidates not only on policy platform positions, but also commitments to meaningfully engage community members and residents in sharing governance power once in office.

“I’m grateful to stand with Right to the City VOTE! in building a multiracial, multigenerational, multilingual coalition across our city. We’re ready to get out the vote and get to work in City Hall,” said Michelle Wu. 

“We stand with Michelle Wu because she stands with communities of color. She will fight for racial justice and equity in our city, “ says Armani White, Roxbury activist and executive chair of Right to the City Vote, “ Michelle’s bold progressive platform and commitment to true progress is why Right to the City Vote is proud to endorse her.”

“We need someone to fight for truly affordable housing, stand up for education equity, and good jobs for the most marginalized. Michelle has been with us all along, ” says Mimi Ramos, housing justice activist and steering committee member of Right to the City Vote, “she’s committed to making our platform a reality, that’s why we are with Michelle.”

“Michelle helped pass the city’s short-term rental regulation, which curbs land speculation in Chinatown. Real estate speculation is happening all over the city. We need a bold leader to stand up against corporate investors and speculators, and work with working-class communities on finding solutions for housing stability. That’s why we are with Michelle,” said Karen Chen, executive board member for Right to the City Vote. 

“Language justice is so important to our community.  Michelle is committed to working with the community to  improve the city’s multilingual services and make sure city hall is accessible to all.” Vanessa Snow, Right to the City Vote Secretary. 

About RTCV: Right to the City VOTE! is a citywide political organization working to build the political power of Boston's rising electorate around a progressive agenda led by working-class communities of color. Its members and resident leaders represent working-class immigrants and communities of color in neighborhoods including Allston-Brighton, Charlestown, Chinatown, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roxbury, and parts of South Boston and the South End.

RTCV’s work challenges the political establishment by building upon years of local base-building and multiracial collaboration on a collective policy agenda, turning this into power at the ballot box. It is the only multiracial, multilingual, and multigenerational 501(c)(4) project and Independent Expenditure PAC in Boston and one of the few in Massachusetts. RTCV activists are a powerful force involved in year-round organizing and civic engagement to transform communities of color into high turnout neighborhoods. Since 2018, RTCV has knocked on more than 28,000 doors of voters—in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Haitian Creole—and in the 2019 citywide election, one in 7 Boston voters were contacted by RTCV.

Right to the City VOTE!’s endorsement add to an enthusiastic multigenerational, multicultural coalition of grassroots supporters, including leaders Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Ed Markey, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Mayor Kim Janey, Sheriff Steve Tompkins, Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards, Boston City Councilor Liz Breadon, Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, State Senator and Assistant Majority Leader Sal DiDomenico, State Representative and Assistant Majority Leader Mike Moran, State Representative and Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz, State Senator Sonia Chang Diaz State Senator Julian Cyr, Representatives Liz Miranda, Adrian Madaro, Jay Livingstone, Tram Nguyen, Tommy Vitolo, Natalie Higgins, Vanna Howard, Maria Robinson, Andy Vargas; Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo Sr.; former State Representative and Assistant Majority Leader Byron Rushing; labor unions North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, 1199 SEIU, 32BJ SEIU, Teamsters Local 25, New England Joint Board of UNITE HERE!, UAW Region 9A, Laborers Local 22, Alliance of Unions at the MBTA, MBTA Inspectors Union Local 600, OPEIU Local 453; climate organizations Sunrise Boston, Sierra Club, the Environmental League of Massachusetts, 350 Mass Action; Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts; WAKANDA II; The Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Political Action Committee; Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale; Boston’s Ward 1, Ward 4 and Ward 5 Democratic Committees; The Boston Guardian; and fellow municipal elected officials from across Greater Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. For all of Michelle for Boston’s endorsements, visit michelleforboston.com

紐英崙全僑慶祝雙十國慶

 

第一線工作人員將出任第125屆波士頓馬拉松賽大元帥

125^th Boston Marathon Grand Marshals

Frontline Workers & Boston Champions to Serve as Grand Marshals Aboard Boston DUCK Boats

BOSTON— The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the frontline workers who will serve as ceremonial Grand Marshals for Monday’s 125th Boston Marathon alongside five Boston Marathon champions. The frontline workers have been nominated by hospitals from the John Hancock Non-Profit and B.A.A. Charity Programs.

The frontline workers include Meg Femino of Beth Israel Lahey Health; Martha Kaniaru of Spaulding Rehabilitation; Loren Aiello of Boston Children’s Hospital; Eric Goralnick of Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Christopher S. Lathan of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Mark Mullins of Tufts Medical Center; Anely Lopes of Boston Medical Center; and Susan Wilcox of Massachusetts General Hospital.

Joining the eight frontline are five Boston Marathon champions including Meb Keflezighi, Sara Mae Berman, Bill Rodgers, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Jack Fultz. The Grand Marshals will be driven the entire 26.2 mile course in two Boston DUCK Boats, Back Bay Bertha and Catie Copley.

波士頓經文處孫儉元處長夫婦主持110年中華民國國慶酒會 紐英崙政要、僑領300餘人出席

波士頓經文處處長孫儉元、倪雪娥夫婦和羅德島州州長Daniel McKee 一起切蛋糕，為
中華民國110歲生日慶生。(周菊子攝)

         (Boston Orange) 駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處10月8日晚在波士頓公園廣場酒店 (Boston Park Plaza Hotel) 慶祝中華民國110年生日。儘管新冠病毒疫情未消，新英格蘭地區卻有共4州不下三、四十名政要出席，各界僑團首長也有300餘人到會，場面盛極一時。

波士頓經文處處長孫儉元為國慶致詞。(周菊子攝)

在到會政要中，羅德島州州長Daniel McKee還是第一次以州長身分出席，麻州眾議會議長Ronald Mariano也是第一次以議長身分出席，為波士頓經文處的雙十慶祝創下首次有州長，州議會議長出席的記錄，級別之高為歷來之最。

波士頓經文處處長孫儉元是2020年7月到任的，因為疫情，這一年只在網上慶祝雙十，今年還是他第一次主持實體的慶祝雙十酒會，安排了來自台灣，目前在諾維奇(Norwich)大學就讀軍事學校的4名學生，穿軍服，高舉中華民國及美國國旗進場，為慶祝會拉開序幕，再由專人領唱美國及中華民國國歌，儀式感，隆重感十足。

波士頓經文處處長孫儉元(左二)和羅德島州州長Daniel McKee(右二)，以及他點名感謝的
羅德島華人協會主席葉超(右一)，會長吳子平(左一)。(周菊子攝)

             致詞時，孫儉元處長指出，台灣為協助新英格蘭地區5州抗疫，共捐贈將近百萬片口罩，證明著台灣能夠幫忙而且正在幫忙。過去這些日子以來，各州議會共通過9項對台友好決議，也充分展現各州對台灣的支持。

            孫儉元接著侃侃而談道，疫情雖然嚴峻，台灣的經濟表現依然亮眼，今年上半年的成長率高達8.34%，在「2021年世界競爭力年報」中排名第8；在「投資環境風險評估報告」中名列全球第4。「自由之家」的「2021全球自由度報告」也把台灣評為亞洲第2自由的國家，僅次於日本；台灣的新聞自由度指數更在全球180個國家中排名亞洲第2，全球第43名。

麻州政要，眾議會議長Ronald Mariano (中)，眾議員黃子安(左二)，陳德基(左六後)等人
到賀。(周菊子攝)

羅德島州道賀團人多勢眾。(周菊子攝)

             至於台美關係，孫儉元指兩國關係正向好發展，不斷茁壯。拜登政府在不同場合都強調美國對台承諾「堅若磐石」，根據「貿易暨投資架構協定」進行的台美諮商，也在中斷5年後恢復了。台灣在美國會更繼續受到跨黨派支持，參眾兩院通過多項深化台美關係的友台法案。國際社會對台灣的支持也明顯提高，如四方安全會談、美日高峰會、美韓峰會、歐日領袖峰會、G7外長會議，日澳2+2會談、G7領袖峰會、法澳2+2會談及美澳部長級諮商的會後宣言均表達對中國破壞區域安全的顧慮，以及對台海和平穩定的重視。

             孫儉元在致詞時也談到中國。他說中國不斷以武力、經濟手段及認知作戰等手段威脅台灣，但台灣仍願在平等與不預設前提的立場上與中國進行有意義對話，也期盼中國承擔起應有的責任，務實看待台灣存在這事實。

Ronald Mariano曾參加過15次雙十慶祝，2020年12月接任麻州眾議會議長，這還是他第一次
以眾議會議長身分致詞。(周菊子攝)

孫儉元強調，台灣會全力捍衛國家主權，繼續推動參與「世界衛生組織 (WHO) 」、「世界民航組織(ICAO) 」、「國際刑警組織(INTERPOL) 」、及「聯合國氣候變化綱要公約(UNFCCC) 」等國際組織、加強與理念相近國家合作，攜手建立後疫情時代的安全供應鏈網路，以促進全球經濟復甦。台灣也將和麻州、緬因州、新罕布夏州、羅德島及佛蒙特州強化友誼與合作，共創美好未來。

紐英崙中華公所主席鄭慧民車禍傷勢未癒，坐在輪椅上致詞。(周菊子攝)

    紐英崙中華公所主席鄭慧民，波士頓僑務委員蔣宗壬，郭競儒，全美安良工商會總理陳仕維接著分別以英語，國語，廣東話致詞，為雙十慶祝平添不少多元氣氛。

鄭慧民車禍傷勢未癒，仍坐在輪椅上出席。他感謝孫處長，經文處及僑教中心，小慧姊等人給他的支持，直言已建立起的無可取代，將永存永固的私人友誼。

波士頓僑務委員蔣宗壬致詞，語重心長。(周菊子攝)

                   蔣宗壬表示，在慶祝中華民國110歲生日這天，他想要紀念尹仲容，李國鼎，孫運璿這些人的遠見，在1960至80年代帶動台灣創造經濟奇蹟，從農業國家轉為工業國家，更奠立了半導體製造業基礎，使台灣成為全世界第22大經濟體，專長於電子，資訊科技，半導體產業。今日的台積電已是全世界第一的半導體製造公司，控制了50%的全球客製芯片市場。他衷誠希望台灣的政府領導們能夠把個人恩怨放下，把精力、智慧用在追隨前人，合作團結，把台灣帶向另一個經濟奇蹟上。

新任波士頓僑務委員郭競儒致詞提蔡英文總統。(周菊子攝)

                  在這晚的盛會中，親自出席的政要包括羅德島州的州長Daniel McKee、眾議會助理多數黨領袖Carlos Tobon、Jean Philippe Barros；麻州的眾議會議長Ronald Mariano、老年事務廳廳長陳倩(Elizabeth Chen)、州眾議會亞裔小組主席黃子安(Donald Wong)，眾議員陳德基；新罕布夏州有眾議會財政委員會主席Jess Edwards代表眾議會議長Sherman Packard出席、參議會財政委員會主席John Reagan、交通委員會副主席David Watters，緬因州有Andre E. Cushing III做代表等。

                     送上賀狀，祝福中華民國生日的還有新英格蘭地區多名聯邦參、眾議員、州長、議長，以及麻州波士頓市、牛頓市(Newton)、屋斯特市(Worcester)、昆士市(Quincy)，羅德島州中央瀑布市(Central Falls)、克蘭斯頓市(Cranston)、普塔吉市(Pawtucket)，以及新罕布夏州曼徹斯特市市長等。

      

全美安良工商會總理陳仕維致詞。(周菊子攝)

              當晚出席的許多僑胞，不少人已許久未見，會場中寒暄問好之聲不斷。許多人忙著打招呼，甚至來不及欣賞酒會現場以大電視播放的2021年國慶文宣影片「台灣有你」，以及「敬自由」短片，不過入場時向接待台報到，迎面而來一群本地台灣學生所組成禮賓志工團隊展現的台灣新生代「暖實力」，以及「新英格蘭音樂學院 (New England Conservatory) 」台灣留學生在國慶酒會中演奏的多首台灣主題樂曲，倒是都看到，聽到，也感到氣氛活潑熱烈。

波士頓僑較中心主任潘昭榮(右)招呼僑務諮詢顧問黃官羨，以及曾任中華公所主席的
黃兆祥。(周菊子攝)

               慶祝儀式在孫儉元處長夫婦與會貴賓一起切蛋糕，祝賀中華民國生日快樂後圓滿落幕。

波士頓經文處處長孫儉元夫婦和軍校及新英格蘭音樂學院學生合影。(周菊子攝)

波士頓馬拉松訂11日開賽 中港台擠身參加最踴躍8國及地區

             (Boston Orange 綜合報導) 第125屆波士頓馬拉松賽因應新冠病毒疫情的仍未消散，今年(2021)破例在秋季舉行，訂10月11日(週一)創紀錄的網路和實地同時開賽。已知將有共約2萬8000人參賽。波士頓體育協會(BAA)公佈的參賽最踴躍8個國家，在美加英墨及巴西之外，其餘三個國家及地區，竟然是香港，中國，台灣。

             波士頓馬拉松賽位於霍普金頓(Hopkinton)的起點線在7日繪製完成，終點線今日(8)一早在波士頓公共圖書館總館前的波約斯頓街也重新油上了黃藍分明的標誌。實際到場參賽的跑者們將從10月11日早上8點02分開始，輪椅男子組先出發的分批穿越Hopkinton、Ashland、Framingham、Natick、Wellesley、Newton、 Brookline 及 Boston等八個麻州市鎮，全程長26.2英里。

             波士頓體育協會在印製的正式比賽手冊第56頁，列出這8個國家及地區親自到場及虛擬參賽的人數。美國本地實際到場參賽的人數和虛擬參賽人數差不多，依序為16,437人，以及19, 516人。加拿大是913人及2126人，英國308人及360人，墨西哥為251人及357人，巴西為133人及132人，香港是53人及1607人，中國為41人及599人，台灣則有33人親自到場參賽，另有606人在網上參賽。

             來自台灣的跑者鍾運華今日已抵達波士頓，並領得跑者12931的編號。

             總計有來自100個國家，以及全美50個州的跑者參賽，共約8500名志工服務。今年的總獎額為87萬6500元，公開組及殘障組破紀錄的話另有5萬元額外獎。今年也是第一年將頒發獎金給殘障組。去年有16183人在網上完成了馬拉松賽。

             根據紀錄，男子公開賽紀錄為肯亞選手Geoffrey Mutai 於2011年締造的2小時03分02秒，女子公開賽則為艾賽俄比亞(Ethiopia)選手Buzunesh Deba於2014年締造的2小時19分59秒。

             來自美國各地的參賽者，最踴躍的當然是麻州本地，共有3449人上路比賽，2995人虛擬參賽。以實際到場參賽人數排序，其次為加州1577，紐約州1155，德州911，佛羅里達州581，賓夕法尼亞州616，伊利諾州512，維琴尼亞州413。

             今年的這場比賽，共為242個非牟利機構募得3210萬元。

             波士頓馬拉松賽今年起成為世界上各大馬拉松賽中第一個設立殘障組比賽的馬拉松賽，將提供12萬2000元獎金，其中的2萬5000元將頒給第一名。

             波士頓體育會還在今年的手冊中列出，歷年來共有104人連續參加了25次以上的波士頓馬拉松賽。根據名單，其中有加州的Patty Hung以連續參賽34次，科羅拉多州的Calvin以連續參賽26次。

Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus PAC Endorses Michelle Wu For Mayor

Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus PAC Endorses Michelle Wu For Mayor 

Boston, MA— The Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus Political Action Committee (MWPC PAC) today announced their endorsement of Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston. During her time as a City Councilor At-Large, Wu consistently demonstrated her commitment to the mission and values of MWPC PAC, including defending reproductive justice and abortion access.

“The Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Political Action Committee (MWPC PAC) is proud to endorse Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston. Michelle is a bold visionary with a proven track record of building strong policies for a more equitable Boston. We are proud of her leadership when she served on MWPC's Young Professionals Executive Board, and are confident she will continue to act with urgency and in collaboration with Boston’s communities to build solutions to the city’s most pressing problems. As a woman of color and a daughter of immigrants, her election will empower Boston’s systemically underrepresented voices that are the backbone of the city. A vote for Michelle Wu is a vote for Boston’s brighter future,” said Samantha Bone, Chair of the MWPC PAC Board of Directors.

“I am honored to be endorsed by the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus Political Action Committee. I look forward to continuing to partner with them to encourage more women to run for office and center gender equity in our city’s policies,” said Michelle Wu.

The Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Political Action Committee (MWPC PAC) is a non-partisan organization that recruits, trains and seeks to elect qualified women to public office in order to achieve political parity. Our goal is to offer programs to increase the interest of women of all ages in the political process and help them to be successful in the political arena. To learn more, please visit www.mwpc.org.

MAYOR JANEY BREAKS GROUND ON JUSTICE EDWARD O. GOURDIN PARK HONORING BLACK VETERANS

MAYOR JANEY BREAKS GROUND ON JUSTICE EDWARD O. GOURDIN PARK HONORING BLACK VETERANS

 

 

BOSTON - Friday, October 8, 2021 - Mayor Kim Janey yesterday joined veterans, park advocates, and neighborhood residents to break ground on a memorial park in Roxbury, honoring Justice Edward O. Gourdin and other Black war veterans. Justice Edward O. Gourdin Veterans Memorial Park, located in the heart of Nubian Square, will now be home to a memorial plaza dedicated to the Black veterans of Massachusetts. The 18,000-square-foot triangular parcel is bordered by Washington Street, Malcolm X Boulevard, and Shawmut Avenue. The project is the result of the steadfast, multi-year efforts of the Veterans and Friends of Gourdin Memorial Park community group.   "Justice Gourdin was a man of ‘firsts’ and I’m so thankful to the community partners who have come together to memorialize his legacy,” said Mayor Kim Janey. “Justice Gourdin’s military service in a segregated unit reminds us of all the Black war veterans who did not receive the thanks or treatment they deserved. This memorial will serve as an important tribute to Black service members - past, present, and future.”   The artwork design and construction is being funded by the Browne Fund, the Mayor's Capital Improvement Program, and a grant from the MA Department of Veterans' Services. The overall park construction is being funded by the Mayor’s Capital Improvement program with a total budget of $1,405,000.      The late Boston artist Fern Cunningham-Terry created the figurative bronze sculpture of Justice Gourdin as one of her final works through her career that produced many notable pieces including “Step on Board” in the South End’s Harriet Tubman Park. The memorial artwork consists of the Gourdin statue and 10 bronze bas relief sculptures made by artist Karen Eutemey representing Black soldiers across 10 different wars. Complementing the memorial will be an interpretive entry marker, all set within a commemorative plaza designed by Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture.   A man of many great achievements, Edward Orval "Ned" Gourdin was the first Black and the first Indigenous (Seminole) person to be appointed a Superior Court judge in New England. He served the Roxbury District Court from 1951 until 1958, when he was appointed to the Massachusetts Superior Court, a post he held until his death in 1966. Gourdin studied law at Harvard University, where he completed both his undergraduate and law school degrees. An exceptional athlete, he was the first man in history to long jump 25 feet and the first Black Olympian to win a silver medal in the Olympics in the long jump event.  As a sophomore at Harvard, he joined the Student Training Corps, and in 1925 enlisted in the National Guard. In 1941, he entered World War II where he was assigned to the 372nd Infantry Regiment, a segregated unit, and served as its commanding officer both in the United States and abroad. He rose to the rank of colonel, serving until 1947. After his discharge, Gourdin rejoined the National Guard and served until 1959 in the 272nd Field Artillery Battalion. He retired having earned the rank of Brigadier General, the first Black soldier to earn this rank in Massachusetts.  # # #

波士頓華埠居民會籲11月大選一號問題請投YES

Sarah Wang解說大選公投關於市府預算的問題。

            (Boston Orange 波士頓報導) 波士頓華埠居民會(CRA)的月例會，10月6日晚在網上召開，匯報華埠圖書館將設在R1地段，聆聽Jacob Wirth餐廳原有酒牌的轉讓申請，呼籲居民支持11月選票上的第一個問題，說明租戶購買機會(TOPA)案定10月12日公聽。

            華埠圖書館之友的代表Heang Rubin簡述華埠爭取圖書館的歷史，包括早從2001年就開始爭取重建，經華埠和波士頓市政府，波士頓公共圖書館，以及波士頓計畫和發展局(BPDA)合作，2018年2月在波約斯頓街的中華貿易大樓裏，安置了臨時性的華埠圖書館。現在可算已確定，波士頓華埠圖書館將座落在R1地段的發展計劃內。

            波士頓計畫及發展局的Reay Pannesi於6日晚在華埠居民會中說明，R1地段的項目評審委員會是如何形成及運作的。BPDA將向民意代表、社區群體及社區成員所求提名，社區成員也可以自薦，10月底將發出提名表。BPDA預定挑選6到8人組成這委員會。

            她說明自己是BPDA地產部的資深地產發展專員，和計畫部的資深計畫員Ocean Luo，計劃員Kelly Sherman，以及其他人員組成R1地段小組。

波士頓華埠圖書館將座落在老一輩熟悉的Bubbke，R1地段上。

            R1地段座落在東西向的泰勒街(Tyler)和乞臣街(Hudson)，以及南北向的哈佛街(Harvard)、尼倫街(Kneeland)之間，以前是被稱為氣球(Bubble)的青年會(YMCA)所在地，目前出租給Tufts共享服務做停車場用。

            R1地段在南灣市區更新區，有14塊BPDA擁有的空置土地，面積約等於18714平方英尺。BPDA在2021的8月11日發出招標書，截止日期是10月28日。BPDA希望這塊土地的發展，能夠符合區域規畫的第43章規定，以及1990年的華埠社區計畫理想。發展指導員則還將顧及，2020年的華埠總體計畫，R1地段的社區看法演練，城中區計畫，包括要建造綜合用途大樓，提高可負擔住宅比率，提供租用，購買的多種選擇，要有一些大的，適合全家居住房型，要考慮對週遭住宅物業的影響，地面樓層應做雜貨店、圖書館及社區活動用途，要有庭院等開放空間。

BPDA的Reay Pannesi籲請居民參加項目評審委員會。

            今年11月2日的大選，在選票上會有一個公投問題，要市民決定，是否在制定市府預算上，給波士頓市議員更多權力。

            Sarah Wang以多張幻燈片解說，市府的收入有91%來自財產稅(73%)，州政府補助(13%)，消費稅(5%)。營運預算一年約有36億美元，用於教育(45.8%)，警察及治安(24.6%)，以及行政(9.8%)，街道(6%)，健康和服務5.7%，以及其他(8%)。他們尤其關注營運預算中撥給支付老師及圖書館員薪資的經費有多少。

            這些預算由市長和預算辦公室主任，市長任命的各部門負責人提出，波士頓市13名市議員審核，但只能同意或否決，並不能修訂，除非修改市政府憲章。

            11月2日大選的選票問題1，就是要由民眾公投，來決定這憲章是否修改為容許市議員根據民眾意見，提出更改預算要求，再由市長批准，否決，或繼續討論。

            華埠土地信託會主任駱理德在會中說明，10月12日上午11點，有個關於租戶購買機會(TOPA)的聽證會，希望居民出席支持這一提案。

            駱理德解釋道，這是要防止豪華區內的中低收入租戶流離失所，最好辦法是協助他們購買房屋，或由土地信託會來購買，         以達到永久保留住宅可負擔性的目標，同時賦予租戶和整個社區對住宅的選擇和控制權。

            該會認為可行作法有5步驟，首先是房東有意出售時，應通知租客，然後由租客組織起來提出有意購買聲明並出價，接著談判，最後是籌錢或貸款，或者要和第三方出價者比價。

            當晚的會議還有申請購買Jacob Wirth餐廳原有酒牌者，出席陳情。