MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG AT FORMER SITE OF INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG AT FORMER SITE OF INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Young People From Mayor’s Department of Youth Engagement and Employment, Epiphany School to Participate in Dig 

BOSTON - Monday, July 13, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced an archaeological survey at the 1859 Industrial School for Girls property, located at 232 Centre Street in Dorchester. The property is currently owned by the Epiphany School, an independent, tuition-free middle school for Boston children from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds. The Industrial School for Girls is the oldest purpose-built school for girls

The archaeological dig will staffed by City Archaeology Program volunteers, who will be joined by a team of young people employed in the Community Dream Team program offered through the Mayor’s Department of Youth Engagement and Employment. The Team will participate in all aspects of scientific excavation and recording, community engagement, interpretation and artifact processing. 

“It's exciting to see so many young people getting involved in uncovering the history of their neighborhood,” said Mayor Walsh. "These projects not only bring our history to life, they provide valuable work and learning opportunities for our City's youth." 

“We’re excited to have so many interesting archaeological projects this summer in Boston that involve early schools, and applaud the young people who are assisting as dig team members,“ said Austin Blackmon, Chief of Energy, Environment and Open Space.​ 

Current students from the Epiphany School will also work on the dig, and will help in excavating and interpreting the artifacts recovered. The students will also create a display on the archaeology of the site for the new building.

“We are honored to have Joe Bagley and his team here for this exciting project. It’s not every day that a school gets to have a professional archaeological dig in its own backyard!” said John Finley, the Head of School.

“We are honored to have City Archaeologist Joe Bagley and his team here for this exciting project," said John Finley, Head of the Epiphany School. "It’s not every day that a school gets to have a professional archaeological dig in its own backyard!”

“This collaboration with the City Archaeology Program is a wonderful opportunity for young people to gain a meaningful work experience, where they can learn new skills as well as engage with members of the community through their work," said Yves Singletary, Youth and Career Coordinator for the City of Boston. "For a lot of them this is an experience that they probably never would have gotten without being a part of the cities summer employment program."

City of Boston Archaeologist Joseph Bagley will lead his volunteer team in the dig, which began on July 6. Crews are excavating a series of narrow trenches in the location of a former outbuilding in an attempt to re-locate the foundation of the outbuilding and any associated privy (outhouse) it may have contained. The dig is scheduled to last between two and four weeks depending on the results of the survey.

Extensive research prior to the excavations has revealed detailed insight into the lives of the property and the girls who attended the school. The building was purpose-built in 1859 to house approximately 15-30 girls, annually, between 6 and 15-years-old. The girls were predominantly daughters of recent immigrants living in Massachusetts, but others arrived from as far away as Ohio, Virginia and New Brunswick, Canada. Some were admitted for being runaways, fatherless, daughters of young mothers or sailors who were abroad. Applicants were only rejected if they were under 6 years of age or if their home life was not disruptive enough to warrant intervention.

The girls were responsible for taking care of the property and were actively trained by house matrons in Victorian domestic arts in an effort to transform them into “proper” Victorian ladies. While called a school, most of the girls attended the former Dorchester High School next door where the Dr. William W. Henderson Inclusion Elementary School is currently located, at the corner of Centre Street and Dorchester Avenue.

Between its opening in 1859 and the 1873-1874 school year, 171 girls attended the school. In 1941, the School merged with the New England Home for Little Wanderers and housed high school girls involved in the court system. It was closed and purchased in 2011 and is currently owned by the Epiphany School and used to house their teaching fellows. The Epiphany School has plans to restore the building and build a new building surrounding the western and northern yard of the existing school building. These plans will include the development of a portion of the yard that formerly held a wooden outbuilding, which was demolished in 1950. Archaeological investigation of the former outbuilding are part of efforts made between the Epiphany School and the Boston Landmarks Commission, which includes the City Archaeology Program, to mitigate impacts to the historic building and landscape with future development.

Archaeologists are hoping to find the foundations of the 19th century outbuilding and will test for the presence of privy deposits within or against the former structure. Artifacts within the outbuilding and a privy, if encountered, will reveal new information about the lives of the girls who lived within the building. These artifacts may include household items such as glassware and dishes, tea sets, food remains and personal items.

“It is extremely rare that we have a site with so few historic variables," said Bagley. "We know that the privy would have only been in use for about 20 years, it would have only been used by girls, the girls would have been aged 6-15 years old, and we know all of their names, ethnicity and social backgrounds, If we find a privy, we will be able to reveal so much more information about the lives of these girls than their basic statistics. We will know about their Victorian domestic training from sewing items, tea services and food, and we will even be able to see just how rebellious they were if they disposed of contraband goods in the outhouse where nobody would have looked for them.”

The archaeological team has already made progress in locating the foundation of the former carriage house. Artifacts uncovered include doll parts, marbles, large communal serving dishes, chamber pots and many white glass buttons.

Fieldwork will continue Monday-Friday from 9AM to 5PM rain or shine, except during thunderstorms, and visitors are welcome. Progress of the dig can be followed through live updates on the City Archaeology Program media pages including Facebook at facebook.com/bostonarchaeologyprogram and on twitter or Instagram at @bostonarchaeo.

在街上被人推倒撞地 72歲華裔婦女辭世

薩福克郡（Suffolk）檢察官康雷（Daniel F. Conley）昨（十）日表示，在波士頓華埠被人摔倒在地的老婦，已證實為72歲的雷玉珍（譯音，Yuzhen Lei）。

檢察官表示，1991年6月9日出生的24歲女子黨英（Tajanetta Downing），七月八日早上七點半左右，在彩絲街（Chauncy）和益士石街（Essex）交界處附近擦身而過，身體有過短暫接觸，之後，據說黨英把華埠居民雷玉珍撞倒在地，使她頭部嚴重受傷。七月九日傍晚，雷玉珍在塔芙茨醫療中心辭世。

由於有民眾目擊事件經過，波士頓警察當天早上就找到黨英，詢問事由，然後逮捕了她，控以激烈攻擊，毆打六十歲以上老人罪。她在應繳75,000元保釋金下被扣押。她在涉及其他兩宗與此無關罪案的保釋，也因而作廢。

黨英聲稱自己住在牙買加平原（Jamaica Plain）及羅倫斯（Lawrence）。她在2013年時因為毆打一名住在哥倫比亞路上的男子，以及趕到現場處理案件的警察而被控。檢察官要求200元的保釋金，釋放了她。當她一連兩次都未出庭後，檢察官要求把保釋金提高到1000元，她再次被釋放。他還被控以在JFK/麻州大學車站向制止她逃票的交通警察（Transit police）丟頻果，錢包，背包。檢察官在那宗案件中要求保釋金500元，一名法官只徵收150元。

黨英預定於八月五日再次出庭。

薩福克郡檢察官辦公室表示，雷玉珍的確切死因和方式，還待法醫確認。

雷玉珍身後遺有兩子一女，五名孫輩。

Victim Identified as Death Follows Chinatown Assault

BOSTON, July 10, 2015—The elderly woman who died after a physical assault in Chinatown has been identified as 72-year-old Yuzhen Lei, Suffolk County District Atrtorney Daniel F. Conley said.

Lei, a resident of Chinatown, passed away yesterday evening at Tufts Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized. Prosecutors say TAJANETTA DOWNING (D.O.B. 6/9/91) shoved her during an incident Wednesday morning, at which time she fell and hit her head on the pavement, causing a serious head injury.

Thanks to a civilian witness, Boston Police located and interviewed Downing later that morning, leading to her arrest and arraignment on charges of aggravated assault and battery and assault and battery on a person 60 or older. She was held on $75,000 cash bail and her open bail on two unrelated cases was revoked.

Downing, who claims addresses in Lawrence and Jamaica Plain, was charged in 2013 with assaulting a man at a Columbia Road residence and then assaulting the Boston Police officers who responded to the scene. Prosecutors requested $200 cash bail and she was released on her own recognizance. When she defaulted on two separate court dates, prosecutors requested $1000 bail. She was again released on her own recognizance. She was also charged with throwing an apple, purse, and backpack at a Transit Police officer who stopped her for fare evasion at JFK/UMass station. Prosecutors requested $500 bail in that case and a judge imposed $150.

In the most recent case, prosecutors say Downing and Lei crossed paths in the area of Essex and Chauncy streets at about 7:30 Wednesday morning. Investigators believe they had some fleeting physical contact, after which Downing allegedly shoved Lei. Lei fell to the ground and hit her head on the pavement.

Civilian witnesses in the area contacted Boston Police to report their observations of the encounter. Officers located Downing and spoke to her. Based on statements she made during the course of that interview, detectives placed her under arrest.

Lei was rushed to Tufts Medical Center with a serious, life-threatening head injury and died yesterday evening. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of her death, and prosecutors have not ruled out additional charges against Downing.

Downing was represented at arraignment by attorney Thomas Glynn. She will return to court on Aug. 5.

波士頓留學生創業之夜 五年輕人分享實戰經驗

中國總理李克強，中國國務院分別於今年三月，六月強調的“大眾創業，萬眾創新”，顯然在海外留學生圈延燒。“中國留學生創業之夜“日前在波士頓舉辦第三屆活動，儘管活動收費，仍有近百人出席。

合作承辦“中國留學生創業之夜”的李琛，連穎欣，陳舒等人，在各界迴響熱烈下，已組成“創業時光聯盟（Startup Time）”這非牟利組織，企圖為有心創業的留學生們，提供他山之石可以攻錯的交流平台。

這場“創業之夜”在波士頓新設的推動創業空間，“地區廳（district hall）“舉行，邀到會場分享經驗的創業者包括，”麻州創新實驗室（Mass Innovation Labs)”共同創辦人暨執行長朱鵬程，Modelo共同創辦人既開發總監鄧天，“替代選擇（Alt-Options）”創辦人暨執行長周楚豪，“腦公司（Brain Co）“創辦人暨執行長韓壁丞，麻省理工學院中國創新創業論壇副主席樊煊赫等人。

麻州創新實驗室是朱鵬程和兩名合夥人在劍橋市肯德（Kendall）廣場設立的生物醫藥創新工場，佔地124,000平方呎，企圖借資源共享模式，幫助生物醫藥新創公司降低門檻，更快達成有效研發。

朱鵬程很坦率地分享了他在創業路上遭遇的各種困難，包括現有的兩名合夥人之一，還曾經和他打官司，可是兩人逐漸建立起感情，居然還能在一起乘車去法院的路上談生意。他十分真誠地表示，想像，計畫和現實，永遠不一樣，與其不斷籌謀，計畫，不如起而行動，並認真應付遭遇的問題。

Modelo是從羅德島設計學院畢業的鄧天和建築系出身的蘇麒攜手創立的3D設計協作平台，讓設計師和參與設計者，都能藉由3D形象更瞭解立體設計構想，並提供修改意見。

鄧天建議有心創業者不要怕失敗，也建議走在創業路上的人融資時，要考慮投資者除了金錢外，能為初創公司的營運，提供什麼樣的幫助。

替代選擇（Alt-Options）是設在波士頓的比特幣（Bit Coin)衍生品交易所。周楚豪創辦的這公司，據說是比特幣這虛擬貨幣市場裏，唯一提供美金/比特幣期權的交易平台。

他勸創業者別一見投資者就興奮，最好先上領英（linkedin）查查有意投資者的背景，經歷，還要找和自己所做行業對口的人談，才不會浪費時間，力氣。他坦言自己曾經到Venture Café等創業人雲集的地方，和潛在投資者洽談，花了幾小時解釋，卻發現投資者幾乎根本聽不懂。

韩壁丞創辦的”腦公司“，正在利用哈佛腦科學中心和麻省理工學院麥戈文腦科學中心的人機交互技術，配合可穿載設備，做無線腦電波（EEG）檢測。

他根據自己的經驗指出，和投資者洽談時，要考慮是否大企業抱著收購的心來談。

樊煊赫在會中提醒創業小夥伴，麻省理工學院中國創業創新論壇今年的申請截止日期是七月十七日。

“創業時光聯盟”目前在波士頓，紐約等地區幾乎每月幾辦一次“留學生創業之夜”活動。查詢可洽chenli@startuptime.org。

圖片說明：

            陳舒（左起）主持第三屆“中國留學生創業之夜”，朱鵬程，鄧天，周楚豪，韓壁丞，樊煊赫分享經驗。（菊子攝）

            朱鵬程（左），鄧天（右）坦率分享經驗。（菊子攝）

杜瑋醫師與蘭亭雅聚談書法研習

波士頓地區書法愛好者組成的的“蘭亭雅聚”，日前在傅萊明罕公共圖書館，請杜瑋分享研習心得。廿多名出席者都非常欣賞杜瑋的書畫一體，從章法佈局上創新的做法。

研討活動由攝影高手楊波主持。他指出，杜瑋不但是良醫，潛心於書畫藝術創作上的成就及經歷，也令人佩服。他也坦言自己父親生病時，曾向杜瑋請教，並獲得寶貴建議，也在那些時候，對杜瑋在書畫上的沈浸之深，有了更多瞭解，早就想邀他到蘭亭雅聚開講，分享心得。

杜瑋當天謙虛的以”一個業餘書法愛好者的問題”為題，分享自己多年的學書法心得，包括書法美在哪裡? 面對書法作品, 你欣賞標準是什麼? 如何提高書法作品的表現力?

      杜瑋表示，自己很小就開始學書法，還有機會臨摹古代書帖，文革結束恢復高考時，他考入醫學院，就此成為醫生，但業餘時間卻從未間斷對書畫藝術的追求。

他談到學書法的標準問題，認為臨帖固然是基本入門途徑之一，但從藝術角度看，卻有無法超越古人之虞，要創新，並無可循門路。他自己在研習書法時，感到古人學書法，首重筆法，再談章法。

他從章法佈局上嚐試創新，也向中國畫，西洋畫藝術借鑒，打破書法橫豎成行的傳統，從整體佈局上來創作書法。

杜瑋分享的創作案例，讓與會者耳目一新， 討論非常熱烈。

當天出席會議者，包括多名曾先後在蘭亭雅聚做過專題演講者，包括傅明輝，齊雅明，楊波，周九卿，宋向陽，段俊等人。他們既各抒己見，也都讚賞，肯定杜瑋在藝術創新上的探索，追求。

      講談結束後，杜瑋即席揮毫。

出席者中的孫華航表示，他很喜歡杜瑋的用書畫一體，表現詩詞中意境的做法，寫出來的字，都給人音符旋律感覺。

            近年負責統籌蘭亭雅聚的孫志勝表示，該組織將與波士頓華人攝影協會合作，舉辦羊年夏季書畫攝影藝術展覽，時間訂在8月1日 到 30 日。

8月1日（週六）下午兩點半至四點半，在傅萊明罕鎮公共圖書館（Framingham Public Library，49 Lexington Street，Framingham, MA 01702），將由楊波主講“攝影的樂趣，層次和追求”。

查詢詳情可洽zsun98@gmail.com。

圖片說明：

      蘭亭雅聚活動部分出席者合影。前左四為杜瑋，前右起，楊波，宋向陽，齊雅明，孫志勝。（圖由蘭亭雅聚提供）

      齊雅明（右）和杜瑋（左）深入交流。（圖由蘭亭雅聚提供，楊波攝）

      出席者即席揮毫。（圖由蘭亭雅聚提供，楊波攝）

Mayor Christenson looks to fill a Vacancy on the Mystic Valley Development Commission

Mayor Christenson looks to fill a Vacancy on the Mystic Valley Development Commission

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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Mayor Gary Christenson is reaching out to Malden residents in an effort to fill a vacancy on the Mystic Valley Development Commission.

The six-member Mystic Valley Development Commission (“Commission”) oversees the River’s Edge Project (formerly Telecom City) and its designated developers. River's Edge is a residential and commercial development project along the banks of the Malden River and includes portions of Malden, Medford and Everett. The Commission is comprised of the Mayor of each of the three communities as well as a citizen representative from each city. The current opening is due to the Malden member having recently moved from the City.

The Mayor is the appointing authority and the term is open, which means that members serve until a successor is appointed. The Commission does not meet on a regular schedule, but as development opportunities and issues arise. Typically, meetings are during the morning hours.  

To apply, please complete the online Boards and Commissions Application in full by clicking on the link below.  For a paper copy of the Boards and Commissions Application please contact Kathleen Manning Hall by email at kmanninghall@cityofmalden.org or call 781-397-7000 Ext. 2004.

To access the online application, please log onto: www.cityofmalden.org/BCApplication.

The deadline for accepting applications is Friday, July 24, 2015 at 12 Noon.

2015 B.A.A. Half Marathon® Registration Opens Wednesday, July 15

2015 B.A.A. Half Marathon® Registration Opens Wednesday, July 15

60% of available entries will be filled through random selection process beginning on July 15.

BOSTON – The 15th annual B.A.A. Half Marathon will be held on Sunday, October 11, beginning and ending at Boston’s iconic Franklin Park. Having long been New England’s most prestigious half marathon, the B.A.A. Half Marathon has showcased some of the world’s best runners, including Boston Marathon winners and World Championships gold medalists. This year, the race will feature a field size of 8,500 participants, with registration beginning on Wednesday, July 15, at www.baa.org.

Similar to 2014, there will be a random selection component to the registration process for the race when entries are accepted next week.

There are 2,640 runners currently pre-registered though the B.A.A. Distance Medley (B.A.A. 5K, B.A.A. 10K, and B.A.A. Half Marathon) registration, which was held in January. Up to 700 runners will comprise the Dana-Farber Fundraising Team, and each of those team members will raise at least $750 for the Jimmy Fund. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund have been the event's presenting sponsor since 2003. Once the elite field and other invitational entries are filled, this will leave approximately 5,000 entries available through online registration on July 15.

Registration will open on Wednesday, July 15, at 10:00 a.m. ET, and 2,000 entrants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The remaining 3,000 spots will be filled through random selection of those applicants who submit an entry by Thursday, July 16, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

•             Entry for the B.A.A. Half Marathon will be held entirely online at www.baa.org, and the entry fee is $75 USD.

•             No additional fee will be imposed for an entry submission into the random selection.

•             Participants in the B.A.A. Half Marathon must be at least 14-years old on race day.

•             Every submission has an equal chance of being selected, and the odds of being selected will be based on the total number of submissions received.

•             Only one submission per person will be accepted.

•             Entry in the B.A.A. Half Marathon cannot be transferred, refunded, or deferred.

•             Runners can secure an entry into the race by joining Dana-Farber’s fundraising team via www.rundanafarber.org.

•             Those who are accepted through random selection and those not accepted will receive notification from the B.A.A. on Friday, July 17 via email.

•             If you are not chosen in the random selection, you will not be charged the entry fee.

ABOUT THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (B.A.A.)

Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit organization with a mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running. The B.A.A.’s Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon. The organization manages other local events and supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round running programs, including high performance athletes and running club. Since 1986, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon has been John Hancock Financial. The Boston Marathon is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, along with international marathons in Tokyo, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York City. More than 60,000 runners will participate in B.A.A. events in 2015. The 120th Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, April 18, 2016. For more information on the B.A.A., please visit www.baa.org.

MEDIA: For further information, please contact media@baa.org.