台大校友7/15野餐

波士頓台大校友會將於七月十五日（星期六）上午九時半到下午一時舉行夏季野餐，地點在 Andover Recreation Park (147 Abbot Street, Andover)，歡迎校友參加。校友會準備了簡單的早餐及豐盛的午餐、飲料及水果，並安排了一些活動。另有小朋友或孫子女的校友也可帶小朋友到兒童專區玩樂。請上校友會網站首頁報名繳費(www.gbaantu.org)。詢問請寄gbaantu@gmail.com。

波士頓慈濟服務民眾開辦鼓樂舞班

波士頓慈濟鼓樂隊表演。(周菊子攝)

(Boston Orange周菊子牛頓市報導)慈濟波士頓聯絡處6月24日下午以一場迷你鼓樂演奏助陣，隆重介紹社會教育推廣班的打鼓，舞蹈，吉他等不下5個學習班，鼓勵人利用時間學習，根據各人興趣挑選班別，享受親炙個人所好之樂，同時接近慈濟人，耳濡目染一下慈濟的志業功德。

新英格蘭養生舞協會表演鼓舞。(周菊子攝)

慈濟波士頓聯絡處自從買下牛頓市夏日街會址後，經由會眾悉心修繕，整土，種樹，清理，整體環境煥然一新，會所內更是不但布置雅致，還乾淨得一塵不染。

慈濟波士頓聯絡處社推負責人陳裕逢表示，慈濟希望善用這一場地，讓更多人有機會接近慈濟，認識佛法，為社會奉獻心力，決定開辦興趣學習班。早前推出鼓樂班，頗受歡迎，現在再接再厲，增加不同班別。

西木中文學校鼓樂隊。(周菊子攝)

鼓樂老師陳志新編排的”迷你鼓樂演奏會”，6月24日下午先由西木獅舞表演團舞獅，接著由慈濟波士頓鼓樂隊的歐陽露等人，演奏”龍行虎步”，周美桃率領的新英格蘭養生舞協會演奏”養生舞”，”男兒當自強”兩段鼓樂，西木中文學校鼓樂隊演奏”當機立斷”，陳志新培訓的”水底魚打擊樂團”演奏”銳不可當”，”飛龍在天”，”節慶鑼鼓”，不但鼓聲震人，更讓人發現，大波士頓地區也開始流行鼓樂。

陳志新也為波士頓慈濟開辦鼓樂青少年班，成人班，一期10次，每次10元。青少年班週三，成人班週四的晚上六點半左右開始上課。

水底魚打擊樂團。(周菊子攝)

當天介紹的其他興趣班包括每週六下午一點，由曾獲台灣五度五關獎的黃崇校所開辦的吉他班；每週日下午一點，由專業琴師高宏偉執教的二胡班，7月8日早上10點至下午2點，由獲有美國舞蹈治療協會註冊舞蹈治療師督導資格的胡俞伶開辦”舞向身心幸福體驗課”。

幾個鼓樂隊合影。左一為陳志新老師。

6月27日晚上6到7點起，4次一期的”和秀惠跳尼雅(Nia with Showway)”，將由獲有尼雅舞黑帶教師資格的陳秀惠執教。台灣今年4月出版的”終身瘦用211全平衡瘦身法”，不但有關於尼雅舞的介紹，指尼雅舞是一種非衝擊性的有氧舞蹈，非常適合所有人，尤其是久未運動又想減肥的人的一種新創運動方式，書中還介紹了陳秀惠老師。

陳裕逢透露，他還在籌備一個耆英歌唱班，要找一，二名會彈鍵盤的人助陣，一起玩。

尼雅老師陳秀惠(右二)和她的助教們。謝開明攝

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉，波士頓僑務委員蔣宗壬，紐英崙中華公所主席陳家驊，紐英倫客家鄉親會會長周一男，波士頓地區關懷救助協會會長王志維，大波士頓中國文化協會國樂團團長潘台春，歐陽東美夫婦，麻州元極舞聯誼會會長鄭玉春等，當天下午有許多嘉賓到會，現場近百人，場面十分熱絡。                                                                       波士頓慈濟聯絡處的地址為 15 Summer Street, Newton, MA，02464。電話(617) 762-0569。(圖片已於26日發表)

左起，陳家驊，蔣宗壬，歐宏偉，許炳煌，曾秀梅等嘉賓。

右起，鄭玉春，宋玉珍，左起，謝如鍵，林展輝。

大波士頓中華文化協會國樂團團長潘台春，歐陽東美夫婦。(周菊子攝)

新英蘭養生協會，麻州元極舞聯誼會等合影，前排右起，波士頓
僑教中心主任歐宏偉，周美桃，黃周麗桃，紐英崙中華公所陳家驊，
鄭玉春。(周菊子攝)

胡俞伶說明"舞向身心幸福體驗課"。(周菊子攝)

波士頓慈濟社推班負責人陳裕逢。(周菊子攝)

2017年波士頓地區海外華文教師研習會 6/30-7/2

2017年波士頓地區海外華文教師研習會
【報名簡章】
一. 研習目的：中華民國僑務委員會為協助海外華文教師汲取現行最新教學方法，精進華語文教師知能，委託勒星頓中文學校主辦波士頓地區海外華文教師研習會(以下簡稱本研習會)。
二. 研習對象：教授正體中文之僑校及公私立中小學之現職教師、儲備教師、相關華語文教育工作者，以及未來有意從事正體字華語文教育工作者，均可報名參加。全程參加研習活動者，獲頒中華民國僑務委員會發給之中英文結業證書(含研習時數證明)。
三. 課程與師資: 本研習會由僑委會委託推薦講座並進行課程規劃，
研習課表、講座及課程內容等相關資料將陸續公布
四. 參加名額：30人名額有限，額滿為止。
五. 研習日期：2017 年 6 月30 日 (星期五) 至 7 月 2 日 (星期日)
六. 研習時間：6月30日下午1:00～5:00
              7月1日至2日上午9:00~下午4:00
七. 研習地點：波士頓華僑文教服務中心
              (90 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands,MA 02461)
八. 報名方式 : 本次活動一律採取線上報名
    線上報名表  https://goo.gl/forms/8oFHUbLduNrtXEIx2
九. 報名費用:$30 (包括兩天研習餐費及教材)
九. 報名日期：即日起 至 6 月 20 日（星期二）截止
十. 聯絡方式：勒星頓中文學校
              波士頓華僑文教服務中心  617-965-8801

胡桃山音樂營訂7/20 -8/13

中華表演藝術基金會  Foundation For Chinese Performing Arts               3 Partridge Lane, Lincoln, MA 01773 ChinesePerformingArts.net Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net  Upcoming Events 2016-2017 , the 28th Season July 20 - August 13, 2017 The 26th Annual Music Festival at Walnut Hill 胡桃山音樂營   2017-2018 , the 29th Season 1, Saturday September 23, 2017, 8 PM at NEC's Jordan Hall Reflections on Diaspora花果靈根集 Bao Jian包键, Hu Jianbing胡建兵,  Chen Tao陳濤,  Liu Li 劉麗, Zhou Yi 周懿 , Weng Hui 翁慧, and  Cai Zhenqi 蔡振起   2, The 9th Annual Youth Poetry in Silk and Bamboo 絲竹春吟青少年中國器樂賽及音樂會 Audition: Saturday, September 30, 2017, 2 PM at First Church Boston Concert: Saturday, October 7, 2017, 7:30 PM at First Church Boston   3, Saturday, November 4, 2017, 8 PM at NEC's Jordan Hall co-presenting with the  Korean Cultural Society of Boston The Parker Quartet  and Jung-Ja Kim, piano   4, Saturday, January 27, 2018, 8 PM at NEC's Jordan Hall Pi-Hsien Chen 陳必先 , piano   5, Saturday, March 31, 2018, 8 PM at NEC's Jordan Hall Angelo Xiang Yu 于翔 , violin and Andrew Hsu, piano 6, April 15, 2018 (application deadline) The 27th Annual Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy Competition Jury date: Saturday April 21, 2018   全美青少年國畫書法比賽    7, Saturday, May 12, 2018, 8 PM at NEC's Jordan Hall Dang Thai-Son 鄧泰山, piano   8, July - August , 2018 The 27th Annual Music Festival at Walnut Hill  胡桃山音樂營   UPCOMING EVENTS -----------------   胡桃山音樂營 The 26th Annual Walnut Hill Music Festival 2017 date: 7/20/2017 check in,  8/13/2017 check out.  Concerto 2017:  Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Th  eme of Paganini http://chineseperformingarts.com/contents/festival/index.htm   Saturday, 9/23/2017, 8 pm  at Jordan Hall  Reflections on Diaspora花果靈根集 The 9th Annual Youth Poetry in Silk and Bamboo  at First Church Boston  絲竹春吟青少年中國器樂賽及音樂會 Audition: Saturday, September 30, 2017, 2 PM                                                                                                                                         Concert: Saturday, October 7, 2017, 7:30 PM   Saturday, 11/4/2017, 8 pm, Jordan Hall,  Co-presenting with  the Korean Cultural S  ociety of Boston  The Parker Quartet and Jung-Ja Kim, piano          Saturday, 1/27/2018, 8 pm, Jordan Hall,  Pi-Hsien Chen  陳必先, pianist    Saturday, 3/31/2018, 8 pm, Jordan Hall,                                                    Angelo Xiang Yu 于翔, violinist and  Andrew Hsu, pianist     Saturday, 5/12/2018, 8 pm, Jordan Hall,  Dang Thai-Son 鄧泰山, pianist     We Need Your Support Support us make a Donation www. ChinesePerformingArts.net     Your tax-deductible donation enables us  to continue presenting the best artists,  maintaining low admission and free student tickets.   Please support us especially at this time 現今社會動盪，人們生活中充滿不安。文化藝術安定人心的重要性，在此時更為明顯。但經費來源卻更艱難。 您的免稅捐款，可使我們繼續舉行高水準音樂會， 提供最低票價，及免費學生票。 並鼓勵青年才俊在古典音樂、傳統中國書畫、 及民族國樂樂器各方面學習傳承。 希望您慷慨解囊，大力支持。 Your Donation is  appreciated: http://chineseperformingarts. net/donation/   Order Ticket Online: www.ChinesePerformingArts.net Email: Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net Foundation For Chinese Performing Arts Cathy Chan 譚嘉陵, Founder and President

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Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell Cheste passed away

Governor Baker Statement On The Passing Of Commissioner Mitchell Chester

BOSTON - Today, Governor Charlie Baker released the following statement regarding the passing of Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell Chester:

“On behalf of the entire administration, Lt. Governor Polito and I extend our deepest condolences to Commissioner Chester’s family, friends and colleagues at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education during this difficult time. Commissioner Chester was a dedicated educator and accomplished public servant. His leadership improved the lives of thousands of the Commonwealth’s students and helped make our public school system a national leader.  He will be terribly missed by all.”

Statement from Superintendent Chang on passing of Education Commissioner Chester

Today, Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Tommy Chang released the following statement on the passing of Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell Chester: “On behalf of the Boston Public Schools, I would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Mitchell Chester. Mitchell was a true professional who cared deeply about improving public education for students across the Commonwealth and here in Boston. His commitment and dedication to high standards will leave a lasting legacy for students and educational leaders alike. He will be missed.”

藥老闆汙染藥害死數十人判刑9年

      (Boston Orange)把汙染了的藥品運到全美各地，導致60人死亡，數百人生病的傅萊明罕鎮製藥公司首席藥劑師暨前東主Barry J. Cadden，今(26)日在波士頓地區法院被判刑9年。

      這家公司的名稱是新英格蘭複合中心。生病的受害人和失去親人的家屬，今日在庭上作證時情緒都很激動。

在緩慢，不時停頓的聲明中，Barry J. Cadden表示，他對這些人的損失深感抱歉。他將為自己的所作所為終生揹負包袱。他預定於8月7日報到入獄。

Barry J. Cadden是在今年三月十，因為運送被汙染了的藥到全美各地，導致真菌性腦膜炎爆發，60人死亡，數以百計人生病而被控詐欺及敲詐勒索罪，但豁免了二級謀殺罪。

美國地區法院法官Richard Stearns公佈判決前表示，他讀了600多頁的受害者聲明。

      宣判時，法院裡有20多名受害者，幾乎都想要為真菌性腦膜炎爆發，對他們的親人所發生的影響。

      其中的Rachelle Shuff表示，她將因此而死，希望還能活兩年。一名因為此藥失去母親者表示，Cadden躲過了謀殺罪。

      一位腦膜炎倖存者要求法官判Cadden最重的刑罰，或者給他倆劑他自己的類固醇。另一人說她得忍受的痛楚，甚至讓她祈禱自己能死去。她也希望Cadden被判最重刑罰

Cadden的律師承認Cadden不是沒有錯，但指出Cadden並沒有面對謀殺罪。聯邦檢控官要求判Cadden入獄30年，辯護律師則邀情入獄3年。

South Cove Community Health Center Breaks Ground in Malden

Monday, June 26, 2017

Mayor Gary Christenson, City Council President Peg Crowe and members of the Malden community participated in a groundbreaking for South Cove Community Health Center as they officially begin the remodeling of their new clinic at 277 Commercial Street, the location of the former Malden Evening News. South Cove Community Health Center has been exploring the possibility of opening a clinic in Malden for some time. Having the third largest Asian population after Boston and Quincy, South Cove aims to offer valuable services to existing patients, as well as reach out to others who will benefit from the accessible and affordable quality healthcare provided by a local community health center.   

When complete, the remodeled one-story clinic will have over 14,000 square feet, and will offer 76 parking spaces. It will provide internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology services, pediatrics, optometry services and laboratory care, along with a team of social services staff whose primary job function will be to help patients obtain federal and/or state health coverage. The facility is being designed by Beacon Architectural Associates and construction work has been contracted to Bond Construction. South Cove Community Health Center is aiming for a December 2017 opening.

South Cove Community Health Center is a federally funded community health center with four locations in Boston and Quincy serving over 32,000 patients. Founded in 1972, South Cove Community Health Center is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all medically underserved in Massachusetts, with a special focus on Asian Americans. This mission is accomplished by providing high quality, community-based health care and programs, which are accessible, affordable, as well as linguistically and culturally competent for these populations. 

For more information about South Cove Community Health Center, please visit www.scchc.org.

(From Malden Mayor's office)