華盛頓郵報座談美國毒癮問題 (圖片)

紐英崙中華網路資訊協會區塊鍊講座(圖片)

網協幹部和講者合影。左起，陸德禮，徐永光，吳凡，Albert Ma，吳波，李震宇，倪繼紅等人。(周菊子攝)

紐英崙中華資訊網路協會會長李震宇。(周菊子攝)

Albert MA。

從拉手網轉座虛擬貨幣的吳波。(周菊子攝)

講者Albert Ma (左)，吳波。(周菊子攝)

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS PLAYER MALCOLM MITCHELL, MAYOR WALSH HOST READING RALLY AT BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, at 10:30 A.M.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS PLAYER MALCOLM MITCHELL, MAYOR WALSH HOST READING RALLY AT BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, at 10:30 A.M.

BOSTON – February 23, 2018 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh will host New England Patriots player and Super Bowl champion Malcolm Mitchell as he visits the Central Library in Copley Square on Monday, February 26, at 10:30 a.m. to host a reading rally with local school groups and celebrate the release of the newly-illustrated edition of Malcolm’s book, The Magician’s Hat (Scholastic).Malcolm and Mayor Walsh will be joined by guest Lt. Governor Karyn Polito.

Malcolm’s rally takes place in conjunction with his youth literacy initiative, Read with Malcolm and non-profit, Share the Magic Foundation, in which he hosts a week-long series of in-school events designed to boost reading skills and access to books for students in under-resourced communities.  Children in attendance will enjoy a magic show, ask Malcolm questions, and receive a hardback copy of The Magician’s Hat.

Please note that limited public seating will be available for this event and via a first-come, first-served basis to visitors with children.

WHEN: Monday, February 26, at 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Rabb Hall, Central Library, 700 Boylston Street

WHO: New England Patriots player and Super Bowl champion Malcolm Mitchell

            Mayor Martin J. Walsh

           Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

           Boston Public Library President David Leonard

           Boston-area schoolchildren

About BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Boston Public Library provides educational, cultural and civic enrichment, free to all, for the residents of Boston, Massachusetts and beyond, through its collections, services, programs, and spaces. Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library is a pioneer of public library service in America. It was the first large free municipal library in the United States, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a branch library, and the first to have a children’s room. As a City of Boston historic cultural institution, Boston Public Library today features a Central Library, twenty-five branches, a map center, business library, archival center; extensive special collections of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, and prints; and rich digital content and online services. The award-winning renovation of the Central Library in Copley Square, completed in 2016, together with new, renovated and historic branches, provide a transformed library system for the next generation of users. Boston Public Library enriches lives, hosting thousands of free educational programs and exhibitions, and providing free library services online and in-person to millions of people each year.  To learn more, visit bpl.org.

大波士頓私立大學費用漲到一年七萬多

(Boston Orange) 美國東北部的私立大學，早就貴得出名，今年卻更貴了，好幾所學校的費用，已經漲到7萬美元以上了。

康州哈特福(Hartford)的小型文學藝術學校，三一學院(Trinity College)，最近決定把大學部學生的2018-2019年度學雜食宿費調漲3.9%，費用總額因此從68,970漲到71,660。

三醫學院校長Joanne Berger-Sweeney上星期在發給校內的一封信中表示，這不是輕率做出來的決定，他們也和其他學校一樣明白，這是在要求學生家庭付更高的費用，但他們必須如此做。

               雖然三一學院是第一批宣佈下學年費率的學校，卻不是新英格蘭地區學費打破7萬一年的第一所學校。在2017-2018學年度，麻州麥德福(Medford)的塔芙茨大學(Tufts)的總學費就已高達70,600元。新罕布夏州(NH)漢歐佛(Hanover)的達特茅斯(Dartmouth)學院學費也要71,409元(大一新生加上額外費用還要高到71,827元)。同時期，麻州安赫斯特(Amherst)的安赫斯特學院甚至要75,700元，沒有財務資助的人要上哈佛大學，得花73,600元。

               波士頓地區的其他私立大學離7萬美元這價碼還遠，但也不便宜。

               以2017-2018學年度為例，波士頓大學的學費總額要67,352元，波士頓學院要68,043元。東北大學要住校的一年級新生，得付65,157元。

               相比之下，麻州大學安赫斯特分校一年級住校新生的學雜費總額才28,926元，康州的州內學生學費則是28,605元。

               不過這些數額都沒把財務資助放進去，根據大學理事會，大約有三分之二的全時學生拿了財務資助來付學費。所以大部分學生並不是按照明碼標示價格來付費上學。

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN BOSTON

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN BOSTON Funding will create or preserve 436 new units of housing in Boston

BOSTON - Thursday, February 22, 2018 - Building on his commitment to create more affordable housing in the City of Boston, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) and the Neighborhood Housing Trust (NHT) Fund have awarded more than $15 million in funds to seven rental projects across Boston. These awards will help fund the production and preservation of 354 units of affordable housing in Boston.   "Preserving Boston's affordability is key to ensuring everyone who wants to live here can afford to do so," said Mayor Walsh. "It's important now more than ever that we use every resource available to build more housing for working families in our City. I'm proud that by working together with our partners in the Neighborhood Housing Trust, this funding will help us preserve and create more affordable housing in Boston." The funding awards for the seven new housing proposals total $10.4 million of HOME, Community Development Block Grant, and Inclusionary Developmentfunding along with $4.25 million in Linkage funding.  The Neighborhood Housing Trust also supported a funding measure to the Boston and Planning Development Agency (BPDA) for a Housing Creation award in the amount of $1.2 million.   The seven projects receiving funding will create 436 units of housing. Of these units, 354 units will be income restricted to low-, moderate- and middle-income households. The City's most recent Request for Proposals for funding put a premium on the creation of units of housing for very low-income households; as a result, 139 units of affordable housing will be accessible to households with incomes at 50 percent or below the Area Median Income, which amounts to $51,000 or less for a family of four. 47 of these units will be set aside for formerly homeless households, and 64 units will be available to households earning less than 30 percent of Area Median Income -- $31,000 for a family of four.   To ensure that all units recieving City funding will remain affordable, all affordable units will have a deed restriction in perpetuity. In all cases, the projects have been carefully underwritten to leverage alternative sources to minimize City funding. "Our team is extremely proud that we were able to fund projects with such deep affordability, ranging from 60 percent of the area median income to homeless individuals," said Boston's Chief of Housing Sheila Dillon. "I can't wait to see these projects completed, and I want to thank the Neighborhood Housing Trust and our partners for helping us create more affordable housing in Boston."    "Many thanks to Mayor Marty Walsh and to the City of Boston for their ongoing commitment to redevelop Roxbury and Jamaica Plain," said Frank Shea, Urban Edge's Chief Executive Officer. "The Holtzer Park project, which is part of a larger effort with our partners at Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation and The Community Builders to strengthen the community for all of the families living here, will bring 62 new affordable apartments to the area. We are thrilled to be in partnership with the Boston Housing Authority on this project and we look forward to working with the city as this development gets underway." With the awarding of these funds, the Walsh Administration has now committed more than $115 million in affordable housing funding since Mayor Walsh took office. Since the launch of Housing Boston 2030, 4,649 new income-restricted units have been permitted, of which 2,234 are targeted to low-income households. There are an additional 4,240 deed-restricted units in the City's development pipeline. Today's announcement contributes to the goal of creating 6,500 new units of affordable housing outlined in Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030, Mayor Walsh's housing plan, and also supports Boston's Way Home, the administration's plan to end chronic homelessness. In addition, the growth of affordable housing in Boston supports the goals of Imagine Boston 2030, Boston's citywide plan. The following is a complete list of the developments that have received funding awards: Dorchester 191 -195 Bowdoin Street Viet AID proposes to combine a city-owned parcel with an adjacent privately-owned parcel to create 41 affordable rental units and approximately 7,000 square feet of commercial space.    Fenway 270 Huntington Street Renovation and preservation of 72 affordable rental units in the Fenway. Jamaica Plain 125 Amory Street In response to the BHA's RFP for the 125 Amory Street site, Urban Edge is proposing to construct 62 new units of affordable rental housing in Jamaica Plain.    Mattapan Mattapan Station The development team for Mattapan Station includes The Preservation of Affordable Housing & Nuestra Comunidad CDC. The development comprises 135 units of mixed income rental housing in Mattapan, with 69 affordable rental units and 66 market rate units. The first floor of the development will also include 10,000 square feet of commercial space.    872 Morton Street The development team of the Caribbean Integration Community Development & Planning Office for Urban Affairs will create a 38-unit, mixed-income development, along with over 2,000 square feet of commercial space. The site will also include a serenity garden to be named after Stephen P. Odom. The developer is working closely with the Parks Department to design the serenity garden.   Mission Hill Parcel 25 Parcel 25 is a 3 phase, transit-oriented development located on a site formerly owned by the MBTA and located across from the Roxbury Crossing MBTA station. The 2nd phase will create 46 units of affordable rental housing. The Trust voted to support an a Housing Creation proposal in the amount of $1,250,000 from Children's Hospital in December.   Roxbury Bartlett Building A As the next phase of the Bartlett Yard redevelopment, the Developer Nuestra Comunidad will create 42 units of mixed income rental housing along with 14,000 square feet of commercial space and 20,000 square feet of office space.   To help choose appropriate developments for funding, the City of Boston has established funding priorities, based on the goals outlined in Housing A Changing City: Boston 2030.   Proposals submitted are expected to fall under at least one of the priority criteria: Affordable housing developments that utilize City-owned land. Affordable housing developments targeting a mix of incomes: from units for homeless households to units targeted and restricted to incomes representative of Boston's workforce. The City prioritizes proposals that, in addition to the homeless set-aside, provide some portion of units targeting extremely low income tenancies.  Affordable housing developments that have reduced the cost to build and/or efficiently use subsidy so that the project is able to move into construction more quickly.    Affordable housing developments that provide units that serve the disabled community, vulnerable or special needs populations, elders, veterans, artists, aging out youth, etc. Acquisition of unrestricted housing developments in order to stabilize the tenancies, and provide long term affordability for a mix of incomes (i.e. unrestricted properties). Developments that are at risk of losing their affordability within 5 years.  Large projects with more than 50 units of housing, of which at least 51 percent will be deed-restricted affordable units. Projects creating new affordable units in high-cost neighborhoods where most of the IDP funds are generated. Projects that contain affordable units that cannot be funded from other subsidy sources available under this RFP, or through the Neighborhood Housing Trust RFP. Projects that can quickly acquire existing unregulated units and convert them into long-term affordable housing. To date, the Walsh Administration has committed more than $100 million in funding to the creation and preservation of affordable housing. Today's announcement builds on the City's preservation and anti-displacement goals, outlined in Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030, Mayor Walsh's housing plan, and the housing goals laid out in Imagine Boston 2030, Boston's first citywide plan in 50 years. As part of both plans, Boston has prioritized increasing the overall housing supply, with a focus on creating and preserving affordable housing.

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TREASURER GOLDBERG ANNOUNCES WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP IN FRAMINGHAM

TREASURER GOLDBERG ANNOUNCES WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP IN FRAMINGHAM

BOSTON – Treasurer Goldberg has announced an additional location for the Women’s Economic Empowerment Series. The workshop, hosted by the Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE) and Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer, is a free program focusing on wage negotiation, money management, retirement and investment strategies for women. The workshop will be held at Framingham State University on Saturday, March 3rd.

“Women face unique challenges when it comes to financial security,” said Treasurer Deb Goldberg. “This Program will provide critical information that will give women the skills they need to be successful in today’s economy.” “Framingham is very excited to partner with Treasurer Goldberg to bring the Women’s Economic Empowerment Series to our community. We welcome this amazing program and hope to encourage students to become financially literate, economically independent as well as empower women to control their futures,” said Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer.  “At Citizens Bank we are committed to helping our neighbors reach their potential, and our communities thrive,” said Jerry Sargent, President of Citizens Bank Massachusetts. “Through our Citizens Helping Citizens Manage Money partnership with the Women’s Economic Empowerment Series, women are gaining the confidence and tools they need to budget, save and take charge of their personal finances.”

Women, on average, earn less than men over the course of their working lives because of the wage gap and more likely to leave the workforce to care for family members. Framingham was chosen as part of an expansion to bring economic security workshops to women across Massachusetts to help empower women and give them the tools to reach their full financial potential. The Women’s Economic Empowerment Series will take place on Saturday, March 3rd at 9:00AM in the McCarthy Center at Framingham State University. The program will include financial education workshops and salary negotiation training. Lunch will be provided to participants. For more specifics on the event details, programmatic content, and to register please visit the program’s site here. The Women’s Economic Empowerment Series is made possible by a grant from Citizens Bank.

On day one, Treasurer Goldberg created OEE with the deliberate goal of implementing a range of economic empowerment initiatives that include closing the gender wage gap, increasing access to financial education, improving college affordability, and investing in STEM careers and education. For more information visit http://www.mass.gov/treasury/empowerment or follow @EmpowermentMA on Twitter.