RED SOX OPENING DAY CEREMONIES TO BEGIN AT 1 P.M. FRIDAY

RED SOX OPENING DAY CEREMONIES TO BEGIN AT 1 P.M. FRIDAY

Members of the 2013 Champions to Receive World Series Rings;

Dropkick Murphys and Members of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra

To Participate in the Festivities;

Fans are encouraged to use Public Transportation

BOSTON, MA – The Red Sox open their 114^th home season this Friday, April 4, with Opening Day festivities set to begin at 1 p.m.  The Red Sox play the National League’s Milwaukee Brewers at 2:05 p.m.

The pre-game ceremonies will include the presentation of the World Series rings, presented by Samsung, the performance of the national anthem, a helicopter fly-over, the Ceremonial First Pitch, and the call to “Play Ball.”

The ceremonies will include a moment of silence in tribute to Lieutenant Edward J. Walsh and Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy, who perished last week when a 9-alarm fire raged through a Back Bay home a mile and a half from Fenway Park.  The firefighters were from the station on Boylston Street that also protects the ballpark.

The singing of God Bless America in the middle of the 7^th inning will be performed by the Boston Fire Department Quartet.

The Dropkick Murphys, along with Keith Lockhart conducting members of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, will perform during the ceremonies. Members of the Hanscom Airforce Base military will line the length of the Green Monster wall as the American flag drops for the anthem.

To maintain the Opening Day tradition of a fly-over at Fenway Park, the United States Coast Guard will fly a single MH-60T helicopter, representing all of our armed forces, at the conclusion of the national anthem.

In honor of the 2013 championship, players will wear special gold-trimmed Red Sox jerseys with gold stitching around the World Series Championship patch on the left sleeve, and around the letters and numbers on the front and back of the jersey.

Fenway Park gates will open at 11:35 a.m., 2 ½ hours before the first pitch.  For the rest of the regular season, gates will open 1 ½ hours before the game, except for Season Ticket Holders and Red Sox Nation members, who may enter at Gate C 2 ½ hours before each game.

As always, and especially on midweek day games, the Red Sox urge fans to take the T.  In addition to the familiar Green Line stops at Kenmore Square, the MBTA has also built a new Yawkey station for its Commuter Rail service.   

The refurbished station, located just 511 feet from the doorstep of Fenway Park, now has as many as 40 scheduled stops per day, up from only 17 flag stops previously.  Yawkey Station is part of the Commuter Rail’s Framingham/Worcester line, which runs from Worcester to South Station. The last outbound train from Yawkey Station departs at 11:36 p.m. on weekdays and 11:10 p.m. on weekends. Departure times for the last train leaving Yawkey Station are subject to change based on the length of the game.

哈佛茶会： 谁是来访者？——300余心理咨询个案之心灵馈赠 4/5

1. 哈佛茶会： 谁是来访者？——300余心理咨询个案之心灵馈赠 4月5日（本周六）下午3～5点 Science Center 221

2.Career Development Panel: Career in Consulting Today 5-6:30 pm Rm 118, Yenching Auditorium

第三十一期「哈佛茶会 Harvard Tea Party」 

话题： 谁是来访者？——300余心理咨询个案之心灵馈赠

主讲人：尹小琳，发展与社会心理学硕士，哈佛大学心理学系访问学者，原四川大学心理健康中心教师，国家二级心理咨询师，优家教育项目创建者。

时间：4月5日（本周六）下午3～5点

地点：Science Center 221

主办者： 哈佛大学中国学生学者联合会学术讲座委员会

活动公开免费，以中文进行。欢迎大家踊跃参加！

主讲人简介：

主讲人在心理咨询工作中曾大量涉及情绪认知与调节、自我意识、压力管理等范畴；对严重心理疾病如抑郁症、暴食症、情感障碍等有深刻个案咨询经验；亦成功处理过几次自杀危机。目前工作兴趣集中在家庭教育、认识发展与心理能力培养等方面。

内容简介:

大众对人生幸福和心理健康的追求，激发了心理学在各路传媒中前所未有的热度。良莠不齐的心理资讯、电影里心理咨询师手中不断摇摆的钟表，未必能帮助您揭开专业心理咨询的神秘面纱。谁，会敲开心理咨询室的门？他们都带来什么样的故事？他们留给心理咨询师的到底是不是"心理垃圾"？心理咨询的技能是否可以应用在我们的日常生活中？本次讲座，邀您一起解读以上问题，静心品味300余心理咨询来访者通过他们与环境、与自我、与习惯、与未知的抗争与探索，留给我们的心灵馈赠。

HISTORIC $5.15 BILLION SETTLEMENT REACHED OVER ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP CLAIMS

HISTORIC $5.15 BILLION SETTLEMENT REACHED OVER ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP CLAIMS
Massachusetts to Receive More Than $73 Million for Environmental Contamination at “National Fireworks Site” in Hanover

            BOSTON – Considered the largest national environmental bankruptcy settlement in history, Attorney General Martha Coakley today announced a $5.15 billion settlement Anadarko Petroleum Corp and its affiliate Kerr-McGee filed today in the Southern District of New York.  The case resolves environmental cleanup claims stemming from the 2009 bankruptcy of a former affiliate, Tronox.

As a result of the settlement, Massachusetts will receive more than $73 million for a severely contaminated site in Hanover, known as the “National Fireworks Site,” that is being cleaned up under the state’s Superfund Law.

“This is a historic settlement that will greatly benefit the environment in Massachusetts by ensuring that funds are available to clean-up the dangerous, decades-old mercury contamination at the National Fireworks Site,” said AG Coakley. “This makes clear that companies cannot escape their environmental responsibilities and walk away with the profits. We applaud the efforts of the Litigation Trust and United States team in preventing the fraudulent transactions of Kerr-McGee and its parent company, Anadarko, from allowing them to escape their liability.” 

The site in Hanover, known as the "Fireworks Site," is a nearly 300-acre former munitions manufacturing, testing and disposal facility. As a result of the munitions operations that occurred there over many decades, starting during World War I, soils, sediments, and water bodies in the vicinity are contaminated with high levels of mercury, lead and other heavy metals that have contaminated the fish and other natural resources, including in the adjacent Factory Pond and Indian Head River, which is a tributary of the North River.  

In January 2009, Tronox filed its Chapter 11 petition in the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court; and, shortly thereafter, brought a lawsuit against its parent company, Anadarko. That suit alleges Anadarko's Kerr-McGee unit’s earlier spin-off of Tronox was unlawful because it vested that entity with hundreds of millions of dollars in environmental liability and insufficient assets. Under the terms of a November 2010 multi-state and Federal environmental bankruptcy settlement, Tronox transferred its right to proceeds from the fraudulent conveyance lawsuit against Anadarko to the governmental entities to which it has environmental liability.

At the time of the 2010 settlement, Tronox paid $270 million, nearly $950,000 of which came to Massachusetts, to resolve environmental liabilities. Today’s settlement is in addition to what the governments already received in 2010.  

This case was handled by Assistant Attorney General Carol Iancu of Attorney General Coakley's Environmental Protection Division with the assistance of Jennifer Davis, Senior Counsel, and Karen Pelto of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

RED SOX INTRODUCE $9 STANDING ROOM TICKETS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS IN 2014

RED SOX INTRODUCE $9 STANDING ROOM TICKETS

FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS IN 2014 

Club Creates New Super Student Seats for $20

On Special Nights in April & May

BOSTON, MA – The Red Sox today introduced a $9 standing room ticket for high school and college students for home games at Fenway Park during the 2014 season, making it the lowest priced ticket at the ballpark. The club also announced $20 seats for students during six specially-themed Super Student Nights taking place in April and May.

“We know that our 2013 World Champions – with their relentless style, cool personalities, and funny beards – connected with young fans,” said Red Sox Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Sam Kennedy. “We want to make sure that this new generation of fans finds Fenway Park accessible, affordable, and enjoyable. It's essential to the future of our game.”

In addition to offering $9 standing room tickets to high school and college students for every home game this season, the Red Sox will offer all students the opportunity to purchase $20 seats for 6 specially-themed Super Student Nights in April and May.

Theme nights include Student Toga Night on April 8, Student Scavenger Hunt Night on April 20, Night of Champions on April 29 (celebrating the three World Series Championships), Greek Night on May 1, College Media Night (for communications/journalism students) on May 18, and Class of 2014 Night on May 24.

Students can purchase $9 standing room tickets or $20 seats to student theme nights on redsox.com/student. Students will be asked to fill out a brief form online and will immediately receive  a special code via email to complete the purchase.

All tickets purchased through the special student offer will be delivered through My Tickets Mobile, via MLB’s At the Ballpark Application. Students can scan their ticket directly from their phone when they arrive at the ballpark gates, and are asked to bring their student ID for verification to gain entry.

 

鄺志強、陳孔恩接掌波士頓華埠警務

 鄺志強(Kenney Fong)（右)，陳孔恩（James Chin）（左）依序接任波士頓警察局
A-1區警長，社區警察小隊長，昨日首度出席華埠治安委員會月會。（周菊子攝）

(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 波士頓警察局和波士頓華埠的互動，昨（二）日起面目一新。負責華埠治安的波士頓警察局A-1區警長，社區警察小隊長，雙雙換人，由大波士頓長大的鄺志強(Kenney Fong)，陳孔恩（James Chin）出任。

波士頓警察局A-1區警長鄺志強(立者)向民眾介紹自己。（周菊子攝）

            鄺志強原為波士頓警察局內職位最高華裔，2007年七月晉升至等同警察局副局長（Superintendent）位階職務，昨日起正式調任A-1區警長（Captain）。

去年年中起調進華埠做大夜班的巡佐陳孔恩，上週再調為社區警察小組長。

據悉，波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin Walsh)今年一月六日上任，指派伊文斯（William Evans）正式接替戴維斯（Ed Davis），出掌局長一職後，波士頓警察局就在追求指揮官階層多元化的前提下，人事大幅變動。有十三人晉級，六人有新任命，六人留任，二人回到社區服務。在晉級的十三人中，華裔警官(Lieutenant)陳吉米（James Chin）升任為內部事務專業標準局副局長（Deputy Superintendent）。曾任波士頓市A-1區警長的歐羅基（Bernard O’Rourke），晉升為地方服務局(Bureau of Field Services)副局長（superintendent）。鄺志強為調回社區服務的其中一人。

鄺志強和陳孔恩昨日聯袂首度出席華埠治安委員會月會，向社區大眾做自我介紹。

鄺志強表示，他在波士頓警局服務已27年，早在十年前就升任巡佐，很高興又再回到社區服務。

波士頓華人佈道會牧師陳卓明最是開心，透露當年鄺志強加入教會，還是他主持的受洗儀式。鄺志強的父母也是波士頓華人佈道會的創辦人之一。

陳孔恩表示，他在南端（South End）出生長大，曾經上過昆市小學，波士頓拉丁學校，使用過華埠社區機構提供的許多服務，九零年代末期，他是波士頓警察局毒品小組成員，為掃蕩毒品，清理華埠上，出過不少力。

熟悉華埠者大都知道，過去這七，八年來，波士頓A-1區社區警察和波士頓華埠主街合作密切，關係匪淺。鄺志強和陳孔恩的接掌華埠治安，估計將為華埠治安帶來新局面。

藥用大麻公司有意進華埠開店

  好化學公司營運長Jamie Lewis(右起)與錄影監視營運商Eric Johnson，

兩名律師，James E. Smith，以及Jeffrey R. Drago一起出席

波士頓華埠治安委員會。（周菊子攝）

(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 2012年麻州選民通過，允許藥用大麻。今年二月，誰取得牌照頻惹爭議。昨（二）日“好化學（Good Chemistry）”公司到華埠治安委員會陳情，說明有意進城開店，把藥用大麻議題帶進了波士頓華埠。

 司徒福柱（後）認為好化學公司沒必要選擇華埠開店。（周菊子攝）

好化學公司營運長Jamie Lewis與兩名律師，一名錄影監視營運商一起到會，說明有意在靠近塔芙茨醫療中心（Tufts Medical Center ）的史都華（Stuart）街 57 號開店，出售藥用大麻給持有州政府登記醫師所開具藥單者。預定聘用七到九名員工，一週七天營業，平日每天早上八點至晚上七點開門，週末調整時間。該公司還將兼營送貨到府服務，並廣用錄影監視器，以保障鄰近地方安全。 該公司的藥用大麻生產廠房將設在費奇堡市。

Jamie Lewis並說明該公司由患有愛滋病的兩父子創辦，從加州起家，四年半前遷往科羅拉多州（Colorado），與社區關係極佳，迄今未發生任何事故。該公司還未和預定開店地點的房東簽約，希望先和社區溝通再說。

華埠治安委員會共同主席陳灼鋆表示，社區還不知道，媒體就先爆出來該公司有意進華埠開張，讓人感覺很不好。該公司選擇的地點也不好，旁邊就是BIJOU屋，後面又有成人夜店。

波士頓華人佈道會牧師陳卓明表示，該公司的為患者服務，將採取相應措施，社區都能理解，但社區擔心的是出於預期之外的後果(unintended consequence)與影響。

亞美社區發展協會的呂嘉媚昨日發言，指好化學公司應進社區和民眾溝通。

在南端開保險公司的司徒福柱表示，好化學公司強調客戶都是用藥者，須持醫生開具藥單，才能購買，可見不論該公司在哪兒開店，客戶都會跟著去。他看不出來好化學有一定得在華埠旁開店的必要。

            麻州在2012年通過的法案規定，麻州之內可設35家藥用大麻店。州內十四個郡，必須每郡至少有一家。好化學公司的律師昨日表示，波士頓市有二張牌照。

            波士頓地區英文報章早在今年二月份時，就不斷質疑麻州公共衛生局審發藥用大麻店牌照的過程。至少有一篇文章指曾任轄區包括昆士市的聯邦眾議員狄拉漢（William Delahunt）拿到三張牌照，波士頓市議員提多傑克遜（Tito Jackson）支持其中一家店在波士頓醫療中心（Boston Medical Center）附近開張。

紐英崙藝術學會攝影班學員作品展至4/13

紐英崙藝術學會攝影藝術培訓班攝影展，三月三十日隆重開幕。六十餘幅作品將在該會愛丁堡羅街會址，展至四月十三日。

攝影藝術培訓班是紐英崙藝術學會為社區內愛好攝影人士提供的學習，欣賞攝影機會。長達十週的第一期攝影藝術培訓班，由梅國治、謝偉明、林卓成授課，從今年二月起開課，三月底結業。

包括波士頓華人攝影協會會長陸德禮在內的十多名學員，各自裝裱作品，在愛丁堡羅街25號二樓的紐英崙藝術學會會址，掛出風光，生態，人文等不同內容作品六十多幅，從三月廿九日起展出，供同好品評，觀摩。

開幕式當天，學會邀得李羽藍演奏二胡“賽馬”助興。共同會長梅宇國，特地為攝影展題字，另一名共同會長林浩宗讚揚該展是該會歷屆攝影學員展中，水平最高的一次。開課老師梅國治強調，攝影班，攝影展這些活動，主要目的在把愛好攝影人士凝聚起來，切磋交流，提高水平，見證彼此成長，壯大波士頓華埠的攝影團體。

波士頓華人攝影協會是個以傅萊明罕為主要聚會地點的攝影組織。該會會長陸德禮抱著交流，交誼之心，加入紐英崙藝術學會攝影藝術培訓班，這次也一起展出作品。開幕當天也慎重其事的和老師們討論。

梅國治當天透露，該會預定十一月將舉辦另一場攝影展。

查詢展覽詳情，可洽謝偉明6173121777，梅國治，攝影班班長梅芬芳7813632567。

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            紐英崙藝術學會攝影藝術培訓班攝影展開幕式合影。（圖由紐英崙藝術學會提供）