波市公佈系列活動誌記國家歷史保存月

Mayor Walsh and Boston Landmarks Commission Release 
Calendar of Events for National Historic Preservation Month

BOSTON -- Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a calendar of special events for National Historic Preservation Month this May under the theme of "Buildings and Grounds." The City will host a variety of tours, talks and exhibits that celebrate and promote Boston’s history, architecture, archaeology, and historic neighborhoods. The full calendar of events for National Historic Preservation Month is available at: http://www.cityofboston.gov/landmarks/pdfs/2014_Preservation_Month.pdf.

"Boston’s historic buildings and landscapes enrich our neighborhoods. They enhance the daily experiences of our residents and visitors," said Mayor Walsh. "I hope residents and visitors alike will take advantage of all the excellent programming we’re offering this month."

On Thursday, May 1, Mayor Walsh will host a keynote event to kick off National Historic Preservation Month. The event will take place at the historic Taj Boston Hotel, overlooking the Public Garden. The event will feature a lecture entitled "Mated for Life: Boston and the Swan Boats," presented by Lyn Paget, the fourth generation of Boston's Swan Boats operators. Paget will share how her great-grandparents introduced the Swan Boats to the Public Garden in 1877, and discuss the origins of the now-familiar swan imagery, relate interesting facts and anecdotes, explain how the vessels are operated and maintained, and offer her unique perspective on a historic Boston icon. The event is co-sponsored by the City of Boston's Department of Parks & Recreation, Friends of the Public Garden, the Back Bay Association, Taj Boston, and The Swan Boats of Boston. Space is limited; pre-registration is required. Interested attendees can email tonya.loveday@boston.gov to pre-register. 

In addition to hosting a keynote program, the staff of the Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) will offer free walking tours and presentations in all nine local historic districts in the City. Offerings include tours and events in Charlestown, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fort Point, and the South End. BLC staff will also host a special midday tour series titled "Tour de Grounds," featuring stops at coffee houses downtown and in historic districts throughout the City.  

"Boston’s buildings and grounds are inextricably linked," said Nancy L. Girard, Commissioner of Environment. "Combined, they create a unique urban landscape that continues to be shaped by the City’s development and enjoyed by residents and visitors alike." 

The Boston Landmarks Commission was established in 1975 to identify and protect historic buildings, structures, areas and sites, review development and demolition activities affecting older properties, provide public information and assistance related to preservation and archaeology, and provide staff support to the local Historic District Commissions. There are over 8,000 properties within local Historic Districts or designated as individual Boston Landmarks by the Commission.

The City is pleased to partner with organizations across the City to offer a wide array of events focusing on Boston’s unique architectural and historic landscape heritage. The BLC’s Preservation Month Calendar has more than 60 pages of activities, and is also available in print version from the Boston Landmarks Commission.

波市長Ken Brissette出任旅遊、體育，娛樂主任

BOSTON – Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that Ken Brissette will serve as Boston’s new Director of Tourism, Sports and Entertainment. The announcement was made this past Saturday evening, at the 2014 Men’s Event to benefit Fenway Health.

“I’m pleased to welcome Ken Brissette to the economic development team,” said Mayor Walsh. “Brissette has the experience and public and private sector contacts to attract new energy and investment in the City of Boston and invite the world to experience our city.”

“I’m honored and excited to market such a lively and robust city,” said Brissette. “Boston is already host to hundreds of top notch events, but there are more opportunities to bring new attractions that will further enliven the City.”

In his role, Brissette will work to bring major athletic and cultural events, conventions and conferences to Boston, and aggressively market the City nationally and internationally. The newly-created position is reflective of Mayor Walsh’s campaign promise to separate the City’s tourism strategy from its arts and culture strategy so each can focus on their respective missions.

Brissette brings more than a decade of municipal marketing and tourism experience to the job. Since 2007 Brissette has served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism. In his position he worked with the Massachusetts Sports Partnership and Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau to attract the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship, the Women’s Frozen Four, the National Governor’s Conference, and the annual Gay & Lesbian Travel conference to Massachusetts, boosting the state’s national and international visitor profile.

Brissette also has experience inside the tourism industry. From 1995-2001 he worked at several companies focused on travel industry marketing, management and business development. In these positions he developed tour programs, and directed tours throughout the South Pacific, Canada, and the United States.

波士頓市長推動創新經濟聘數位長、設孵化器

波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Marty Walsh ）昨（29）日首度以市長身份，出席大波士頓商會的“政府事務論壇”，宣佈增聘數位長（Chief Digital Officer)，在杜爹利廣場開張創新孵化器，變更市有土地做商業用途等計劃。

馬丁華殊在強調波士頓精神，籲請企業界支持青少年暑期工之餘，表示將在波市府的資訊科技局內，設“數位長（Chief Digital Officer）一職，重新思考波士頓市的公共數位介面，包括市府網站，社交媒體的存在情況。

在杜爹利（Dudley）廣場Ferdinand 大樓，將設創新孵化器，為尋覓企業服務的初創公司提供資源。該孵化器將設於波士頓公校總部內，占地約4000平方尺。

            馬丁華殊還打算推行一項把初創企業社區聚攏到一起，為他們提供創業資源的項目。該項目刻正透過推特，以 #StartBostonUp 為名，收集資源。

            馬丁華殊說，他計劃在波士頓重建局（BRA）之內，新設一個職位，以簡化區域規劃和許可的申請過程。該名法規改革資深顧問，將評估區域規劃政策，並為企業找出廢除官僚制度的做法。

            馬丁華殊說，波市府的鄰里發展局（DND）正在把洛士百利，多徹斯特，麥特潘等八個地點的約三十萬平方尺以上物業市有土地，轉成商業用空間。

            在移民改革上，馬丁華殊昨日誓言，將和麻州國會代表合作，推動全面移民改革，歡迎新來者，從世界各地招徠生意。

            馬丁華殊還打算到2020年時，要讓波士頓市成為全美的首要數位區（premier digital district）。今春把一萬件移動設備（mobile devices)帶進了學校教室。波市府的新市區機械（New Urban Mechanics）辦公室將在此事上支援波士頓公校。

NORMAN Y. MINETA LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE 2014 SCHEDULE

April 28, 2014 NORMAN Y. MINETA LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE 2014 SCHEDULE          Join APIAVote in a city near you and be part  of the solution as we work toward increasing civic participation in the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.  Come learn how the power of our one vote is tied to addressing issues that you care about. Over 500 leaders were trained in 2012.  Our regional trainings are customized to train volunteers, community leaders, youth,  organizers, young professionals, retirees.  You will leave the training equipped to implement your own voter registration and engagement program in your local communty. Click below to register and to get additional information for each city.     Santa Clara, CA May 3  Honolulu, HI, May 31  New York City, NY, June 7  Detroit, MI, June 21  Phoenix, AZ, June 21   Cleveland, OH, June 28  Los Angeles, CA, June 28  Las Vegas, NV, June 29  Philadelphia, PA, July TBD Fairfax, VA, July  12  Seattle, WA, July 12  Orlando, FL , July 19  Portland, OR, July 26  Providence, RI , July 26  Atlanta, GA, August 30  North Carolina , TBD Texas , TBD     THANK YOU TO OUR NATIONAL SPONSORS                             AND OUR LOCAL REGIONAL SPONSORS __________________________________________________________________________________________________   The Emerging Majority: Where do Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Fit In?   May 7, 2014, Noon to 1:30pm Location: National Council of LaRaza 1126 16th Street, NW, Washington , DC                             CLICK HERE TO RSVP   The United States is set to become a majority-minority, or majority-people of color, nation by 2043. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are central to this process, with the fastest rates of population growth nationwide and in many states. Despite the growing importance of AAPI communities, their policy visibility has been limited until recently due to the lack of public awareness and limited data.     Want to know more about what is happening?  Join APIAVote for lunch in Washington DC on May 7, as we mark Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by featuring new policy reports on issues ranging from ACA enrollment and poverty, to voter registration and education disparities.  We will be releasing state specific fact sheets focused on the Asian American and Pacific Islander electorate.    Sponsoring Organizations: AAPI Data, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Action for Health Justice, Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Empowering Pacific Islander Communities, Hmong National Development, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National CAPACD, National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center.  __________________________________________________________________________________________________   APIAVote supports the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) as it celebrates 25 years  of building leadership and developing interests and success in public service careers.    CAPAL's 25th Anniversary Gala will be held on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Sphinx Club in Washington, DC! Join CAPAL and APIAVote for an evening to celebrate the role of APAs in our society and  network with over 500 young professionals and APA leaders committed to public service.   Act fast and use the code  "CAPAL25APIAVOTE" without the quotation marks to get a $10 discount.  This code is valid for the first 20 ticket sales completed by Tuesday, May 6th.   A check may be written out to the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership for ticket sales in lieu of using Eventbrite to avoid transaction fees ($65 per ticket).  For supporters and alumni out of town, make a donation by CLICKING HERE. __________________________________________________________________________________________________   APIAVote: Who We Are CLICK below to hear the perspectives from a few of our APIAVote partners.   INSPIRED?  Its not too late to support APIAVote's work and our partners.  For the Asian American and Pacific Islander electorate to continue to be engaged and nurtured to participate, we no longer can afford to do this solely on a volunteer basis.  Make your donation today and be a partner in assisting APIAVote and our community partners in securing the staffing and tools needed to do this important work.  Donate Online HERE  or mail your check to APIAVote, PO Box 101268, Arlington, VA 22210.

羅德島州M住宅大廈破土 中央瀑布市改觀可期

羅德島州中央瀑布市（Central Falls）由華人發展商葉超，吳子平興建，有90個新單位的M  住宅大廈第三期工程，昨（廿八）日在政要雲集中舉行破土儀式，預定2015年初竣工。

            包括羅德島州聯邦參議員懷豪斯(Sheldon Whitehouse)，聯邦眾議員西西里尼（David Cuculline），羅州參議員葛蘿莉（Elizabeth Crowley），羅州眾議員James McLaughlin，中央瀑布市市長狄奧沙（James Ａ. Diossa），克蘭斯頓市市長馮偉杰（Allan Fung），康伯蘭市市長馬基（Dan Marky），中央瀑布市市議會議長Robert Ferri，市議員Hugo Figueroa，Agostinho Silva等，昨日有不下十幾名政要出席盛典。

為M住宅大廈提供融資的華美銀行，也有副總裁Donna Barry，商業貸款主任林志超，以及梁陳美燕等人出席與盛。

主持儀式黑石谷旅遊協會會長畢靈頓（Robert D. Billington）指出，在葉超，吳子平等人努力經營下，黑石谷河旁原本滿是破舊，廢棄磨廠的這一段羅斯福大道，已全然改觀，不但有了一條每到春天開滿粉紅花朵的櫻花巷，河畔可以泛舟，划艇，將來還會有個巧克力博物館，未來美好可期。

昨日致辭的政要，幾乎無人不稱許葉超，吳子平對當地的貢獻。

            懷豪斯也在致詞中稱許葉超等人有遠見，敢冒險，大手筆的在中央瀑布市，黑石谷河一帶投資。這附近將來甚至有希望建成國家公園。

            羅德島州參議員葛蘿莉更直指M住宅的一期，一期動工，還有等候名單，象徵著中央瀑布市在眾人努力下復甦了。她尤其稱許M住宅大廈帶來的許多建築工作機會。

            平日一向不公開發言的葉超，昨日少有的走到台前致詞。他指出，他和吳子平，陳本生多年前一起買下這片土地時，就有要重建，重用這塊廢棄土地的念頭。今日，他要很高興的說，在華美銀行，建築師，A-I設計公司，所有工作人員，州市政府，以及中央瀑布市市長狄奧沙等人攜手下，Ｍ住宅大廈將成為五百多人稱為家的地方。

        他們將把許多年前這兒有的活潑生氣，帶回到這塊土地上，以刺激地方上的經濟，也要讓中央瀑布市成為羅德島州之中最棒的一平方哩。

            葉超還解釋M住宅大廈這名稱來源。他說，很多人說M是指磨廠，這塊的確是舊廠房；也有很多人說M代表金錢，的確，他們把很多華美銀行的錢，以及他們自己的錢，投進了這一發展項目。也有人說他蠢，丟那麼多前進中央瀑布市。但他要說，對他來說，Ｍ代表人類（Men），代表奇蹟（ Miracle）。如果所有人手攜手，心連心，就能夠創造奇蹟，他們可以把中央瀑布市翻轉過來，成為最適宜居住的城市，最適宜家庭繁衍的城市，甚至最適合做生意的城市。

            葉超，吳子平組成的大澳發展公司，早從四年前起，已在羅州普塔基市（Pawtucket）與中央瀑布市交界的羅斯福（Roosevelt）大道，開始蓋M住宅大廈，迄今已陸續完成位於羅斯福大道555號，羅斯福大道501號的第一，第二期工程。昨日舉行破土儀式的第三期工程，座落在羅斯福大道521號，預定2015年上半年竣工，將為當地社區增加90個新住宅單位。Ｍ住宅大廈的三期工程，共有172戶住宅單位。

            大澳發展公司執行M住宅大廈發展計劃的陳子為表示，M住宅大廈目前僅供出租，平均月租一千兩百元左右，最高紀錄同時有四名波士頓冰棍球隊Bruins的隊員住在M住宅大廈內。

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            出席嘉賓們一起舉鏟動土。（菊子攝）

            圖中樓宇是正在翻修中的M住宅第三期工程。（菊子攝）

            大澳發展公司董事長葉超激動發言，指出當年他和吳子平，陳本生買下這片土地時，就有要重建，改造的意圖。（菊子攝）

            政要，以及嘉賓們出席動土儀式。（菊子攝）

            大澳公司製造動土趣味，讓中央瀑布市市長狄奧沙（右三）動鏟挖出金磚。克蘭斯頓市市長馮偉杰（右一起），聯邦眾議員西西里尼，陳子為，懷豪斯，麥基等嘉賓好奇圍觀。（菊子攝）