李超榮獲頒好人獎

麻州婦女政治黨團會昨（三）日中午在波士頓費爾蒙柯普利廣場酒店頒發第十三屆好人獎，表揚六名對婦女平權有功男士。李超榮是其中唯一華裔。

            麻州婦女政治黨團是一個為婦女提供競選技能培訓，講座，和民選或指派的民意代表，官員交流的非牟利組織，該機構還共同創辦了麻州政治任命項目（Massachusetts Government Appointment Project），努力增加在麻州政府擔任高層職位的婦女人數。

            過去十三年來，獲得“好人獎”者，包括麻州現任州長派區克（Deval Patrick），前州長保羅瑟祿奇，威廉威爾德；曾任聯邦參議員的愛德華甘迺迪，克里（John Kerry），以及華裔律師李保華等人。

            今年獲“好人獎”的六人，分別為曾任麻州總檢察官的Francis X. Bellotti，泰勒史密斯集團主席暨薩福克大學房地產中心創辦主任Richard L. Taylor，康卡斯（Comcast）公司東北區政府法規資深副總裁Mark Reilly，麻州參議會多數黨領袖（Majority Leader）Stanley Rosenberg， 金字塔酒店集團執行長Richard Kelleher，以及政治及社區動員者李超榮。

            麻州婦女政治黨團指出，李超榮曾舉辦數難以計的活動，協助婦女參政，如今已跨入麻州政壇的女性，至少有麻州的首名亞裔女市長黃素芬（Lisa Wong），首名亞裔/西班牙裔女性參議員陳翟蘇妮（Sonia Chang Diaz），在麻州政壇參政時間最長的亞裔女性，牛頓市議員馬惠美（Amy Mah Sangiolo）等。

            去年，他在波士頓市廿年來的首度市長選舉中，又再支持唯一的女性市長候選人雷琪(Charlotte Golar Richie)，以及當選為波士頓市首名華裔市議員的吳弭（Michelle Wu）。

            李超榮也在許多其他方面幫助女性，包括擔任亞裔反家庭暴力工作小組（ATask）董事逾十年，其中有三年擔任“絲路”籌款會主席，協助該會籌得逾75萬元；擔任洛士百利（Roxbury）的“波士頓的更高地（Boston’s Higher Ground），惠洛克（Wheelock）學院，WGBH電視廣播電台等機構的董事。

        李超榮目前在麻州政府住宅及社區發展廳擔任社區服務副主任，早前曾出任全國性的美籍亞裔太平洋島民投票（APIA Vote）行政主任。他也是加斯林糖尿病中心監管董事會（Board of Overseers）成員。

        李超榮昨日領獎時，談笑風生，語帶幽默，台下不時報以歡笑聲。他特地介紹塔芙茨大學亞美中心主任林內湯川（譯音，Linell Yugawa）是他的學業恩師，人生導師，數十年如一日地給他支持、忠告，沒有老師，就沒有今日的他時，全場更是感動的報以熱烈掌聲。

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            李超榮（右二）獲頒好人獎，邀恩師塔大亞美中心主任林內湯川（譯音，Linell Yugawa）（右一）一起領獎。（菊子攝）

李超榮發表得獎感言。（菊子攝）

            李超榮（左二）和馬惠美（左起），陳秀英，費奇堡市長黃素芬，競選麻州總檢察官的Deb Goldberg等人，已成好友。（菊子攝）

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。

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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）

華人歷史會 4/3 談“第一個華裔美人王清福”

Presentation & Book Signing!

The First Chinese American
The Remarkable Life of Wong Chin Foo
with author
Scott D. Seligman

Thursday, April 3th @6:30pm
Kwong Kow Chinese School Auditorium
87 Tyler Street, Boston Chinatown

"Wong Chin Foo was the earliest, most visible Chinese public advocate speaking and writing in English for the rights of Chinese in the U.S. Scott Seligman has rescued his life story in a thoroughly enjoyable narrative that adds significantly to our knowledge of the late 19th and early 20th century history of the Chinese in North America." — John Kuo Wei Tchen, New York University

Wong Chin Foo (1847-1898) was a leader and a fighter, advocating for the rights of Chinese in American in the 19th Century. Chinese in American endured abuse and discrimination, but Wong Chin Foo’s story is a forgotten chapter in the struggle for equal rights in America. The first to coin the term “Chinese America,” Wong fought for his compatriots and urged them to become Americanized to win their rights, he founded America’s first association of Chinese voters and testified before Congress against anti-Chinese laws.

Author Scott D. Seligman will be on hand to provide an account of the life and times of one of America’s earliest proponents of racial equality. 

Books will be available for signing following the presentation, and proceeds will benefit CHSNE.

RSVP & reserve books - info@chsne.org or 617.338.4439

This event is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW) , Wong Family Benevolent Association and Asian Studies & Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies at Suffolk University.

GOVERNOR PATRICK CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF LABCENTRAL BIOTECH HUB, ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION IN CAPITAL FUNDING

GOVERNOR PATRICK CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF LABCENTRAL BIOTECH HUB, ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION IN CAPITAL FUNDING
MLSC capital grant will double the size of LabCentral

CAMBRIDGE – Tuesday, April 2, 2014 – Governor Deval Patrick today will join the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), MIT President Rafael Reif, LabCentral’s leadership, industry stakeholders and state and local officials to celebrate the grand opening of LabCentral’s state-of-the-art, 28,000 square-foot facility in Kendall Square in Cambridge. The Governor will also announce $5 million in additional capital funding from the MLSC for LabCentral to fund build-out of additional space of equal size near LabCentral’s existing 700 Main Street location, continuing the Patrick Administration’s dedication to expanding opportunities for innovative life sciences and biotech companies.

“Almost one year ago today, I was pleased to take part in the groundbreaking event for LabCentral,” said Governor Patrick. “I spoke then about shaping our own future through the choices we make in public investment. The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and an impressive array of sponsors decided to bet on LabCentral – precisely the kind of decision that can help make the economy stronger and grow opportunity in the Commonwealth. It’s a bet that’s paying off. Today, LabCentral is the embodiment of innovation and is nurturing the next generation of life-sciences companies that will grow jobs, grow ideas and grow solutions to improve health.”

LabCentral is a first-of-its-kind shared laboratory space designed as a launchpad for high-potential life-sciences and biotech startups. Currently, LabCentral can house a maximum of 25 companies. The MLSC capital grant will enable LabCentral to become home to many more early-stage companies. LabCentral is a unique facility, founded on the open innovation model, which has revolutionized the tech environment. State-of-the-art laboratory equipment is critical, but not enough. Life-sciences companies are more likely to develop quickly when they start out in a supportive environment that facilitates creative exchange of science and business ideas. LabCentral’s staff and partners anticipate residents’ needs and help eliminate roadblocks to growth. LabCentral’s open floor plan and inspired work, lab and play spaces foster collaboration and the sharing of best practices. Designed to benefit the entire Life Sciences community, LabCentral targets what is the most critical unmet need for Massachusetts Life Sciences entrepreneurs – to make it easier, or “lower the bar,” for scientists to start new, high-risk companies with transformational potential.

Through the MLSC, Massachusetts is investing $1 billion over 10 years in the growth of the state’s life sciences ecosystem. These investments are being made under the Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative, proposed by Governor Patrick in 2007, and passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Patrick in 2008. To date the MLSC has awarded more than $370 million to support life sciences-related capital projects across the state, creating thousands of jobs and more than 1.3 million square feet of new education, research and manufacturing space.

“We are thrilled to be an ongoing partner in LabCentral, a vital resource for the Commonwealth and indeed the world,” said Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D., President & CEO of the MLSC. “Our initial $5 million investment has helped LabCentral attract nearly three-times that in donations of cash, state-of-the-art equipment, and in-kind services. LabCentral exemplifies one of the key strategies for the use of our capital dollars – the establishment of unique resources that are available to industry, and that will allow Massachusetts to further expand our global leadership in the life sciences. It’s clear that demand for LabCentral’s unique combination of shared lab space and expert services will fast outpace its current capacity, and we are pleased to be announcing today a second round of funding to support LabCentral’s expansion.”

“What an exciting day for all of us,” said Dr. Johannes Fruehauf, founder of LabCentral. “Our goal has been to create a fertile environment where visionaries can thrive. It’s extraordinarily gratifying to see our vision of LabCentral come to fruition here at historic 700 Main Street. We’ve been successful thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, the dedication of our employees and partners, and the creativity of our residents.”

LabCentral has partnered with MIT to create its community space. One of Cambridge’s oldest industrial complexes, the building was renovated by the Institute to showcase its historic architecture and significant contributions to industry and manufacturing. From the first two-way long distance phone call to the invention of the Polaroid camera, the building is no stranger to innovation. A dozen startups are currently in residence at LabCentral, several of which are developing technologies out of MIT, and more companies are slated to move in over the next few months.

A 28,000 square-foot facility in the heart of the Kendall Square, Cambridge, biotech innovation hub LabCentral is a first-of-its-kind shared laboratory space designed as a launchpad for high-potential Life Sciences and biotech startups. It offers fully permitted laboratory and office space for as many as 25 startups comprising approximately 100 scientists and entrepreneurs. LabCentral provides first-class facility and administrative support, skilled laboratory personnel, a domain-relevant expert speaker series, as well as the other critical services and support that early-stage companies need to begin laboratory operations on day one. A private, nonprofit institution, LabCentral was funded in part by a $5 million grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, with support from its real-estate partner, MIT. Founding sponsors include Triumvirate Environmental and Johnson & Johnson Innovation.

House Passes Legislation to Increase Aid for Families of Public Safety Employees Killed in the Line of Duty

Will retroactively apply to the families of Lieutenant Walsh, Firefighter Kennedy, and Police Officer Maloney

(BOSTON) – House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo (D-Winthrop) joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass legislation that increases the benefits for families of public safety employees killed in the line of duty from $100,000 to $150,000.

This change represents the first increase in the benefit since 1994. It will retroactively apply to the families of Lieutenant Edward Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy who were killed while fighting a fire on Beacon Street last week, and Plymouth Police Officer Gregg Maloney who was killed in the line of duty on April 1, 2014. These funds are included in a supplemental budget.

“Every day, I am awed and grateful for the sacrifices firefighters, police and their families make for us,” Speaker DeLeo said. “As we pray for those who perished, their families and the first responders they served with, we must ensure the families of these courageous individuals receive the support they so rightly deserve. I’m proud we were able to pass this increase and pledge to honor their memory through our work on Beacon Hill.” 

"My district was hit especially hard by last week’s tragic fire,” said Representative Ed Coppinger (D-Boston), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling. “Everyday firefighters from across the state risk their lives to keep us safe. Today we had the opportunity to show them that we will take care of their families when they make the ultimate sacrifice. I thank Speaker DeLeo for his strong leadership on pushing this forward so quickly."


The legislation passed the House 146-0.

Leverett Wing - Asian American Community and Political Leader to be Honored

Boston, MA - Leverett Wing, well-known political leader and community mobilizer, will be honored by the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus this Thursday.

Leverett will be receiving the MWPC's prestigious "Good Guys Award" - an honor for men who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the goal of political, economic and social parity for women.

Over the past thirteen years, "Good Guys" honorees have included: Senator Edward Brooke, Governor Deval Patrick, Governor Paul Cellucci, Governor William Weld, Charlie Baker, State Senator Dan Wolf, Senator Edward Kennedy, Senator John Kerry, Paul Guzzi, Peter Meade, Charles Ogletree, Paul W. Lee and many others.

The 14th Annual Good Guys Awards will take place this Thursday, April 3 from 11:30am-2:00pm at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel (136 Saint James Avenue) in Boston.

Throughout his distinguished career, Leverett has served as an influential community leader for key issues relating to diversity and healthy communities. Throughout his lifetime, Leverett has been dedicated to women’s equality, as seen through his work on the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence and as an organizer & supporter of women politicians like Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu, Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong, Newton Alderwoman Amy Mah Sangiolo, and MA State Senator Sonia Chang Diaz.

Currently, Leverett is the Associate Director of Community Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Housing and Community Development. Prior to that, Leverett was the Executive Director of Washington D.C. headquartered Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), the only non-partisan, national organization focusing on voter participation and civic engagement in the Asian American community.

As a member of the Board of Overseers at Joslin Diabetes Center, an internationally known hospital and research center, Leverett helped found a first-of-its-kind, national project called the Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI) which seeks to improve the understanding and treatment of diabetes among Asian Americans. 

Leverett also sits on the Board of Overseers of WGBH-TV/Radio, Boston’s nationally known Public Broadcasting affiliate, where he has helped efforts to expand WGBH’s minority programming and improve outreach to communities underserved by traditional media outlets.

紐英崙至德三德歡歌熱舞 送金馬迎新春

紐英崙至德三德公所三月三十一日晚在華埠帝苑大酒樓慶祝馬年新春，四、五百人歡歌，熱舞，抽獎，還籌款為設立會址做準備。

至德三德公所是個歷史悠久，由吳周蔡翁曹五姓宗親組成的僑團。紐英崙本地今年的主席為吳皓，翁宇才，曹品慈，周哲民，蔡良昌等人。

紐英崙至德三德公所近年喜訊頻傳，先有周麗桃去年當選為全美至德三德總公所首名女性副總長，今年有吳弭當選為波士頓市議會首名華裔市議員，三月三十一日晚的紐英崙至德三德公所慶祝新春晚會，經主席曹品慈等人安排，格外沈浸在喜氣洋洋中，一整晚都笑聲朗朗，舞姿曼妙，歌聲優美。

當晚到會的嘉賓有駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長洪慧珠，副處長陳銘俊，波士頓華僑文教中心主任郭大文，波士頓僑務委員馬滌凡，紐英崙中華公所主席阮鴻燦等人。

吳弭這晚既是政要嘉賓，也是宗親。在尊重中國的家族傳統下，她不但和丈夫，兩名妹妹聯袂出席，還和妹妹加入公所，成為會員。

當晚儀式簡單，先由黃氏青年組醒獅隊採青獻桔，周美桃成立的養生舞協會獻演“九洲同春賀新禧”，“慧海福源”，嘉賓致詞，接著就是卡拉ＯＫ，大跳國際標準舞等各式舞蹈。

至德三德公所五名主席之一的曹品慈和夫人馮愛卿，喜愛跳舞，這晚請來許多愛舞同好，衣著亮麗，隨音樂舞動時，讓舞池份外有氣氛。

至德三德公所另一主席吳皓，有名曾是專業歌星的夫人方柳君。她和大會請來，曾是廣西歌星的曾燕琴，音樂學院科班出身的廉豔等人一開口，當下把卡拉ＯＫ提升為表演會，讓舞池中人跳得格外有勁。

當晚的抽獎品極為豐富，從地苑酒家的餐券，美東燒臘禮券，盛雄莊蔘茸行的蟲草皇，高麗蔘，吳皓西醫診所的“財運到”金馬，價值688元的“金馬”，以及五十元到五百元的現金獎等等，讓出席眾人在好歌熱舞獎品多中流連，直到將近十點才散。

紐英崙至德三德公所的會址，最近幾年都設在主席之一翁宇才的波士頓辦公室。上個月，這辦公室出售了，翁宇才遷往昆市執業，紐英崙至德三德公所也頓失波士頓落腳處。當晚的彩券抽獎，收入將撥做購買會址基金。

            

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            紐英崙至德三德公所元老翁宇才（左三）和主席們，紐英崙中華公所主席阮鴻燦（左一）敬酒。（菊子攝）

            全美至德三德總公所首名女性副總長周麗桃（右）這天抱恙出席，歡迎經文處處長洪慧珠到會。（菊子攝）

            紐英崙至德三德公所主席吳皓，方柳君夫婦（左起），曹品慈（右），和吳弭（右二）把現金獎五百元頒給得獎人楊麗韶（中）。

            曾任多屆紐英崙至德三德公所主席的周紹球（左）和曾任伍胥山公所主席的伍輝民（右），都是波士頓華埠的資深前輩。（菊子攝）