Baker-Polito Administration Announces $300,000 in Wildlife Habitat Improvement Grants

Baker-Polito Administration Announces $300,000 in Wildlife Habitat Improvement Grants

SOUTHWICK – September 22, 2016 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced $300,000 in funding for private and municipal efforts to manage conservation lands to benefit native wildlife at a public site walk showcasing wildlife habitat improvements at the Southwick Wildlife Management Area.

“We are pleased to provide funding for the second year to this program which gives municipalities and private conservation organizations the resources to improve wildlife habitats across the state,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “These grants help species of greatest conservation need and enhance recreational opportunities for people who enjoy hunting, bird watching and other outdoor recreation.”

“This funding will greatly enhance forward-thinking municipal and private wildlife conservation efforts throughout the Commonwealth,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “Working together with municipal and private partners is essential to our goal of conserving all types of wildlife.”

The Habitat Management Grant Program, created in 2015 and managed by the Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), provides financial assistance to private and municipal landowners of conserved lands to improve and manage habitat for wildlife deemed in greatest conservation need and for game species. The projects receiving funding will also expand opportunities for hunting, fishing, trapping, and other outdoor recreation, and complement the ongoing habitat management efforts on state lands.

“The Baker-Polito Administration has made acquiring and conserving open spaces a priority,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton. “However, it is equally important to build on that investment by improving habitat management for native wildlife on state, municipal and private conservation lands.”

“Wildlife in special need of conservation as well as game species will benefit directly from these habitat management activities,” said Department of Fish and Game Commissioner George Peterson, who announced the commitment of funds for the grant program in Southwick today.  “In addition, the habitat management projects will provide better recreational opportunities for the sporting community, birders, and other wildlife enthusiasts.”

“Though the Division is responsible for the conservation of wildlife and the habitat upon which it depends, the reality is that 80 percent of Massachusetts’ lands where wildlife lives is held in private ownership,” said DFW Director Jack Buckley. “It makes sense as an agency to apply science-based habitat management activities with committed private landowners, thereby protecting their investment in wildlife and habitat.”

In the inaugural year of the Habitat Management Grant Program, MassWildlife awarded funds for eighteen projects conducted by fourteen municipalities and organizations. Some of the successful projects include treatment of invasive species and improvement of field and young forest habitat by the Town of Wilbraham at their Thayer Brook and Twelve Mile Brook Conservation Areas; creation of grassland habitat at Franklin Land Trust’s Crowningshield Farm in Heath; and prescribed burning being conducted by The Nature Conservancy on its Katama Plains Conservation area in Edgartown to help maintain regionally significant sandplain grassland habitats. Grant applications will be available in early October and will be available here.

“The Habitat Management Grant Program has done a great job of wildlife preservation for both at-risk species and those that are essential to sportsmen activities,” said State Senator Anne Gobi (D-Spencer), Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.  “As chair of both the Environment Committee and the Sportsmen’s Caucus, I have advocated for exactly what this program aims to accomplish and I commend the Baker-Polito Administration for its success.”

“This grant program provides important, necessary funding in order to appropriately manage and improve habitats for wildlife species throughout the Commonwealth’s landscape,” said State Representative Paul Schmid III (D-Westport), House Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. “I am very appreciative of the Baker-Polito Administration’s commitment to land conservation and wildlife management.”

Following the grant announcement, MassWildlife foresters and ecologists led visitors on a site walk at the Southwick Wildlife Management Area, one of the premier grassland habitats in the state. Staff showed off the results of grassland habitat management activities, including mowing and tree clearing that benefit game birds such as the American woodcock and ruffed grouse, a vernal pool enhancement project for the rare Eastern Spadefoot toad, as well as declining songbirds like the Eastern towhee and brown thrasher.

波士頓僑界歡迎張富美率雙十文化綜藝團到訪

波士頓華僑文教中心主任歐宏偉(右起)和余麗媖、陳式儀，謝如鍵(前排左起)、紐英崙中華公所主席陳家驊，波士頓僑務委員蔣宗壬(前左四)等僑團代表，9月21日下午趕到羅根機場，歡迎曾任僑委會委員長8年的張富美(前左五)

，率歌星潘越雲(前右六)等人組成的慶雙十文化綜藝訪問團抵達波士頓。

張富美此行率團出訪，從9月10日出發，預定10月初返台，總共將訪問美加兩國15個城市。波士頓是第六站。

是誰剪斷了華埠懸掛的青天白日滿地紅旗串?

波士頓華埠的必珠街，乞臣街，泰勒街，夏利臣街的兩旁街道早從9月15ㄖ之前，就掛出了長長一串的青天白日滿地紅和星條旗，在電線杆間間隔排列著，隨風飄揚，節慶氣氛十足。

昨天(9月21日)上午，波士頓華埠治安巡邏隊接獲通知，掛在黃氏公所門前，由中華民國及美國國旗連成的串旗斷了。巡邏隊員謝中之、曾兆漢及馮先生等人下午趕到現場，準備重掛時，發現旗串斷口整齊，絕不是意外掉落，而且顯然是被人用剪刀剪斷的，一定是有心人惡意破壞。

謝中之等人把旗串重新掛上後，已向有關當局報告，將查察剪斷旗串的可疑人物。

謝中之表示，最近還有人在華埠散發一張印有中華公所徽號，名稱，聲稱好消息，有新網站了，下附美國星條旗和中國五星旗的圖片。

謝中之強調，這顯然是有人在故意整中華公所，明知中華公所大樓目前懸掛著中華民國青天白日滿地紅國旗，卻在這張圖片上故意把中華公所和五星旗放在一起。

近日經過華埠牌樓，走過波士頓華埠必珠街的人，其實都會注意到，華埠牌樓上掛著嶄新燈籠，還有青天白日滿地紅旗幟和星條旗並列，但是就在華埠牌樓旁，咫尺之遙的波士頓黃氏宗親會大樓外面，也懸掛著尺寸更大的五星旗與星條旗，彷彿藉由旗幟來彰顯兩岸在波士頓的近距離對峙。(圖片由謝中之堤供)

First-Degree Murder Conviction in Veteran’s Slaying

First-Degree Murder Conviction in Veteran’s Slaying

BOSTON, Sept. 21, 2016—The man who gunned down 22-year-old US Army veteran Stephen Perez during an altercation in a Theater District parking garage was found guilty of first-degree murder in his homicide, District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

Jurors convicted PETER CASTILLO (D.O.B. 8/6/88) of Salem about two hours after Judge Mitchell Kaplan instructed them on the law. The verdict, which rejected Castillo’s claim of self-defense, came after about four days of testimony. Castillo faces a mandatory term of life in prison without the possibility of parole when Kaplan sentences him Monday morning.

“Cases like this are the reason we take a hard line against illegal handguns in Boston,” Conley said. “A young man carrying an illegal handgun isn’t just more likely to use it – he’s more likely to put himself in the position where he’ll use it. This was an argument, a fistfight at the most, that escalated to murder because the defendant was carrying a handgun he had no business possessing. And the terrible irony is that Stephen Perez survived two tours of duty in Afghanistan only to die on the streets of Boston.”

Evidence and testimony introduced by Assistant District Attorney David Fredette proved that Perez, a resident of Revere, was out with friends in Boston’s Theater District into the early hours of April 28, 2012, when he became involved in an altercation in a Tremont Street parking lot. Castillo came from behind Perez and shot him in the back.

Perez was rushed to Tufts Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Castillo fled the scene – and later the country. Based on video footage, eyewitness statements, and other evidence, Boston Police homicide detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest and  Suffolk prosecutors obtained an indictment charging him with first-degree murder.  After adding him to their 15 Most Wanted Fugitives list, the US Marshals Service developed information that led to Castillo’s capture in the Dominican Republic in January 2015.

Also charged in connection with the case are LUIS SEPULVEDA (D.O.B. 8/15/84) and JANICE HARDY (D.O.B. 12/12/90), both of Lynn, who were indicted for misleading an investigator and perjury for allegedly lying to police and then to the grand jury investigating Perez’s murder. They will be tried at a later date.

Elise McConnell was the DA’s assigned victim-witness advocate. Castillo was represented by attorney Scott Gleason.

波士頓僑情座談會證實解聘兩名僑務榮譽職人員

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉（右起）主持僑情座談會。紐英崙中華公所
主席陳家驊，僑務委員蔣宗壬，經文處處長賴銘琪，僑務委員梅錫銳
上坐主席台。（周菊子攝）

            （Boston Orange 周菊子牛頓市報導）波士頓華僑文教中心9月16日晚在牛頓市中心會址舉辦“僑情座談會”，討論八項議題。經文處處長賴銘琪強調僑界不分藍綠，應以支持中華民國為公約數；僑教中心主任歐宏偉證實，僑委會已正式解聘兩名僑務榮譽職人員。

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉說明僑委會一直都在做建立資料庫的工作。

            代表波士頓的兩名僑務委員，蔣宗壬、梅錫銳將於十月廿三至廿五日赴台參加全球僑務座談會。僑教中心特地舉辦這場僑情座談會，請僑團首長出席交流，集思廣益，提建言。

波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪強調台灣已是成熟的民主自由國家。
（周菊子攝）

             經文處處長賴銘琪在會中致詞指出，今年五月廿日，台灣經歷了第三次政黨輪替，中華民國已經是一個成熟的民主國家，希望海外僑胞不分藍綠，僑團不分新舊。他引述駐美代表高碩泰日前訪問波士頓時在僑宴中的致詞，強調只要是支持中華民國，支持台灣自由民主的僑胞，經文處都將精進再精進的服務。

            僑教中心主任歐宏偉為當天的僑情座談安排了八項議題，促請僑團首長們討論推動僑務工作需克服的困難與挑戰，如何團結匯聚共識，團結全僑力量，培育年輕僑領，推展僑教，輔佐台商，擴大招攬僑生，結合僑界資源，加強台灣行銷軟實力等等。

紐英崙客家鄉親會的許炳煌（左起），陳裕逢，周一男發言踴躍。

            他在特地說明僑委會配合政府，正推動新南向政策時，還以僑生有語言，人脈優勢為例，指出僑委會也正擴大招攬僑生，善用其資源。當天的座談會出席者中，就有陳家驊，伍輝民，薛劍童等人當年都是僑生。

            歐宏偉還以他個人曾在美、加兩國服務的經驗指出，台灣的醫療服務，精緻美食，世界各地都沒得比，絕對值得僑胞宣揚。在世代傳承上，紐英崙至孝篤親公所推舉年輕人當主席做法，值得推廣。

            賴銘琪處長建議，僑團辦活動時，可多邀請地方政要出席，將如同增加台灣能見度，擴大國民外交力量。

前任新英格蘭中文學校協會會長陳式儀（右）發言。

在僑社內懸掛旗幟，近年出現兩岸較勁情況，歐宏偉不諱言，這確已成為僑務工作的挑戰之一。他也在會中證實，因為相關情節，僑委會已在波士頓正式解聘一名僑務顧問，一名僑務促進委員。

 這兩人在9月17日時都出席了在波士頓市府廣場舉行的五星旗升旗典禮。

謝中之分享經驗談。

紐英崙中華公所主席陳家驊，紐英崙客家鄉親會會長周一男，波士頓榮光會理事長石家孝，昭倫公所總務謝中之，新英格蘭中文學校協會前任會長陳式儀，波克萊台灣商會前任會長陳玉瑛，新英格蘭台灣商會前任會長許炳煌，僑務促進委員馮文鸞，陳裕逢，陳文浩等等多人，當天都在會中發言，從不同角度提了許多建議。

波士頓僑情座談會，僑團首長出席踴躍。

曾任波克萊台灣商會會長的郭競儒（左），陳玉瑛（右）。

波士頓華僑文教中心主任歐宏偉（右二起）在僑情座談後，和承辦
慶祝雙十文化綜藝訪問團活動的工作人員，鄭玉春，曾正泉，
僑務委員蔣宗壬等人開會。右一為中華公所主席陳家驊。

Baker-Polito Administration Names Appointees to Plymouth 400 Anniversary Commission

Baker-Polito Administration Names Appointees to Plymouth 400 Anniversary Commission

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker, today signed an Executive Order reaffirming and expanding the 35-member Plymouth, Massachusetts 400th Anniversary Commission,before swearing in several members of the Commission who will be charged with ensuring a befitting national and state observance of the settlement of Plymouth Colony in 1620, including opportunities for local, state, national and global educational programming and interaction and a reflection of Massachusetts’ rich history, natural resources and diverse cultural contributions.

“Our Commonwealth’s rich history was instrumental in shaping our nation’s founding and future as a place for exploration, self-governance, religious freedom and innovation,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “The talented members of this Commission will ensure a fitting commemoration for all to appreciate the challenges and achievements of the Wampanoag and English in those early days, from their voyage across the Atlantic, to the signing of the Mayflower Compact and their settling of Plymouth Colony which defined America’s earliest beginnings.”

Members of the Commission include 26-gubernatorial appointees with varying expertise in tourism, business and industry, community outreach, marketing and advertising, media, food services, travel, water transit and technology to assist in educational, promotional, tourism and economic development efforts. Dusty Rhodes of Conventures and Marlo Fogelman of marlo marketing will serve respectively as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Commission. Cedric Cromwell, Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Marty Meehan, President of the University of Massachusetts will serve as Honorary Chairmen.

“Over the next few years these appointees will use a diverse range of experiences and skills in a variety of economic sectors to honor the roots of our nation’s history and the establishment of New England’s oldest municipality,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “The organizational efforts and thoughtful collaboration of this important commission will help to ensure a successful commemoration and highlight a historic anniversary.”

The Commission further includes the Secretaries for Education, Energy and Environmental Affairs, Housing and Economic Development, Labor and Workforce Development, Public Safety and Security and the Department of Transportation or their designees and legislative, constitutional office, organizational and local appointees.

“Plymouth’s 400th anniversary presents a tremendous opportunity for the Commonwealth to attract new visitors to experience all that our coastal communities have to offer,” said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash. “Our unique place in America’s history is an incredible draw for tourists around the world, and this commission will work to maximize our local, national and global exposure on this landmark occasion.”

“I would to thank the Baker-Polito Administration for creating the Plymouth 400 Commission and Senate President Rosenberg for appointing me,” said State Senator Vinny deMacedo (R – Plymouth). “ I look forward to working with my fellow members as we find ways to promote the Commonwealth and the Plymouth community in order to have truly memorable commemoration of the 400thanniversary of our great nation’s founding in Plymouth.”

I am honored to be named to this Commission and look forward to working with all of the Commissioners to ensure that Provincetown is well represented and that we have a successful event,” said Representative Sarah Peake (D – Provincetown).

“We’ve worked with the Governor’s office to ensure that this commission came to fruition,” said Representative Matt Muratore (R – Plymouth). “The lasting economic benefits that the entire Commonwealth will see from not only the events in 2020, but from the collaboration of great minds on the Plymouth 400 Commission, will ensure that our communal history will live on for generations to come.”

“The world’s eyes will turn to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 2020 as we commemorate the four-hundredth anniversary of the coming of Mayflower and founding of Plymouth Colony, moments in our Nation’s history which still resonate today through the many cultural contributions and American traditions that began here almost four hundred years ago,” said Executive Director of Plymouth 400 Michele Pecoraro. “Together with our international partners including the federally recognized Wampanoag Tribes, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, America will honor this moment in history with events and programs that will engage communities from across the globe in recognizing the importance of our nation’s earliest beginnings and helping to shape our future by learning from our past.”

“The 2020 Commemoration is an opportunity for the Town of Plymouth and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to share our rich and diverse history, heritage, and values with the world while also promoting the many internationally-acclaimed tourism destinations and cultural assets we have here,” said President of Plymouth 400 Board of Directors Ken Tavares. “The Plymouth, Massachusetts 400thAnniversary Commission will be instrumental in helping to identify and secure the resources and avenues through which the 2020 events and programs will be planned and promoted, and as the President of Plymouth 400 I am thrilled to welcome such esteemed and talented individuals to the Commission.”

"I am honored to be working with such an esteemed and talented group of commissioners,” said Chairman of the Plymouth, Massachusetts 400th Anniversary Commission Dusty Rhodes. “Plymouth 400 represents a unique and unprecedented opportunity for every segment of the Commonwealth to join together to demonstrate the important leadership role our state has played in the founding of our nation historically as well as our contributions to its future."

Plymouth, Massachusetts 400th Anniversary Commission

*or a designee; **gubernatorial appointment

Dusty Rhodes, Chair**

Conventures

Marlo Fogelman, Vice-Chair**

marlo marketing

Cedric Cromwell, Honorary Chairman

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Marty Meehan, Honorary Chairman

University of Massachusetts

Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash**

Secretary of Education Jim Peyser**

Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Ron Walker**

Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack**

Secretary of Education Jim Peyser**

Alex Cahill**

Designee of Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton

Michelle Small**

Designee of Secretary of Public Safety and Security Daniel Bennett

State Senator Vinny deMacedo

Appointee of Senate President Stan Rosenberg

Representative Sarah Peake

Appointee of House Speaker Robert DeLeo

Michael Comeau

Appointee of Secretary of State William Galvin

Michael Maresco

Appointee of Secretary of State William Galvin

Ken Tavares

Plymouth 400, Inc. President of the Board of Directors

Anthony Provenzano

Plymouth Board of Selectman

Cheryl Andrews

Provincetown Board of Selectman

Christina Andreoli**

Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

Suzanne Beck**

Explore Northhampton

Cindy Brown**

Boston Duck Tours

Darla DeGrace**

CityYear

Julie Doherty**

Bay State Cruises

Susan Giovanetti**

Pilgrim Society

Chris Goode**

Dell Technologies

Tom Kershaw**

Cheers

Francois Laurent-Nivaud**

Massachusetts Office of Tourism and Travel

Patricia Lawton**

The Lawton Group

Danny Levy**

MassPort

Patricia Mellon**

Plymouth Rock Assurance

Alice Nash**

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Jim Peters Jr.**

Massachusetts Bureau of Indian Affairs

Colette Phillips**

Colette Phillips Communications

Paul Sacco**

Massachusetts Lodging Association

Lou Trubiano**

Trubiano Advertising

Tobias Vanderhoop**

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

Anita Walker**

Massachusetts Cultural Council

Angie Zambellis**

Yarmouth House Restaurant

For Gubernatorial Appointee Bios, Please Click Here.

MIT 9/29 辦推書會介紹鄭洪“南京不哭”

鄭洪院士新書會

Recently published novel by MIT

Mathematics Professor Hung Cheng
tells the story of four friends caught up
in the violence of the Sino-Japanese war
(1937 – 1945), including two MIT students,
John Winthrop and his classmate,
Chinese physicist Calvin Ren.

7pm talk & reading,
reception to follow with an
introduction by Dean
Michael Sipser

鄭院士本書是MIT出版的第一本人文小說

8/29一出版就售罄

目前Amazon買得到

據鄭院士告知

所有的版稅他都捐給國軍遺屬

Hung Cheng began his academic career as an assistant
professor at MIT in 1965 and became a full professor at
MIT in 1969. He is a member of the Academia Sinicia.
The conrmation of his prediction with T.T. Wu on the
indenite increase of high energy scattering cross sections
was reported on the front page of the New York Times in
March 1973. He is working on the theory of dark matter.
Nanjing Never Cries is his rst novel.

白宮藉前國務卿歐布萊特公開信強調移民貢獻

I came to the United States as a refugee when I was 11 years old. My father was a diplomat and a strong supporter of democracy in Czechoslovakia, so when the Communists took over, we were forced into exile as refugees. In November 1948, we were welcomed to the United States of America.

Becoming a U.S. citizen is the most important thing that ever happened to me. My father said that when we were in Europe during WWII people would say, “We are sorry for your troubles and hope that you have everything you need; by the way, when will you be leaving to go back home?”

But in America, people said: “We are sorry for your troubles and hope that you have everything you need; by the way, when will you become a citizen?”

America resettles more refugees than any other nation because it reflects one of our noblest traditions as a nation: providing support to those who are most vulnerable.

With the world facing the largest mass displacement on record since World War II, it has never been more important for world leaders to follow America’s example and work together to do more to support refugees.

Today, President Obama is hosting a Refugee Summit meeting to encourage more world leaders to step up and make new commitments to support the critical work of resettling refugees and helping them rebuild their lives. You can watch the President’s speech here at 3:35 PM Eastern.

Under President Obama, we’ve increased the number of refugees resettling this year to 85,000 – including 10,000 Syrian refugees. Starting next week, the United States will commit to resettling 110,000 refugees from around the world over the coming year.

And with refugees undergoing the most rigorous screening of any kind of traveler, he’s shown that we can welcome refugees while ensuring our own safety.

As a former Secretary of State, I can tell you that President Obama’s leadership in this global crisis is critical to our national security.

When countries with insufficient resources take in refugees, it creates more instability, not just at the frontlines of this crisis, but around the world. If we were to slam the door in the faces of refugees with certain religious backgrounds, we would defy our history and our principles of pluralism and diversity. As we talk to other nations about what more needs to be done to tackle this crisis, it’s important that President Obama is setting this example.

When I came here as a child, I will never forget sailing into New York Harbor for the first time and beholding the Statute of Liberty. I did not have to face refugee camps or the kind of danger that many refugees endure. But like all refugees, I shared a hope to live a safe life with dignity and a chance to give back to my new country.

Together, we can help refugees rebuild their lives and live with dignity once again.

Thank you,

Madeleine Albright
Former U.S. Secretary of State