波市長新幕僚長David Sweeney九月一日上任

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES DAVID SWEENEY AS CHIEF OF STAFF

BOSTON - Friday, August 18, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today that Daniel Koh will be leaving the City of Boston and David Sweeney will be appointed Chief of Staff, effective September 1st. Sweeney has served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Collector-Treasurer for the City of Boston since April 2014. "David Sweeney has served as an integral part of my administration from day one," Mayor Walsh said. "He is a thoughtful, no-nonsense manager who is focused on implementing initiatives that will move Boston and its neighborhoods forward. It's because of his successful oversight of the city's finances that we are able to invest in our priorities from Imagine Boston 2030 and our long-term plans, and I am very confident in his ability to manage the day-to-day execution of city government while also setting the foundation to meet our long-term goals." Mayor Walsh continued, "Dan Koh has provided unwavering service to the City of Boston for almost four years. From his dedication to improving education, housing and job opportunities for the residents of Boston to making government more innovative and efficient through data-driven practices such as CityScore, Dan is a proven leader with a big vision and a passion for making people's lives better. The City of Boston has benefited greatly from his work and I thank him for his dedication and support." "Serving as Chief of Staff has been an incredible honor and I am grateful to the people of Boston and Mayor Walsh for the opportunity," Koh said. "David Sweeney is a model public servant who has impeccably managed the city's financial health over the past term. He is a fantastic choice for Chief of Staff and Boston is incredibly lucky to have him." As Chief of Staff, Sweeney will focus on accelerating the implementation of the Mayor's priorities, ensuring the effectiveness of city services, and supporting over 18,000 employees in doing their jobs at the City of Boston. "I am thankful to Mayor Walsh for this great opportunity and for allowing me to continue to have a role in realizing the vision the Mayor has identified to ensure Boston's future success," Sweeney said. "I look forward to bringing the same focus of efficiency and accountability that has been applied to the Mayor's management of city finances to the role of Chief of Staff, and implementing the priorities that will benefit Boston and its neighborhoods." In his current role as CFO, Sweeney is responsible for maintaining strong financial management, while also ensuring the ability to make significant investments in Boston's future. A member of the Mayor's Cabinet, Sweeney also oversees personnel and labor functions for the City, including Human Resources, Labor Relations, Treasury, Assessing, Auditing, Budget, Purchasing and the Boston Retirement Board. The City's sound fiscal management was recently validated by the affirmation of Boston's two AAA bond ratings for the 4th year in a row. In February, Moody's Investor Services said that "Boston's AAA reflects the city's strong fiscal management and stable financial position as well as the large and growing tax base," while S&P Global Ratings said that they viewed "Boston's management environment as very strong." Under Sweeney's leadership as CFO, the City is also projected to have roughly doubled its financial reserves over the past four years to ensure the City is prepared for any future downturns in the economic cycle. As a lead partner in the development of Imagine Boston 2030, the first citywide plan in over 50 years, Sweeney guided Mayor Walsh's five-year capital plan to focus on the core goals of BuildBPS, Go Boston 2030, Boston Creates and Climate Ready Boston, resulting in an estimated 77 percent of investments aligned with planning efforts under the Imagine Boston 2030 umbrella, moving Boston residents' priorities from idea to action. This increase in capital investment is supported by a plan to gradually expand annual borrowing from $140 million to $200 million by 2022 while still remaining in compliance with debt affordability policy, ensuring protection for operational spending on priorities including education and public safety. Sweeney has managed the presentation of a balanced budget several years in a row, most recently supporting Mayor Walsh in the successful passage of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget, which implemented a number of cost saving reforms that will save the City approximately $60 million and allowed for investments in recovery services, police cadets, additional pre-kindergarten seats, extended learning time, homeless services, affordable housing, renovating neighborhood parks and expanded arts funding. Working under Mayor Walsh's charge to improve internal policies and procedures, transparency and accountability across departments, Sweeney has carried out expansive operational reviews of the Boston Planning and Development Agency, Boston Police Department, Boston Fire Department, Human Resources, and Property Management. These audits have identified reform opportunities such as reducing police overtime costs and creating the Long-Term Financial Plan for Boston Public Schools. To continue this good governing practice, Sweeney implemented and funded a process to audit two departments each year. As the Cabinet Chief overseeing labor relations, Sweeney has led successful negotiations with several of the City's unions, including most recently with the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association and AFSCME. In his first year with Mayor Walsh, Sweeney negotiated an agreement to contain health care costs, which is expected to achieve approximately $45 million in new savings over five years. Sweeney has also worked closely with Mayor Walsh to move the Mayor's legislative priorities forward in an effort to provide improved educational opportunities, safer communities, access to affordable housing and economic mobility for all residents. Sweeney spearheaded the development of the Mayor's comprehensive education finance reform agenda and served as a strong voice advocating for a moderate charter cap lift coupled with financial reform as a thoughtful alternative to the charter ballot question. Prior to joining the Walsh Administration, Sweeney served as the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Executive Director of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. During this time the organization experienced its two most successful years, generating $4.85 billion in sales in 2013 and returning $984 million in profit in 2012. In his position, Sweeney oversaw all accounting, procurement, budget, charitable gaming, auditing, asset management, licensing, and collections functions of the Lottery. He led efforts to reform purchasing, institute a capital program, increase staff accountability, and enhance transparency at the agency. Beginning in 2005, Sweeney worked for the House Committee on Ways and Means, serving as a Budget Analyst, focused on public safety issues. Within two years, he was elevated to Budget Director, where he was responsible for assembling the $30 billion annual state budget. In this role, and later as Chief Fiscal Policy Advisor to the Speaker of the House, Sweeney developed legislation dealing with municipal health insurance reform and economic development initiatives, among other issues.   His time as Budget Director included the largest recession since the Great Depression, during which time the Legislature implemented diverse solutions to achieve balanced budgets, while implementing reforms across state government that better positioned the state for future economic downturns, pulled the Commonwealth out of the recession faster than the nation as a whole. Originally from Boston, Sweeney is a graduate of Boston College High School and Providence College. He lives in Dorchester with his wife, Kaitlyn, and their two children, Jack and Ellie.

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本會下個月將舉辦有關生活與人生之特別講座，(專業人員協會和大波士頓臺商會協辦)， 很榮幸邀請到 詹惟中大師 主講 「信心滿滿」。詳情如下：

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AG HEALEY OPPOSES NEW FEDERAL OFFSHORE LEASE PLAN THAT COULD OPEN UP MASSACHUSETTS COAST TO OIL OR GAS DRILLING

AG HEALEY OPPOSES NEW FEDERAL OFFSHORE LEASE PLAN THAT COULD OPEN UP MASSACHUSETTS COAST TO OIL OR GAS DRILLING

Comments Warn that New Lease Plan Risks Oils Spills That Could Devastate the Massachusetts Fishing Industry and Ravage Coastal Communities

BOSTON— Attorney General Maura Healey has filed public comments with the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) opposing the agency’s effort to create a new five-year national offshore oil and gas leasing program that could open up all currently restricted offshore areas to drilling, including Atlantic waters off the Massachusetts coast.

In her comments, AG Healey argues that opening up the Atlantic Ocean to oil and gas leasing would severely threaten the Massachusetts economy and the state’s coastal environment. AG Healey warns that an oil spill could devastate Massachusetts’ commercial fishing industry – the third largest in the country – and the state’s robust recreation and tourism industries.

“By opening up our coastal areas to drilling, the Trump Administration is prioritizing Big Oil over the interest of Massachusetts’ commercial fishing industry, our economy, and our environment,” said AG Healey. “We will continue to fight back against these reckless moves by the administration that threaten our state’s prosperity and our precious natural resources.”

Citing the catastrophic impacts of Bouchard oil spill in Buzzards Bay in 2003, the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association is also opposing BOEM’s preparation of the new five-year leasing plan.

"The Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association is extremely grateful for Attorney General Maura Healey's commitment and fortitude for the historic commercial fishing industry here in the Commonwealth,” said Beth Casoni, executive director of the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association. “There are a multitude of negative impacts to the ocean and the resources the commercial fishing industry depends upon to bring clean and sustainable seafood to Americans.” 

Following the issuance of President Trump’s Offshore Energy Strategy Executive Order in April, BOEM issued a request for information and comments on its intent to develop a new five-year plan for oil and gas lease sales in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The current five-year-plan, which was finalized on Jan. 17, 2017, by the Obama Administration, excludes leasing for gas and oil exploration and drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific Outer Continental Shelf.

The Massachusetts commercial fishing industry generated $7.3 billion in seafood sales in 2015. The state’s maritime economy employed 90,500 workers, paid $3.9 billion in wages, generated more than $9.8 billion in sales, and contributed $6.4 billion to the gross state product. More than 41,000 businesses and 500,000 commercial fishing families along the Atlantic coast oppose offshore oil and gas drilling because of the harm it poses to the coastal ecosystem.

In her comments, AG Healey also contends that the massive and long-lasting economic harm to Gulf coast state economies caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 reveals the potential disastrous scale of lost jobs, wages, and tax revenue that could result from the effects of an oil spill on commercial fishing in Massachusetts.

An oil spill along the state’s 1,519 miles of tidal coastline - marked by destination beaches in areas like Cape Cod, Cape Ann and Plum Island - could destroy Massachusetts’ tourism and recreation industry. Opening up the currently restricted offshore areas in the Atlantic to drilling will also harm the state’s coastal environment and protected endangered species, including the Northern Right Whale, which feeds in the waters off of the Cape and Nantucket, according to the comment letter. There are only about 500 critically endangered Northern Right Whales remaining worldwide.

AG Healey also notes in her letter that expanded offshore oil and gas drilling is not needed to meet the country’s future energy needs and doing so would increase harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

As part of her office’s longstanding efforts to protect the coastal ecosystem, AG Healey joined seven other attorneys general last month in submittingcomments opposing the National Marine Fisheries Service’s proposal to conduct seismic testing for oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic.

By sending her comments this week, AG Healey is urging BOEM to discontinue its effort to create a new five-year plan and maintain the current restrictions on leasing in all offshore areas of the Atlantic Ocean.

AAC seeking new ED for Bora Chiemruom is leaving in November

Message from Dr. Elisa Choi, Chairperson of the Asian American Commission:

Dear AAC Friends and Supporters,

Since the Asian American Commission (AAC) was established by statute of Massachusetts General Law over a decade ago, the last two and a half years have given rise to particularly notable and substantial growth of our organization.

Our more recent success would not have been possible without the capable leadership and professionalism of our Executive Director, Ms. Bora Chiemruom. Under her direction, the AAC has strengthened our programming, our community partnership support and collaborations, and our funding base, to reach pinnacles not previously attained since our inception. 

We are saddened she is departing from our organization as Executive Director, but we are grateful she has provided a strong foundation for us, leaving the AAC stronger than ever. We wish her all the very best in her future endeavors.

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Message from Bora Chiemruom, Executive Director of the Asian American Commission:

It has been an honor and privilege to serve the Asian American & Pacific Islander communities of Massachusetts in this 3-year term as Executive Director of the Asian American Commission (AAC), which I would have completed in February of 2018. After careful and thoughtful consideration, I have decided to leave my position early in November 2017 to ensure the best possible transition for the Commission. During the next 3 months, I will be working closely with the Search Committee to find my replacement.

In the meantime, I look forward to finishing my AAC tenure with the commitment to ensure the remaining AAC events of 2017 are successful, starting with the Young Leaders Symposium (September 23rd), the 1st AAC Advocacy Day at the State House (October 17th), and closing out the year with the 2nd Annual Asian American Civil Rights Forum (October 27th).

In the past two and half years, I have learned so much about our growing communities! We are a diverse group but with much in common that is, at the core, to help promote and bring about changes for the betterment of our Asian American & Pacific Islander communities.

The Commission is in its 11th year, and we have done a tremendous amount of work to promote the voices of our diverse Asian American & Pacific Islander communities of Massachusetts. As I am preparing to leave as Executive Director, my wish for the Commission and the future Executive Director is nothing short of the best and most successful year yet!

Thank you to all the Commissioners, community members, and the many community partners for all your support, guidance, collegial friendship, and commitment to our unique communities! 

“Malden Unites Against Hate” Vigil held tonight

Rep. Ultrino Attends “Malden Unites Against Hate” Vigil, Co-Sponsors Resolution Condemning Neo-Nazis, White Nationalists

MALDEN – Representative Steve Ultrino (D – Malden) co-sponsored a resolution condemning neo-Nazi and white nationalist hate organizations, and attended a local solidarity standout and interfaith vigil in Malden. The event, “Malden Unites Against Hate,” is in response to the recent violence caused by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia and the recent vandalism of the Holocaust Memorial in Boston.

Both houses of the Massachusetts Legislature adopted the joint resolution, which calls out neo-Nazis and white nationalists as well as racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-immigrant ideologies. Each member of Malden’s legislative delegation co-sponsored the resolution, including Representatives Steve Ultrino, Paul Donato (D – Medford), and Paul Brodeur (D – Melrose), and Senator Jason Lewis (D – Winchester).

“Rising racist and anti-Semitic violence across the country threatens the progress our nation has made on our long and difficult journey toward embracing diversity and celebrating our multiculturalism,” said Representative Ultrino. “This moment demands each of us to speak out against racism and violence, to support all members of our community, and to commit ourselves to a world where differences are cherished, not used to divide and oppress.”

Organizers of Malden Unites Against Hate described Malden as “one of the most diverse cities in the entire region,” and said “we seek to be a model for how this diversity makes us a stronger community. Let us stand up to bigotry and violence in Malden and everywhere.” Hundreds of Malden residents attended the event.

The resolution recognizes neo-Nazism and white nationalism as “very real threats to the values for which the Commonwealth stands,” and declares that their “message of racial and social intolerance has led to senseless acts of violence that continue to terrorize members of ethnic and religious communities.” Copies of the resolution will be delivered to Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, and President Donald Trump

胡桃山音樂夏令營落幕 師生音樂會場場博好評

中華表演藝術基金會提供

(Boston Orange整理報導) 中華表演基金會第26屆胡桃山音樂營，在48名青年音樂才俊師事29名世界一流大師將近一個月，舉辦了19場音樂會，11場大師班及講座，1場協奏曲比賽後，已於8月13日圓滿落幕。

中華表演基金會會長譚嘉陵表示，今年的胡桃山音樂營格外受歡迎，報名人數出乎意料的多，但礙於名額限制，經甄試，只錄取了48名青年音樂才俊，年紀在13到29歲之間，分別來自美國，英國，波蘭，台灣，以及中國的香港，北京，上海等地。其中有20人為舊生，很多人已得過許多國際獎項，還有人已取得音樂碩士或博士學位。

今年的胡桃山音樂營，師資陣容也格外強大，有29位世界一流的“重量級大師”，包括2006的普立茲音樂獎主Yehudi Wyner，紐英崙音樂學院鋼琴系主任Bruce Brubaker，柯蒂斯及新英格蘭音樂學院教授劉孟捷，茱莉亞音樂學院教授陳宏寬，德國Freibury教授陳必先等人。

這些胡桃山音樂營師生在7月20日至8月13日的本年度音樂營營期之間，共舉行了19場音樂會，11場大師班及講座，以及一場協奏曲比賽。

在音樂營上課期間，所有學員在一對一個人課程之外，還參加二重奏，三重奏，四重奏，五重奏，以及不同形式的室內樂演奏，所有弦樂學員都加入弦樂團表演，以增加學員表演機會。音樂營還安排有全都免費對外開放的音樂會，大師班，示範講座，包括學生獨奏作品的明日之星音樂會，室內樂組的大型晚會等。部分學生還獲邀參加教師音樂會，和大師同台演出。

其中和水星(Mercury)交響樂團在麻省理工學院奎斯吉(Kresge)劇院的演出，更是學員們難忘的經歷。水星交響樂團指揮余建寧(Channing Yu)也是胡桃山音樂營早年的學生。

今年的胡桃山音樂營演出，還有2017年協奏曲比賽冠軍，來自中國的李宇航獨奏鋼琴曲，拉赫瑪尼諾夫的”帕尼尼主題狂想曲(Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini)”。

在音樂營活動期間，學員們除了研習音樂，演奏技藝，還去了探戈塢(Tanglwood)欣賞波士頓交響樂團的音樂會，參觀博物館，登船遊波士頓海港，上中國餐館用餐等休閒活動。

中華表演藝術基金會胡桃山夏令營還有好幾場音樂會受到媒體關注，報導。波士頓最大的的古典音樂雜誌 Boston Music Intellengencer，就做了6次報導評論，對Larry Weng，Artur Haftman，Han Chen，Alexander Korsantia，Eric Lu，以及Mana Tokuno等人的音樂會演出，都給予很高評價及讚美。他甚至將這個音樂節命名為“南邊的岩港音樂節(Rockport Music festival South)”，足見他對音樂節的高度讚譽和肯定。

九月將是2017-2018年度音樂季的開始，一連串精彩表演將一一上場，查詢地址及詳細內容，可上網www.chineseperformingarts.net。

                 這些音樂會包括都在新英格蘭音樂學院喬登廳(Jordan Hall)舉行，安排在2017年9月23日(週六)晚8點，由北美中樂團演出的”花果靈根集”，2017年11月4日(週六)晚上8點的Parker 弦樂四重奏和韓裔鋼琴家Jung-Ja Kim聯合演出音樂會。

                  2018年起，1月27日(週六)晚上8點，有旅德鋼琴家陳必先鋼琴演奏會，3月21日(週六)晚上8點，有華裔青年小提琴家于翔及鋼琴家Andrew Hsu的聯合舉行音樂會，5月12日(週六)晚上8點，有獲得蕭邦大獎的越裔鋼琴家鄧泰山鋼琴演奏會。

                     另外還有兩項全國性比賽，也已排定日程，包括訂2017年9月30日及10月7日(週六)，在波士頓第一教堂 (First Church in Boston)舉行的第9屆絲竹春吟青少年中國器樂選拔賽和音樂會，以及訂2018年4月15日的第27屆全美青少年國畫書法賽。

               查詳情可上網www.ChinesePerformingArts.net，或洽中華表演藝術基金會會長譚嘉陵，電郵：Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net。(圖片與內容資料由中華表演藝術基金會提供)

Baker-Polito Administration Visits New State Police Homeland Security and Preparedness Division

Baker-Polito Administration Visits New State Police Homeland Security and Preparedness Division

Division provides dedicated homeland security law enforcement capacity

FRAMINGHAM – Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Public Safety Secretary Dan Bennett and State Police Superintendent Colonel Richard McKeon today highlighted the recent creation of a new State Police division focused on combating threats to Massachusetts and the nation posed by extremists and narcotics traffickers, collecting and analyzing criminal intelligence, and protecting large-scale events and critical infrastructure.

The State Police Division of Homeland Security and Preparedness will consolidate and enhance counter-terrorism, opioid interdiction, and criminal intelligence operations currently spread throughout other divisions. The new, dedicated division will significantly increase the Department’s effectiveness and efficiency in these mission areas. The FY18 budget signed by the governor created the new division and allowed for a new State Police Class of 145 recruits.

“To keep our communities safe, it is critical that the Commonwealth continually adapt to various threats facing our state and nation to ensure the highest level of public safety and a coordinated response for first responders,” said Governor Baker. “By bringing the different elements of our homeland security operations under one command, we will enhance the ability for the State Police to coordinate, respond and protect the Commonwealth for critical incidents and threats like drug trafficking.” ​

The new Division is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Dermot Quinn and consists of two main sections, the Commonwealth Fusion Center and the Preparedness and Planning Section. Each section is under the command of a Major, who reports to the division commander, who in turn will report directly to the Colonel/Superintendent of the Department. The establishment of these sections as two integral and coordinated parts of the new division will allow for more fully dedicated and expanded efforts in these critical homeland security areas of operation.

“As a part of the 5^th division, the Fusion Center will continue its efforts to assist in gathering, analyzing and disseminating information about criminal networks, including those involved in human trafficking,” said Lt. Governor Polito. “The new structure will also allow the State Police to be even more vigilant and informed as they work to disrupt and apprehend criminals involved in the exploitation of children.”

“With the degree of criminal complexity ever increasing, the Massachusetts State Police will continue to evolve and build an organization whose structure and capacities can meet and overcome the challenges that threaten our safety, security, and way of life,” said Secretary Bennett.

“The emerging threats and issues that we now confront demand a stronger, modernized, and wholly-dedicated homeland security and preparedness law enforcement capacity,” Colonel McKeon said. “This Department is uniquely suited – and prepared – to embrace this responsibility and the establishment of this Division will provide the platform to minimize the risk posed by the threats facing us.”

Colonel Richard McKeon noted that the mission of the Massachusetts State Police has continually evolved to meet contemporary challenges throughout the agency’s 151-year history. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the role of the State Police has grown significantly in the area of homeland security, criminal intelligence, and counter-terrorism. That mission remains a major priority of the department. Most recently, faced with the continuing opioid crisis, the Department has increased its efforts to identify and dismantle drug trafficking organizations, focusing on the transportation of narcotics into and across Massachusetts, which is in itself a threat to homeland security. Both of those missions – counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics – will be enhanced by the new division structure.

About the New State Police Homeland Security and Preparedness Division

The Commonwealth Fusion Center, which previously existed under the Division of Investigative Services, will more appropriately fit into the Division of Homeland Security structure. One of its major functions is to collect and analyze intelligence on criminal and terrorism activity and then share that information among federal, state and local partner agencies to facilitate an appropriate law enforcement response. The Fusion Center also will field units tasked with interdicting organizations trafficking opiates into and throughout Massachusetts, investigate potential terrorist activity through State Police membership on the Joint Terrorism Task Force, and investigate cybercrime.

The Preparedness and Planning Section of the new division will centralize law enforcement response planning for critical incidents and natural disasters, and security planning for large-scale events, such as the Boston Marathon, the July 4^th concert and other Esplanade events, Sail Boston, major sporting events, and public celebrations. This planning, the responsibility for which is currently dispersed throughout the department, will now be centralized and streamlined. The planning duties, by personnel whose roles will be dedicated to this task, will encompass drafting operational plans, determining necessary staffing, erecting appropriate physical security barriers, and other logistical details for events, venues, and large gatherings.

The Preparedness and Planning section within the new division will also staff and maintain a 24-hour statewide Watch Center that will monitor all developing incidents affecting public safety and security and coordinate appropriate law enforcement response across different jurisdictions and agencies. The Watch Center is being built-out within the existing State Police General Headquarters (which will, in fact, house most of the new division with the exception of the existing Fusion Center units currently based in Maynard).