波士頓北一女校友會 江佩蓉接任會長

波士頓北一女校友門。(謝立言提供)

(Boston Orange 周菊子摩頓市報導)波士頓北一女校友會12月2日晚在摩頓市稻香餐廳舉行2017年會，江佩蓉接棒，吳國志卸任。近80名出席校友及眷屬，嘉賓，在候任會長李欣主持的餘興節目中唱歌，講笑話，抽獎，歡度一晚。

波士頓北一女校友會部分幹部合影。(波士頓僑教中心提供)

當晚的一個驚奇點是包括北一女校友們自己在內，許多人不知道，就像建中早年有女生一樣，原來北一女也有男生。12月2日晚，北一女的男生校友謝立言上台說明，北一女真的有男生，那是1950，60年代，台北五省中有”新店聯合分校”，1964年直屬北一女，於是他也成了貨真價實的北一女校友。

左起，波士頓北一女校友會現任會長吳國志，創會會長趙小怡，
新任會長江佩蓉，候任會長李欣。(波士頓僑教中心提供)

在交接時，卸任會長吳國志隆重介紹接任會長江佩蓉，指她是北一女，台大高材生，來美深造後，不但進美林證券工作，還到大學教書，更熱心服務社區，歷任勒星頓中文學校的校長，教務長，老師等多個職位。還會彈琴，唱歌，跳舞，烹飪也厲害，最令人佩服的是她還風趣，很會講笑話，人又謙虛。

2010年才從北一女畢業的校友。(周菊子攝)

報告會務時，吳國志表示，該會宗旨為聚集校友，聯繫彼此，互相支援，迄今加入的校友，從畢業已50餘年的，到2010年才畢業的都有。
該會創立迄今，由於創會會長趙小怡，以及校友江佩蓉，李欣，許聰玲等許多人的熱心服務，校友們之間的感情越來越好。今年該會舉辦了三大活動，包括五月慶祝母親節餐會，和建中校友會合辦夏季野餐，以及當晚的年會。此外他們也參加許多波士頓華人社區活動。
今年比較特別的一件事是波士頓北一女校友會加入了共分為12區的北一女海外校友會。其中8區在美國，有美東的紐約，波士頓，華府，美西的南加，北加，中部的休斯頓，達拉斯等。

波士頓北一女校友會現任會長吳國志致詞。(周菊子攝)

駐波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪是北一女校友眷屬。他竟然連波士頓北一女校友會是在2015年12月6日這天成立的，都記得非常清楚。他在致詞時透露，這是他第五次參加波士頓北一女校友會活動，還幽默開玩笑，說北一女校友眷屬必須善於”揣摩上意”，才能家庭幸福，為表示他以做為北一女校友眷屬為榮之心，特地帶了巧克力到會，但為顧及校友們的身材，原則上以一人一顆為限。

駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪是北一女校友眷屬。(周菊子攝)

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉致詞不忘政令宣導，籲請北一女校友在一月一日早上10點半就到僑教中心出席元旦升旗活動，以及其後陸續舉辦的迎春揮毫，5月5日(第一個禮拜六)牛頓台灣日等活動。他笑說，”有Happy Wife就有Happy Life”，所以北一女校友們個個重要。
當晚出席的北一女校友，有好幾位現任僑團負責人，包括新英格蘭玉山科技協會會長許翠玲，新英格蘭中文學校協會會長陳燕貞。校友眷屬中，最受矚目的當然是校友雲雯蓁的夫婿，駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪，以及校友張玲玲的另一半，哈佛大學教授孔祥重。

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉致詞。(周菊子攝)

波士頓北一女校友會的男生校友謝立言。(周菊子攝)

波士頓年終僑務座談 近70人出席

僑教中心主任歐宏偉(右起)主持討論。兩名僑務委員，梅錫銳，
蔣宗壬與經文處處長賴銘琪坐主席台。

(Boston Orange)駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處和波士頓僑教中心12月2日舉辦民國106年僑務工作座談會，底定了民國107年各項大型僑社活動項目及日期。會議共有僑務榮譽職人員，僑團負責人等近70人出席，發言踴躍，討論熱絡。

              這場僑務工作座談會由波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪開場，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉主持討論，兩名波士頓僑務委員蔣宗壬，梅錫銳列席與僑務工作人員互動。

會上先播放了「僑務委員會--僑胞永遠的家」最新版影片，再由賴銘琪處長感謝僑胞過去一年來協助籌辦，積極參與經文處及僑教中心舉辦的各項僑社活動。

駐波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪(立者左)，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(右)
主持會議。

在採納僑胞建議下，波士頓僑教中心當天首次安排駐地工作人員張小慧、陳美樺及王羿云等人做簡報，分別就三人各自負責的業務做說明，包括僑委會目前積極推動安心健檢計畫，鼓勵僑胞回國參加十月慶典，以及全球華文網，全球僑商網近期動態，僑委會為鼓勵僑胞回台灣消費，發行了僑胞卡，為促進世界各地僑胞了解彼此，保持對台灣的關愛，將繼續發行僑務電子報等事宜。

勒星頓中文學校校長黃冠群(圖左站立者)針對全球華文網提建言。

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉表示，安排工作人員做簡報，可達到讓僑務工作人員在了解僑務政策，當前重要工作之餘，也同時認識僑教中心工作人員的作用。

歐宏偉接著主持討論，並預報了下年度波士頓地區將舉辦的活動，包括元旦升旗，團拜，迎春聯合揮毫，牛頓台灣日，台灣傳統週訪問，台灣青年搭橋計畫專案等。語彙眾人還討論了如何推展波士頓關懷救助協會，籌辦雙十國慶文化團到訪，以及如何藉由台灣美食讓大家看見台灣等議題。

歐宏偉表示，出席眾人在會中所提的寶貴意見與建議，都將呈報給僑務委員會參考辦理。(內容及圖片由僑教中心提供)

大波士頓14市鎮長結盟 攜手推動可負擔住宅

MAYOR WALSH,  MAYOR CURTATONE AND METRO MAYORS COALITION ANNOUNCE REGIONAL HOUSING PARTNERSHIP

New partnership will focus on regional goals to create a regional housing strategy for Greater Boston's growing population

BOSTON - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and representatives of the 14 cities and towns of the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition of Greater Boston today announced the creation of a new regional housing partnership. The partnership will address the housing needs of the Metro Boston area, with a focus on housing production, diversity, cost, location, design and increasing stability for the region's residents. The partnership will create a regional work plan, which will establish a regional housing production goal, along with specific strategies to achieve that goal throughout the 14-community region. "Affordable housing is one of our top priorities in Boston -- and we know that for Metro Boston to be affordable for all residents, we need to work together with cities and towns throughout the region," said Mayor Walsh. "This plan is another step forward towards ensuring all those who wish to live here can, and I look forward to working with our partner cities and towns across the region to continue creating homes for all." "Our entire region is facing and must solve the same pressing challenge: Metro Boston's affordability crisis and its limited housing stock. But the solutions cannot be one-size-fits-all, which is why this task force is so critical," said Mayor Curtatone. "It will give us the opportunity to work together toward our common housing goals while tailoring solutions to our communities' unique needs and tapping the brightest minds in our housing-related sectors to assist us in our work."  With this new regional effort, the Metro Mayors have outlined a pledge to: Increase the pace of housing construction in every community throughout Metro Boston, sharing the burden of production in order to increase housing affordability for all household types and incomes; Create more housing, both renter- and owner-occupied, in a variety of sizes, including units with two or three bedrooms suitable for families with children; Locate housing near transit and in walkable areas; Utilize design standards that increase physical accessibility for all ages and abilities; Reduce evictions, eliminate unfair rental practices, mitigate displacement, create permanent housing for the homeless, and ensure safe, stable housing; Abolish discrimination against both tenants and buyers, and advance fair, equitable access to housing opportunity. To do this, the group will identify a regional housing production goal and a timeline to achieve it. The plan will take into account demographic data and projections, economic forecasts, development trends, and analysis of current production levels. The target will break down the demand for housing type by price, size and location, and will account for the need for both rental and ownership unit creation. The group will also recommend changes to zoning, local policies, funding calculations for state aid toward public schools, and other tools each city and town can use to help address the housing affordability crisis together. Working as a regional team, the group will also be able to respond faster to residents in crisis, finding resources and taking action to provide direct assistance.    The Metro Mayors Coalition is a collaborative, problem-solving group of municipal leaders facilitated by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), which serves 101 cities and towns across Greater Boston. The Metro Mayors Coalition includes mayors and managers from Boston, Braintree, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Quincy, Revere, Somerville and Winthrop. Mayor Walsh and Mayor Curtatone will co-chair the partnership. "The Baker-Polito Administration is proud to support MAPC and the Metro Mayors coalition, to help deliver regional solutions to regional housing needs," said Undersecretary for Housing and Community Development Chrystal Kornegay. "Massachusetts needs to deliver more housing, more quickly, and in more places. By focusing on establishing a measurable regional housing goal, and building concrete strategies to deliver on that goal, this initiative will help advance a housing market that works for everyone - from innovation economy employees to the service sector workforce, and from young families to older adults." "Limited housing supply makes it very difficult for residents to find places to live, and means employers have a harder time recruiting and retaining workers. Housing has a significant impact on our region's economic health and future," said Marc Draisen, Executive Director of MAPC. "And we need housing that works for a variety of household types and incomes, from renters to first-time homebuyers to families with children, empty-nesters, seniors, and those with disabilities." This partnership further upholds Boston and Somerville's commitment to ensuring affordable housing exists for all residents. To date, the Walsh administration has committed more than $100 million in funding to the creation and preservation of affordable housing. Today's announcement builds on the City's preservation and anti-displacement goals, outlined in Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030, Mayor Walsh's housing plan, and the housing goals laid out in Imagine Boston 2030, Boston's first citywide plan in 50 years. As part of both plans, Boston has prioritized increasing the overall housing supply, with a focus on creating and preserving affordable housing. As a mid-sized city, Somerville is striving to employ innovative approaches to prevent displacement and expand housing production and housing preservation for all needs from affordable and workforce housing to market rate and senior housing. The city is currently on track to exceed the first five years of scheduled housing targets in its SomerVision: 2010-2030 Comprehensive Plan. Among other initiatives, Somerville has increased its inclusionary housing requirement, instituted mechanisms to expand developer contributions to affordable housing, introduced the workforce housing category into its affordable housing equation, and has established the innovative 100 HOMESproject to purchase, and preserve as permanently affordable, units otherwise threatened by speculation. For more information on the partnership, visit www.mapc.org/metro-mayors-coalition.

波士頓市長進華埠 點亮聖誕燈 (圖片)

波士頓華埠王氏青年會歡慶聖誕

波士頓華埠王氏青年會主任Patricia Barnwell(左二)和董事陳文浩(右一)
等人歡迎新當選波士頓市議會第二區市議員的愛德華費林(Ed Flynn)。

         (Boston Orange)波士頓華埠王安青年會12月3日舉辦年度聖誕節聯歡會，700餘人在場地1佈置氣氛十足，各色遊戲豐富，美食可口中，歡度一下午。                     舉辦聖誕聯歡會，和社區內的家庭，小朋友一起提前慶祝，已是波士頓華埠王氏青年會行之30年的傳統。                                  社區內許多小朋友，家長都很期待一天。                                       該會董事，包括Nancy Soloman，陳文浩，陳灼鋆，黃伯勳等，以及陳文浩夫人陳余寶愛，麻州眾議員黃子安的母親黃陳美蘭等許多人，昨日都在會場當義工。
           往年例必出席的華裔退伍軍人會周暢夫婦，曾任青年會董事的阮浩鑾，麻州眾議員黃子安，以及波士頓華埠王安青年會發展主任陳魯誠等人，因各種不同理由，今年未能到場。

         甫於11月7日當選為波士頓市新科市議員的愛德華費林，昨(3)日特地到會，向社區謝票，聯絡感情。(所有圖片，陳文浩提供)

         

         

前昆士中學校長黃伯勳(右起)，波士頓華埠社區議會議員陳灼鋆，
都曾擔任波士頓華埠王氏青年會董事多年。

波士頓華埠王氏青年會董事Nancy Solomon(左一)和青年會
主任(右一)及出席小朋友一起切聖誕蛋糕。

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES NORTH STATION AREA MOBILITY ACTION PLAN

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES NORTH STATION AREA MOBILITY ACTION PLAN

City to implement 18 new projects in North Station area to improve transportation safety and access for all modes of travel

BOSTON - Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Boston Transportation Department and the Boston Planning and Development Agency today released the North Station Area Mobility Action Plan, a set of transportation improvements and initiatives for the North Station area that includes parts of the West End, North End and Bulfinch Triangle neighborhoods. Developed in partnership with the community, the Action Plan affirms the City of Boston's commitment to implementing 15 improvements in the next five years, as well as three longer-term projects, that will transform how people move around North Station, whether they choose to walk, ride bikes, take public transit or travel in personal motor vehicles. The project advances the goals outlined in Go Boston 2030, the City's long term mobility plan, as well as Imagine Boston 2030, the City's comprehensive planning document. "I'd like to thank residents and other community members from the West End, North End and Bulfinch Triangle neighborhoods who have volunteered their time and effort to collaborate with BTD and BPDA on this important project," said Mayor Walsh. "For over a year, they have shared their vision and concerns, and prioritized solutions, at community meetings, pop-up sessions and online. We look forward to putting this plan into action alongside the community, and working with them on additional future neighborhood improvement projects." "As a community we have worked on this for a long time," said North Station area resident Jane Forrestall. "We are happy to see improvements for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists." "The business community around North Station is looking forward to working with our neighbors and the City to implement the many good projects in this plan," said Jay Walsh, Director of the Downtown North Association. "Improvements to walking, biking, driving and transit will allow our employees and customers to access and move around the neighborhood more easily, and provide a more pleasant place to spend time." Nearly 2,000 people an hour currently walk on Canal Street during the morning and evening rush hours. Public transit use is high with direct access to commuter rail service, Orange, Green, Blue and Red line subway trains, and MBTA buses, while numerous people take advantage of public bike share docking stations located in the area to incorporate cycling into their daily commute. Traffic on local streets is frequently congested due to a combination of weekday commuters, commercial vehicle deliveries to area establishments, events at TD Garden and private shuttle buses. "Go Boston 2030 plans for a citywide transportation network that provides people with safe and efficient access on Boston's streets using all modes of transportation," said Boston Transportation Department Commissioner Gina N. Fiandaca.  "By incorporating a combination of pedestrian enhancements, protected bike lanes, improved transit connections and updated traffic signal technology, the North Station Area Mobility Action Plan brings us one step closer toward realizing the goals established in Go Boston 2030."   "Recent development has revitalized the North Station area, bringing new housing and stimulating the local economy," said BPDA Director Brian Golden. "The North Station Mobility Action Plan develops a strategy to respond to this increase in neighborhood activity, and I thank the community for its feedback and all of the local stakeholders whose funding and involvement will help shape the future of this neighborhood." Improvements being designed include safer pedestrian access at Charles Circle, street direction changes and parking regulations in the Bulfinch Triangle, and pedestrian priority on Canal Street. Included among the short-term action items are protected bike lanes on Cambridge Street, digitally coordinating traffic signals, a bus lane on North Washington Street, bike lanes and safer pedestrian crossings on Blossom Street, and programs to encourage residents and commuters to get around without driving.   The North Station Area Mobility Action Plan is available online here.   About Go Boston 2030 Go Boston 2030 is the City of Boston's long term mobility plan.  Go Boston 2030 envisions a city in a region where all residents have better and more equitable travel choices, where efficient transportation networks foster economic opportunity, and where steps have been taken to prepare for climate change.  Whether traveling by transit, on foot, on a bike, or by car, people will be able to access all parts of Boston safely and reliably.  A list of projects and policies have been developed that are being implemented as early action projects in the near term, and a set of long-term projects and policies are intended to be implemented over the next 15 years. To learn more, visit www.GoBoston2030.org. About Imagine Boston 2030 Go Boston 2030 complements Imagine Boston 2030, Boston's first citywide plan in 50 years. Imagine Boston 2030 will guide growth to support our dynamic economy and expand opportunity for all residents. The plan prioritizes inclusionary growth and puts forth a comprehensive vision to boost quality of life, equity and resilience in every neighborhood across the City. Shaped by the input of 15,000 residents who contributed their thoughts to the plan, Imagine Boston 2030 identifies five action areas to guide Boston's growth, enhancement and preservation, and is paired with a set of metrics that will evaluate progress and successes. To learn more visit, imagine.boston.gov.

MAYOR WALSH, ASIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CELEBRATE RIBBON CUTTING OF 88 HUDSON STREET

MAYOR WALSH, ASIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CELEBRATE RIBBON CUTTING OF 88 HUDSON STREET

Phase 2 of Parcel 24 created 51 new units of affordable homes in Chinatown

BOSTON - Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today joined the Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) and Chinatown residents to celebrate the ribbon cutting of 88 Hudson Street, a development that created 51 affordable new condominiums for working families in Chinatown.   "For many years, Parcel 24 sat as a vacant lot in our City. Now, the area has been transformed into homes for 51 families," said Mayor Walsh. "We want to ensure residents who have built their lives in Chinatown can continue to live here. I'm proud of the work the City and our partners have done to create these affordable homes for working families in Chinatown, and I thank everyone involved for making this project so successful." 88 Hudson is Phase 2 of the Parcel 24 redevelopment project and represents the culmination of more than a decade of planning, advocacy and hard work to restore the former land owned by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The first phase, or One Greenway, was completed in 2015 and provided 312 units of rental housing, including 95 affordable rentals, 3,300 square feet (SF) of retail space, 5,000 SF of community commercial space and 135 parking spaces, up to 50 of which are open to the public. The 13,000 SF center open space will be shared by residents of One Greenway and 88 Hudson. Bordering Chinatown and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, One Greenway and 88 Hudson represent a revitalization of Parcel 24, as the site has historically been known as a vacant lot bordering the Massachusetts Turnpike. Located four blocks from South Station, the development sits at the southern end of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, Boston's linear park that stretches more than one mile. 88 Hudson Street features20 one-bedroom townhomes, 22 two-bedroom townhomes, and nine three-bedroom townhomes. The new condominiums will be affordable to individuals at or below 100 percent of Area Median Income (AMI). Four of the homes will be available to households earning 60 percent or less of AMI, and 42 will be affordable to households earning at or below 80 percent of AMI. The new townhomes are priced ranging form less than $200,000 to $235,000. The developer of this parcel is the Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC), a 30-year old community-based organization, which serves the Asian American community of Greater Boston. ACDC has developed over $100 million in mixed-use real estate that is home to over 1,200 residents in Boston and Quincy. ACDC also runs bilingual financial and housing counseling and homebuyer workshops, youth leadership programs and resident and civic engagement initiatives throughout the year. "ACDC is excited that we have now added 51 new homes to Chinatown where working families can afford to live, and own their own homes without worrying about rising rent or the threat of eviction. This completes Chinatown's vision of rebuilding of Hudson Street that started 15 years ago," said Angie Liou, Executive Director of ACDC.    "I moved to America eight years ago with my family and within six years, we were forced to moved five times because a landlord decided to sell the house or because of bad living conditions.Two years ago, I won a lottery for an affordable apartment at 66 Hudson, and that made life much more stable for my family. This allowed me to save money and become a homeowner for the first time in my life. Thank you to ACDC, Mayor Walsh and everyone for this life-changing opportunity," said Man Li Chen, who will be moving into her affordable condo at 88 Hudson with her family soon. This project has revitalized a historic piece of the Chinatown community, bringing the entire vacant site back to productive use. The development also received overwhelming support from the community, local businesses and nonprofit organizations. The more than $20.5 million new building has been made possible in part, by a contribution from the City of Boston totaling more than $6 million, including $5.9 million in City of Boston Inclusionary Development funds and $750,000 from the City of Boston's Neighborhood Housing Trust. This substantial City investment enabled the development team to take advantage of more than $4 million in state funding, including $2.1 million from the Commonwealth's Department of Housing and Community Development and Housing Stabilization Funding and $1.9 million in Affordable Housing Trust Funds. Eastern Bank also provided an $8.9 million construction loan to the project. CEDAC provided predevelopment financing for the project. To date, the Walsh administration has committed more than $100 million in funding to the creation and preservation of affordable housing. Today's announcement also contributes to the City's preservation and anti-displacement goals, outlined in Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030, Mayor Walsh's housing plan, and the housing goals laid out in Imagine Boston 2030, Boston's first citywide plan in 50 years. As part of both plans, Boston has prioritized increasing the overall housing supply, with a focus on creating and preserving affordable housing.

綠茵苑第二期剪綵啟用

喜齡會歡慶感恩節 波士頓耆老同樂

【喜齡會歡慶感恩節  波士頓耆老同樂】

大波士頓區中華文化協會喜齡會舉辦「感恩節餐會」、活動主辦人

李國富(第二排左一)、牛頓市前市議員馬惠美(前排左二)、波士頓

僑教中心主任歐宏偉(前排左四)與全體耆老合影

大波士頓區中華文化協會喜齡會於11月28日舉辦「感恩節餐會」，由會員準備各式拿手好菜和大家分享，除話家常與敘舊之外，並安排歌唱節目助興，30餘位耆老度過一個溫馨愉快的午餐聚會，大家互道感恩節快樂，氣氛歡喜，場面熱絡。

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉應邀出席喜齡會「感恩節餐會」，

轉達僑務委員會委員長吳新興博士及駐波士頓臺北經文處

處長賴銘琪對長輩的問候與祝福

這項慶祝感恩節的餐會由喜齡會召集人李國富先生主辦，他表示雖然已經過了美國的感恩節，但是心中常懷感恩之心，很歡迎所有長輩踴躍出席這項活動，並謝謝大家的支持，讓喜齡會的長輩都能定期聚會，他也感謝駐波士頓臺北經文處及僑教中心的大力支持。

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉應邀出席致詞，他說，感恩節是一個最適合道謝及感念的日子，特別轉達僑務委員會委員長吳新興博士及駐波士頓臺北經文處處長賴銘琪對與會耆老的問候與祝福；歐宏偉也表示，能再次見到高齡近96歲的黃姆婆婆以及趙鍾英阿姨、May阿姨和許多位已認識十餘年的叔伯嬸姆，更是開心與感動。

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(左二)與黃姆婆婆(右一)、趙鍾英阿姨

(右二)、May阿姨(左一)合影

波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(右)與黃姆婆婆(左)合影，並祝賀黃姆

96歲生日快樂

Fletcher 政治危機會議 2018 三月見