WCVB Channel 5 The Chronicle’s “Nooks and Crannies, Part Deux” episode, in which The Quarry (Contemporary Arts International) is featured in, will be re-airing Monday, December 11th @ 7:30pm. You can also watch the show on our livestream,www.wcvb.com/nowcast, or on our website, www.wcvb.com/chronicle, in the days following the airing.
星期一, 12月 11, 2017
WCVB Chronicle 今晚介紹國際當代藝術苑
新英格蘭台灣商會尾牙 歐陽露連任會長 (圖片)
以下所有圖片謝開明攝
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| 波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(左二)把印信交給連任的新英格蘭台灣商會 會長歐陽露(右二)，旁為兩名副會長林海倫(左一)，李苡惠(右一)。 |
Baker-Polito Administration Announces New Housing Choice Initiative
Baker-Polito Administration Announces New Housing Choice Initiative
Initiative will spur significant housing production, and provide municipalities with tools and incentives to drive the creation of 135,000 new units by 2025
BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced a comprehensive new initiative to substantially increase housing production across the Commonwealth. The Administration’s Housing Choice Initiative creates a new system of incentives and rewards for municipalities that deliver sustainable housing growth; creates a new technical assistance toolbox, to empower cities and towns to plan for new housing production; and proposes legislative changes, through An Act to Promote Housing Choices, to deliver smart, effective zoning at the local level.
Massachusetts home prices have increased at the fastest rate in the nation, and metropolitan Boston rent prices rank among the highest in the country. In order to address the challenges facing Massachusetts, the Housing Choice Initiative will deliver more than $10 million in incentives, grant funding and technical assistance per year, and enable Massachusetts to realize a new goal of creating 135,000 new housing units by 2025.
“Our growing economy demands a robust and diverse supply of housing to support the Commonwealth’s continued growth and success,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “This initiative will maximize collaboration between state agencies, support innovation and data-driven policies, and provide municipalities with the user-friendly tools needed to create more housing where it’s needed. We look forward to working with the legislature and partnering with cities and towns to deliver much needed housing to regions across Massachusetts, while respecting our long-standing home rule tradition.”
“The Housing Choice Initiative we announced today will ensure that Massachusetts remains a great place to live, raise a family, and grow a business by removing barriers to responsible housing development,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “The Commonwealth’s cities and towns are instrumental in our efforts to create more housing, and the Housing Choice Initiative will provide municipalities with the tools and incentives needed to drive meaningful housing production that is appropriate for their community, maximizes land-use and creates opportunities for smart development.”
Modeled after Massachusetts’ successful Green Communities program, The Housing Choice Initiative will provide a powerful new set of incentive-based tools for local governments. The Housing Choice Initiative will reward communities that are producing new housing units and have adopted best practices to promote sustainable housing development, use land efficiently, protect natural resources and conserve energy, with a new Housing Choice designation. The Housing Choice Designation is designed to be simple, flexible and achievable for municipalities. Cities and towns that receive the Housing Choice Designation will be eligible for new financial resources, including exclusive access to new Housing Choice Capital Grants, and preferential treatment for many state grant and capital funding programs, including MassWorks, Complete Streets, MassDOT capital projects and PARC and LAND grants.
"Access to affordable housing is one of the greatest challenges facing cities across the Commonwealth," said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "I am proud of our work in Boston in teaming up with other cities across the region to increase our affordable housing stock and continue creating homes for all. Together with the support of the Commonwealth through the new Housing Choice Initiative, cities and towns, including Boston, will have a new set of tools at our disposal to continue delivering more housing for the people we serve."
"Our region is in a housing crisis. Solving it will require bold action and a comprehensive solution set,” said Mayor Joseph Curtatone, City of Somerville and Chair of the Metro Mayor’s Coalition. “That is why the Metro Mayors Coalition just this month launched a regional housing partnership. And that's why I'm thrilled that Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito are creating the Housing Choice program and filing legislation to spur the production of housing for people across the economic spectrum. I support this program and endorse the legislation, and I'm excited to work with the Administration so the region and the Commonwealth can lead the way in tackling the most pressing issue we face today."
“The Baker-Polito Administration is to be congratulated for its Housing Choice program which creates incentives for cities and towns to expand housing opportunities for those who live and work in our communities,” said Littleton Town Administrator Keith Bergman, who serves also as President of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. "Littleton has a strong housing market and its total housing stock has increased by over 10% since 2010. Littleton's subsidized housing inventory of 12.9% surpasses the 10% goal under Chapter 40B. The Town is committed to remaining above that goal by being proactive. With the leadership of its Board of Selectmen and Planning Board, town meeting voters recently approved a package of housing strategies contained in the Town's updated Master Plan, including many best practices of the Housing Choice program."
“The South Shore Chamber of Commerce views new housing as an economic development tool for the suburbs,” said Peter Forman, President & CEO of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce. “The Administration’s proposal will help towns create a housing agenda that makes sense for their own communities rather than having the state set zoning decisions for them.”
The Housing Choice Initiative introduces new and better coordinated technical assistance for municipalities to reach housing production goals and pursue a Housing Choice Program Designation. The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will provide communities with a clear, single-entry point for coordinated technical assistance across agencies. In coordination with the Housing Choice Initiative, MassHousing will make $2 million in new technical assistance funding available, to help communities progress toward and achieve housing production goals under the state’s Chapter 40B affordable housing law. The Housing Choice Initiative will also track progress towards a new statewide goal of producing 135,000 new housing units by 2025, to ensure that new housing production keeps pace with projected increases in housing demand.
“We are committed to supporting inclusive communities throughout the Commonwealth, and increasing housing production at every level is a critical component of this effort. This initiative will support a healthy housing market that meets the needs of our diverse population, including our young families, older adults and growing workforce,” said Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Chrystal Kornegay. “We are excited to provide this new set of tools to give communities more resources, and work closely with cities and towns to achieve this ambitious housing production goal.”
“MassHousing is excited to support the Administration’s Housing Choice Initiative, by committing $2 million in new funding to help cities and towns deliver new housing that is consistent with their local planning goals,” said MassHousing Acting Executive Director Tom Lyons. “Our new Planning for Housing Production Program will help make Chapter 40B development less contentious and more collaborative, by empowering municipalities to implement housing solutions driven by local goals and values.”
As part of the Housing Choice Initiative, the Administration is proposing legislation that will remove barriers to improved land use and new housing, by promoting the adoption of local zoning best practices. This legislative proposal, An Act to Promote Housing Choices, would allow cities and towns to adopt certain zoning best practices by a simple majority vote, rather than the current two-thirds supermajority. Massachusetts is currently one of only ten states to require a supermajority to change local zoning; all other northeastern states rezone through simple majority votes.
Zoning changes that promote best practices that would qualify for the simple majority threshold include:
· Building mixed-use, multi-family, and starter homes, and adopting 40R “Smart Growth” zoning in town centers and near transit;
· Allowing the development of accessory dwelling units, or “in-law” apartments;
· Granting increased density through a special permit process;
· Allowing for the transfer of development rights and enacting natural resource protection zoning; and
· Reducing parking requirements and dimensional requirements, such as minimum lot sizes.
An Act to Promote Housing Choices does not mandate that cities and towns make any of these zoning changes. The legislation allows municipalities that want to rezone for responsible housing growth to do so more easily, and in a way that is consistent with peer states.
The Baker-Polito Administration today also announced $1,296,219 in grant funding for 37 projects through the new Planning Assistance Grant Program. Funded through spending authorized in the Environmental Bond Bill, the Planning Assistance Grant Program is part of an effort to encourage municipalities to implement land use regulations that are consistent with the Baker-Polito Administration’s land conservation and development objectives including reduction of land, energy, and natural resource consumption, provision of sufficient and diverse housing, and mitigation of and preparation for climate change.
The Baker-Polito Administration is deeply committed to meeting this housing challenge, through key investments, new initiatives and program reforms. In April, Governor Baker filed a housing bond bill seeking $1.287 billion in additional capital authorization to advance the administration’s commitment to affordable housing and we have increased funding for affordable housing by 19% and is on course to invest $1.1 billion over five years in affordable housing. The highly effective MassWorks Infrastructure Program continues to be a key catalyst for housing production, supporting the creation of more than 3,000 housing units. The Open for Business Initiative will drive the production of more than 2,200 units of housing on state land. MassHousing’s $100 million Workforce Housing Initiative has advanced the development of 1809 housing units across a range of incomes, including 510 workforce housing units. And, through An Act Relative to Job Creation and Workforce Development, the administration reformed the Housing Development Incentive Program, which is on track to facilitate 630 new units in Gateway Cities, and renewed our commitment to the 40R Smart Growth Zoning Program.
星期日, 12月 10, 2017
CABA醫療器械與診斷創新論壇著眼3D打印 中國藥審新法
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| 主辦單位幹部和講者、嘉賓合影。前右一為大會主席杭劍峰，右後一，二為CABA主席張引，前會長萬昭奎。(周菊子攝) |
(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)美中生物醫藥協會(CABA)12月9日在波士頓兒童醫院Folkman禮堂舉辦”醫療器械與診斷創新論壇”，邀得11名專家、業者分享經驗，闡述中國審批藥物新況，吸引了不下150人冒雪出席。
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| 右起，CABA杭劍峰，萬昭奎，CFDA閔玥，Robert，CFDA審評主任 劉斌(左三起)，中國醫療設備公司執行長富雅芳等人合影。(周菊子攝) |
中國藥監局醫療器械技術審評中心審評四部主任劉斌，審評員閔玥遠道而來，依序在會上分享了”個性化訂製增才製造醫療器械註冊指導原則理論研究”，”從3D打印到客製化醫療器械”，讓與會者對中國在醫療器械上的要求，標準有了更清楚認識。
創業及科技部分，由紐英崙中華資訊網路協會承辦，安排有4名講者。
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| Raiing 醫療執行長夏容。(周菊子攝) |
Raiing創辦人兼執行長夏容介紹該公司做人工智能的健康數據服務，產品之一是可穿戴醫療設備iThermonitor，可以更理想的監測，收集病患體溫，大環境溫度等相關數據，甚至可以預測病情的爆發。Raiing這家公司進駐過德州醫療中心創新學院，目前在哈佛開展實驗室孵化。
賽默飛(Thermo
Fisher)科技公司材料及結構分析部門董事長Michael Shaer闡述的是低溫電子顯微鏡(Cryo-Electron
Microscopy)。
AST研發副總裁李威聯討論在醫療器械上應用親水潤滑塗劑的好處。
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| Raiing執行長夏容(左)。(周菊子攝) |
MRSI系統公司產品管理副總裁錢毅博士簡略敘述了他個人過去涉獵多個領域的過程，以及如今加入的初創公司，把光學三維感應器從工業用轉化為醫療用可以有的前景。
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| 賽默飛(Thermo Fisher)科技公司材料及結構分析 部門董事長Michael Shaer。(周菊子攝) |
3D打印環節，BioMarketing
Insight的歐秀蓮(Regina Au)闡述3D打印如何幫助了生命科學及健康產業更加創新，血管科學總裁Mike Drues探討3D打印在醫療應用上的未來前景，中國藥監菊醫療器材審評專員閔玥闡述”從3D打印到客製化醫療設備”，德勤公司代表談3D打印在健康產業中的趨勢，未來，以及投資考量。 法規及商業化環節，有中國藥監局醫療器械技術審評中心審評四部主任劉斌談 ”個性化訂製增才製造醫療器械註冊指導原則理論研究”，RAMED創辦人姜云丹談中國藥監局批准體外診斷儀器的過程，中國醫療設備公司執行長富雅芳介紹了她自己走進這行的因緣，還拿出許多數據，探討在中國醫療設備市場成功營運的因素。她直指中國的醫療設備從2010年在市場上佔9.5%漲到2015年的17.8%，未來發展潛力極大。
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| AST研發副總裁李威聯。(周菊子攝) |
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| MRSI系統公司產品管理副總裁錢毅博士(左)。(周菊子攝) |
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| BioMarketing Insight的歐秀蓮(Regina Au)。(周菊子攝) |
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| 血管科學總裁Mike Drues 。 |
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| 中國藥監菊醫療器材審評專員閔玥。(周菊子攝) |
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| 德勤公司代表(右)。(周菊子攝) |
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| RAMED創辦人姜云丹(右)、子-麥迪國際總經理鄭明子(左) 都做醫藥法規諮詢服務，惺惺相惜。(周菊子攝) |
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| 中國醫療設備公司執行長富雅芳(左)用非常流利的英文 為中國藥監局醫療器械技術審評中心審評四部主任 劉斌做翻譯。(周菊子攝) |
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| 中國藥監局醫療器械技術審評中心審評四部主任劉斌獲頒感謝狀。 (周菊子攝) |
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| RAMED創辦人姜云丹(。(周菊子攝) |
大波士頓成大校友會張涵捷接任會長
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新英格蘭成功大學校友會新舊會長交接，李鎮日(左)交棒給張涵捷
(右)。波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉監交(中)
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(Boston Orange)新英格蘭成功大學校友會12月9日在波士頓僑教中心舉行2017年會，50餘名校友冒雪出席，歡迎新會長張涵捷就任，恭喜蔡明基，陳立人，Christopher
Wang三人得獎，呼籲校友捐款，以期協會未來提供更好服務。
9日雖然吹來波士頓今年的第一場大風雪，成大校友們出席年會的熱情不減，50餘人先聚餐，再開會，在熱絡氣氛中見證李鎮日交棒給張涵捷的新舊會長交接，歡迎2003年建築系畢業的林文洋出任新一屆的副會長。
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成大校友會會長李鎮日(左一)、僑教中心主任歐宏偉(右
校友獎得獎人蔡明機(右二)、默默耕耘獎得獎
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現任會長李鎮日報告會務時，先介紹新加入校友，回顧過去一年活動，接著頒發校友獎，默默耕耘獎，以及倪超校長獎學金，依序由2008年會長蔡明基，現任財務長陳立人，以及現為麻省理工學院大三學生的校友之孫Christopher Wang。
李鎮日也促請校友們踴躍捐款，以期校友會將來能為校友提供更好的服務。
成大校友今年在馬來西亞及華府，先後舉辦了全球及北美校友會聯合大會。代表出席的校友楊儒釗，劉泰國9日分別報告了兩會概況，讓新英格蘭成大校友對母校發展都感到與有榮焉。
星期六, 12月 09, 2017
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES UNVEILING OF IMMIGRANT GRANDMOTHERS MURAL IN EAST BOSTON
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES UNVEILING OF IMMIGRANT GRANDMOTHERS MURAL IN EAST BOSTON
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BOSTON - Friday, December 8, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Advancement and the East Boston Greenway Council, today announced a mural honoring immigrant grandmothers has been completed in East Boston.
The mural, painted by the Mayor's Mural Crew Director Heidi Schork and three assistants, was the third installment of murals dedicated to immigrants in Boston. It was spearheaded by the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement as part of the national letter writing and social media campaign, "To Immigrants with Love".
"Immigrants are an integral part of our city, and it's their hard work, dedication and sacrifices that have made Boston the great city it is today," said Mayor Walsh. "I'm so proud to be able to honor them in this way, and I hope that this incredible work inspires other cities to do the same."
Photo of Immigrant Grandmothers mural in East Boston
An unveiling ceremony was held on Friday in collaboration with the East Boston Greenway Council. Mural subjects and family members gathered to stories about their grandmothers, and their ties to East Boston. State Representative of East Boston Adrian Madaro, along with Director of Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement Alejandra St. Guillen, President of East Boston Greenway Council Karen Maddalena, and Director of Mayor's Mural Crew Heidi Schork also spoke about the process and the importance of the mural's location.
"This mural is a wonderful tribute to the immigrant history of East Boston, and it highlights some wonderful family stories of immigrant families from different backgrounds," said Mary Ellen Welch, a founding member of the East Boston Greenway Council. "The families were delighted to share the stories of their immigrant histories."
The first two murals painted as part of the "To Immigrants with Love" campaign were located in Roslindale and East Boston, and featured local immigrants who were business people, entrepreneurs, and community activists, and whose work helped shape the surrounding areas into what they are today. "This campaign showcases how immigration has been and continues to be embedded in the fabric of our city," said Alejandra St. Guillen, Director of the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement. "The families and stories highlighted on this mural have an intrinsic commonality that people from all backgrounds and origins can connect with." The idea for the third mural came as Schork was painting the first mural in East Boston. She noticed an abundance of elderly women in the area, and decided to paint a mural dedicated solely to East Boston grandmothers. Local residents were asked to submit photos of their grandmothers for the project, and many of them made it into the mural's design. Several art workshops were also held in East Boston earlier this fall, where people brought in objects that belonged to their ancestors, such as rosary beads, jewelry, and old keys. Many of those objects informed the Mural Crews' work as they were painting. Diane Barsotti submitted photos of her maternal and paternal grandmothers, and both were featured in the mural. Her maternal grandmother, whom her and her siblings referred to as "Nonni American", because she was the first of the grandmothers to immigrate to the United States, is depicted wearing an apron and making pasta. Her paternal grandmother, "Nonni Italy" is depicted in a passport photo on the table.  "They would walk over this bridge almost every day, on their way to work, or shopping for groceries, or sometimes even visiting each other," Barsotti said. "And they learned the streets of the little part of the city as they knew the streets of Italy. So when we found out about the mural being depicted we submitted the photographs, and we were just so honored to find out that they would be part of it. This is an amazing thing that the Mayor's Office is doing, it's just incredible."
"This mural highlights a message that is a vital goal of Boston Creates -- to create a city where all cultures are represented and treated equally," said Julie Burros, Chief of Arts and Culture. "When it comes to shaping Boston's history, no one group of immigrants was more influential than the other, and this does an excellent job of showing that we all have more in common with each other than we think."
The mural is comprised of seven panels, and it measures 28 feet long by seven feet high. It is located on the East Boston Greenway under the Sumner Street overpass at the intersection of Sumner and Bremer Streets.About the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture (MOAC) The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture's mission is to support artists, the cultural sector, and to promote access to the arts for all. The office houses the Boston Cultural Council, the Boston Art Commission, and the Poet Laureate program. Responsibilities include implementing the City's cultural plan, Boston Creates; commissioning public art, managing the Boston Artist-in-Residence program; curating exhibitions in City Hall; and operating the historic Strand Theater in Dorchester. For more information, visit here. About the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) The Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement works to ensure the full participation of immigrants within the civic, economic, social and cultural life of Boston. Every year, MOIA assists over 2,000 residents by connecting them to English language classes, helping them obtain citizenship application assistance, facilitating access to city services, and providing accurate information about immigration laws, which helps immigrants contribute socially and economically to the city. For more information, please visit here. Submission by Diane Barsotti "My maternal grandmother is wearing the yellow apron, and she's making homemade ravioli, which she did almost every Sunday for us while we were growing up. And the entire family would congregate at her house in a small, tiny apartment on Everett St. in East Boston. And we would have her pasta and her gravy, which were outstanding. And my paternal grandmother's passport photo is depicted on the table, so my grandmother making the ravioli immigrated to the United States first of the two. So to distinguish between the two grandmothers we would call her Nonni American, and my grandmother that was living in Italy, we would call her Nonni Italy. But they settled in East Boston and they became so familiar with the area that they never left. They would walk over this bridge almost every day, on their way to work, or shopping for groceries, or sometimes even visiting each other. And they learned the streets of the little part of the city as they knew the streets of Italy. And they would talk about going places and so when we found out about the mural being depicted we submitted the photographs, and we were just so honored to find out that they would be part of it. This is an amazing thing that the Mayor's Office is doing, it's just incredible." |
波士頓前鋒報宣佈破產 賣了
(Boston Orange整理報導)波士頓兩大英文報紙之一的前鋒報(The Boston Herald)週五宣佈破產，以450萬元賣給”門房媒體(GateHouse Media)”。
該報發行人Patrick
Purcell耗費巨資，竭力保持波士頓第二大日報的保持獨立經營，然掙扎多年，如今決定放棄。
在出售的同時，波士頓前鋒報也在週五(12月8日)向聯邦政府申請了破產保護 ，以容許該報和債主重新協商。Purcell表示，門房媒體不同意承擔波士頓前鋒報許多工會的退休金債務。
Purcell周五下午在新聞室內向該報源工做此宣佈，情緒激動。根據一名該報員工在社交媒體上公佈的訊息，Purcell說，長久以來，他竭盡可能的維持著前鋒報，不希望前鋒報關門。”門房媒體”已表示，前鋒報的大約240名員工中，約有175人可以留下來。
Purcell表示，他想要盡他所能的長期保住波士頓是個有兩家報紙的城市，但顯然這已是他能撐住的最長時間了。
波士頓前鋒報的員工們獲悉，他們不但得憂慮退休金，還得在一月份時和”門房媒體”面談，以期保住工作。
波士頓前鋒報的大波士頓報業工會代表O’Ryan
Johnson表示，對他們來說這是很不確定的時刻，他們全都在等著看接下來會發生什麼。
波士頓前鋒報的出售，在這報業劇變年代，勢將改變波士頓的媒體景觀。在Purcell，以及前業主默多克((Rupert Murdoch)手下，波士頓前鋒報一直是以報導犯罪，政治及體育聞名的活躍小報。
在以刪減開支，中央化營運期龐大媒體帝國出名的"門房媒體”收購後，波士頓前鋒報是否能保有以網的特色，還很難說。
在美國，”門房媒體”擁有比任何其他發行人都多的報紙，包括130家日報，例如屋斯特的”電報公報( Telegram &
Gazette)”，昆士市的”愛國者報(The Patriot
Ledger)”，布洛克頓的”企業報(Enterprise)”，以及鱈魚角時報(Cape Cod Times)，還有640家社區報。
波士頓前鋒報的破產申報紀錄顯示，該報在本會計年度中預計會損失3400萬元。
波士頓前鋒報創辦於1846年，近年來因為來自業內媒體的競爭，一直掙扎求存，面對著廣告及訂閱收益下降，印刷營運費用昂貴的威脅。
同時，Purcell嚐試擴展數位服務，包括推出了網上前鋒電台，在高峰時期的2000年，波士頓前鋒報有900名員工。
Purcell是1994年時從默多克手上買下前鋒報，多年來曾採取許多措施來刪減開支，包括出售波士頓前鋒報位於夏利臣接的工廠，把印刷外包給波士頓環球報，還在2013年搬到海港區一個比較小的辦公室。
根據”稽核的媒體聯盟(Alliance for Audited Media)”的資料，波士頓前鋒報的銷量一直在縮減，今年第三季降到每日45,155份左右。2011年時卻有將近84,000份。
根據法院文件，Purcell九月時開始拋售波士頓前鋒報，共有9名潛在買家簽署了保密協議，但只有”門房媒體”出價，450萬元現金加上估計至少50萬元的債務。
門房媒體是座落在紐約羅徹斯特市郊的一家公司，但執行長Kirk Davis是從麻州尼罕(Needham)辦公室遙距工作。該公司的母公司是堡壘(Fortress)投資集團支持的新媒體投資集團。
根據破產申報文件，波士頓環球報也是前鋒報債主，有60萬元帳款待收。
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