2/23起在麻州開車禁用手機

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(Boston Orange 編譯) 開車禁用手機法，即將於2月23日生效，昆市警察局日前特地製作標語，提醒民眾。

麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)是在去年11月時簽署這一法令，但實際生效日期訂在2020年2月23日以後。州政府將給民眾一個月的適應期，在3月31日前，違規者只會收到一張警告單，之後再犯就要面對罰款，初犯罰100元，再犯罰250元，三犯罰500元。

昆市警察局提醒民眾，2月23日起，依照麻州新法，除非以手持模式使用，汽機車或自行車駕駛在開車時禁用電子設備，包括手機。

              年滿18歲以上的駕駛，

🔴只能在免手持模式下使用電子設備或手機，而且只准用觸摸設備的方式來啟動免手持模式。

🔴 不准拿著或扶著任何電子設備/電話。

🔴 除了啟動免手持模式之外，不准觸摸電話，而且只有在不妨礙駕駛汽車，而且設備是適當的鑲或安裝在擋風玻璃，儀表板，或中央控制台上。
🔴 不准觸摸設播來發簡訊，電郵，或使用程式，看視頻，上網。
🔴 當設備是已安裝或適當的架設時，准許使用定位導航。

🔴 只有在車輛處於停洎狀態，而且不在公眾通行道上時，可以手持使用，但在紅燈或停止燈號時，不准使用。

🔴 只有當設備是適當架設了十，才可合法的使用語音轉文字來溝通。可以使用耳機(一個耳朵)。

年紀未滿18歲的駕駛

🔴 不准使用任何電子設備。駕駛時使用電話，包括免手持的使用電話就犯法。

違反免手持法的處罰:

初犯，罰款100元。再犯，罰款250元，並須上駕駛分心教育課，第三次犯，以及其後再犯，罰款500元，還需上駕駛分心教育課，保險費提高。

🔵 在緊急情況時，駕駛可用手機打911來報案。如果可能，在打911電話前，先安全的把車開到路邊。

2020波士頓馬拉松訂4月20日舉行

B.A.A. Announces Start Times for the 2020 Boston Marathon

124^th running of the world’s oldest annual marathon to be held on April 20, 2020

BOSTON - The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced the start times for the 124^th running of the Boston Marathon, to be held on April 20, 2020. A field of 31,500 participants will make their way from Hopkinton to Boston on Patriots’ Day. For the 35^th year, the Boston Marathon is principally sponsored by John Hancock.

2020 Boston Marathon Start Times

9:02 a.m. ET	Men’s Wheelchair Division Start
9:05 a.m. ET	Women’s Wheelchair Division Start
9:30 a.m. ET	Handcycle Program & Duo Participants Start
9:37 a.m. ET	Elite Men’s Division Start
9:45 a.m. ET	Elite Women’s Division Start
9:50 a.m. ET	Para Athletics Divisions Start
10:00 a.m. ET	Wave One Start
10:25 a.m. ET	Wave Two Start
10:50 a.m. ET	Wave Three Start
11:15 a.m. ET	Wave Four Start

All times subject to change

“In an effort to ensure the best possible race experience for all participants, we have made alterations to the start times for this year’s race,” said Tom Grilk, Chief Executive Officer of the B.A.A. “Keeping participant safety and their experience at the forefront of all decision making, we have taken a data-driven and analytical approach to determine the most optimal start times for all divisions.”

Start time enhancements have been implemented for the Women’s Wheelchair Division Start (shifted from 9:04 a.m. in 2019 to 9:05 a.m. this year); Handcycle Program & Duo Participants Start (9:25 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.); Elite Men’s Division Start (10:00 a.m. to 9:37 a.m.); Elite Women’s Division Start (9:32 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.) and Wave One Start (10:02 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.). In addition, this is the first year the Boston Marathon will feature a Para Athletics Divisions Start, where elite athletes with visual, upper-limb, and lower-limb impairments will compete for prize money and awards. The 2020 Boston Marathon will serve as the Team USA Paralympic Selection Event for select Para athletes.

“The introduction of the Para Athletics Divisions start presented a great opportunity for us to take a critical look at each and every one of our start times,” said Dave McGillivray, race director of the Boston Marathon.

To minimize the amount of passing of athletes down course, the Elite Men’s Division will start eight minutes prior to the Elite Women’s Division. This change is being implemented to help increase the safety of athletes within the Elite Women’s Division start, who in previous years were at risk of being overtaken by both the Elite Men and their accompanying lead vehicles in the second half of the race route. Now, with the change in start times, the potential for athletes being overtaken by vehicles down course will greatly be reduced.

In addition to increased safety, the change in start times will allow more exclusive television coverage of the Elite Women’s race in the final miles.

“I’m excited about the new start times of the 2020 Boston Marathon,” said Des Linden, 2018 Boston Marathon champion and a five-time top-five finisher in Boston. “The B.A.A. has taken industry-leading steps to ensure our safety and a world-class experience. I am especially excited about the additional coverage in the final miles—all the world’s eyes will be on us as we head for the finish in Boston.”

“The new start times for the 2020 Boston Marathon will help all athletes,” said Lelisa Desisa, two-time Boston Marathon champion and reigning world champion. “With both professional races in mind, the B.A.A.’s changes will make sure we have a safe and successful road from start to finish.”

"I am excited about the new start times for the 2020 BAA Boston Marathon,” said Edna Kiplagat, the 2017 Boston Marathon champion and a two-time World Champion. “Thanks to the B.A.A. for considering that running safely is very important to all participants. And the additional TV coverage in the final miles should raise the fans’ excitement.”

Greenway Conservancy Announces 6th Annual Chinese Zodiac Public Art Installation for Year of the Mouse

Greenway Conservancy Announces 6th Annual

Chinese Zodiac Public Art Installation for Year of the Mouse

Furen Dai’s installation showcases the history and function of 

Chinese characters on The Greenway

February 6, 2020 – Boston, MA – The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy today announced the completed installation of a new public art commission, A Mouse with Ears and Tail / 带耳朵和尾巴的老鼠, from artist Furen Dai, continuing the annual curation of sculptural installations celebrating the twelve years of the Chinese Zodiac.

Furen Dai’s practice has focused on the economy of cultural industries and how languages lose function, usage, and history over time. Her years as a professional translator and interest in linguistic studies have guided her artistic practice since 2015. For the “Year of the Mouse,” as Dai grew up saying in China, Dai researched the evolutionary process of the Chinese character "鼠”, which means “mouse” from the ancient Oracle bone script to what we use nowadays – SimSun font. 

When foreign characters are placed in a different cultural context, people without knowledge of the language tend to read the character as a series of abstract lines and shapes. This artwork explores the experience of viewing a Chinese character from both a native and foreign perspective, encouraging both Chinese speakers and non-Chinese speakers to see “mouse” when viewing "鼠”.  In this work, the small mouse of the ancient Oracle bone script races around the contemporary SimSun font, which is in turn transformed into a cartoon mouse figure blinking and beckoning us in with its warm, neon glow. The installation will run from February 2020 through January 2021.

“A Mouse with Ears and Tail is a visually stimulating take on the study of Etymology, through the use of neon; serving as a catalyst for engagement and understanding in a historic community such as Chinatown,” said Lucas Cowan, Greenway Conservancy Curator of Public Art. “We’re excited to celebrate the history, connections, and values that each installation brings to both the residents of Chinatown and the many visitors throughout The Greenway.” 

With the aim of celebrating both past and present, each year a new artwork has been installed in front of the Essex Street Gate. The installation’s goal is to celebrate the culture, history, and traditions of the Chinese New Year and the Chinatown community through the ideas and expressions of contemporary artists. Past zodiac curations have included Elliott Kayser’s ceramic pig sculptures, Year of the Pig (2019), Risa Puno’s community storytelling abacus, Year of the Dog (2018), Chis Templeman’s 3D rooster printer Make and Take (2017),  Don Kennell’s 12-foot Monkey See (2016), and Kyu Seok Oh’s paper-mache Wandering Sheep (2015). 

"By working with the Greenway Conservancy on this project, I’m able to fulfill my first public art commission. The process was challenging in an exciting way as I had the opportunity to experiment with a new medium, expand my studio practice to working with professional fabricators, and think of moving my art practice from a traditional art space to the public realm,” said artist Furen Dai. “It was a professional yet warm experience working with Public Art Program staff at the Greenway Conservancy as they trusted in me and guided me through the whole process."

A Greenway Artist Meet & Greet event with Furen Dai will take place on Tuesday, February 25, from 5-7p at Radian, 120 Kingston St, Boston, MA 02111.

This installation is funded exclusively through competitive grants and private sources, including The Barr Foundation and  New England Foundation of the Arts and created in partnership with Neon Williams. Photo requests may be forwarded to rlake@rosekennedygreenway.org. 

About The Greenway and the Greenway Conservancy (www.rosekennedygreenway.org)  

The Greenway is the contemporary public park in the heart of Boston. The Greenway welcomes millions of visitors annually to gather, play, unwind, and explore. The Greenway Conservancy is the non-profit responsible for the management and care of The Greenway. The majority of the public park’s annual budget is generously provided by private sources.

The Greenway Conservancy Public Art Program brings innovative and contemporary art to Boston through free, seasonal exhibitions, engaging people in meaningful experiences, interactions, and dialogue with art and each other. Over the past 7 years The Greenway has been awarded 8 Public Art Network Awards through the Americans for the Arts, placing the Greenway Conservancy in a preeminent position among nonprofits. Past Greenway exhibitions can be viewed on the Conservancy’s website.

About Furen Dai (www.furendai.com)

Furen hybrid art practice utilizes video, sound, sculpture, painting and collaboration. Dai received a Bachelor in Russian Language Studies from Beijing Foreign Studies University; she also holds an MFA degree from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Dai has received an Excellence Award from the 21st Japan Media Art Festival, The Art Newspaper commission for Frieze Art Fair New York 2019, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Fellowship, Art OMI residency, International Studio and Curatorial Program Residency.

波士頓市府進華埠說明新冠狀病毒

波士頓華埠居民2月例會主要談地方發展

波士頓華埠獅子會以慈善餐舞會迎新春

波士頓市議員Ed Flynn頒發表揚狀給波士頓華埠獅子會，
由會長謝如鍵代表接受。(波士頓華埠獅子會提供)

(Boston Orange)波士頓華埠獅子會日前在帝苑酒樓慶祝鼠年新春，200多名會員、嘉賓冒雪歡聚，以歌舞餐會一舉兩得的既與好友同桌共餐，敘舊，又為行善籌款。

波士頓市議員愛德華費林(Ed Flynn)和駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典等嘉賓，當晚稱許獅子會的服務社區，熱心助人。獅子會的麻州33k分區第一副會長Dr. Deb Wayne和波士頓華埠獅子會會長謝如鍵則言簡意賅的期許波士頓獅友繼續努力，充分發揮助人為快樂之本精神。

獅子會和其他社區組織比較不同的是，每次聚會都先舉行慣例儀式，既提醒獅友該會成立宗旨是服務社區，也強調該會幹部有各司其職責任，有每月出席會議義務等。

駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典(左)應波士頓華埠
獅子會會長謝如鍵之邀出席慈善餐舞會。(波士頓華埠獅子會提供)

當晚流程為Emily Yu、伍國光主持，蔡倩婷唱和美國國歌旋律相同的愛國歌曲"我的祖國(My Country Tis of Thee)，雷國輝帶祈禱，司徒彥鏗祝酒，會長及嘉賓致詞。

              出售抽獎彩券是這場晚會的籌款手段之一，出席活動的人都很大方，有人一出手就買一疊，不為抽獎，只是希望善款可以幫助更多人。
                          謝如鍵表示，加入獅子會的人，都有服務的心，除了每年在波士頓市和昆士市的中秋節聯歡會上，把移動驗眼車開到現場，讓許多平時工作忙碌，無暇檢查的人，了解自己眼睛狀況，及時得到改善，還經常性的組織會員拜訪各老人中心，為老人家們帶去歡樂。

會長謝如鍵(右三)與33k蝨子會幹部暢敘。(波士頓華埠獅子會提供)

會長謝如鍵(中)與33k蝨子會幹部暢敘。(波士頓華埠獅子會提供)

              

麻州政府華裔高官更少了 住房及社區發展副廳長陳潔瀅二月離任

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Leadership Transition at the Department of Housing and Community Development

BOSTON — Today, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Mike Kennealy announced the departure of Undersecretary of Housing and Community Development Janelle Chan, who leaves the Department for Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to join the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) as a Senior Policy Fellow. Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Maddox will serve as Acting Undersecretary, effective as of February 4, 2020.
 
“We are grateful for the leadership that Janelle has shown in executing on the Administration’s deep commitment to increasing the production of housing across income levels,” said Housing and Economic Secretary Mike Kennealy. “Through her collaborative efforts across state agencies and with local community partners, Janelle has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of those with disabilities, alleviate the effects of benefit cliffs, and address youth homelessness.”
 
Undersecretary Chan oversaw five divisions with resources totaling $1.2 billion, and nearly 300 people dedicated to providing affordable housing options through housing development, rental assistance, and public housing, sheltering our most vulnerable families and residents, and empowering Massachusetts communities with planning and technical support.
 
“It has been a privilege to work with Governor Baker, Lt. Governor Polito, and Secretary Kennealy in tackling the pressing issue of providing quality, affordable housing for the residents of Massachusetts,” said Undersecretary Chan. “As Undersecretary, I held a broad perspective on housing issues by listening to the varying challenges residents and communities face and working together to leverage their strengths. I am excited to focus on promoting equitable and sustainable development, particularly near transit, in my next role with Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) as a Senior Fellow.”
 
"Janelle Chan brings a unique blend of experience that will enhance MHP efforts to expand the supply of affordable housing," said Clark Ziegler, MHP's executive director. "As a former nonprofit leader, she has a great feel for what neighborhoods need and combines that with a deep knowledge of how to get things done at the state level through her work in housing and transit-oriented development.  She will help us work with the Baker-Polito Administration to create innovative policy and financing solutions that result in good homes and better lives for the people of Massachusetts."
 
During her tenure as Undersecretary, Chan prioritized increasing affordable housing production across divisions, improving access to and the interface with the Commonwealth’s housing resources, and investing in the economic mobility of the next generation. Key accomplishments under Chan’s leadership include:

• Spurred innovation and leveraged hot markets to create hundreds of new units of mixed-income housing on state-funded public housing land, while infusing new investments in current public housing units through the Partnership to Expand Housing Opportunities program;
• Established DHCD’s economic prosperity agenda to include new pilots such as Launch and Supporting Neighborhood Opportunity in Massachusetts (SNO Mass), which uses data-driven research to structure the appropriate support for thousands of families with vouchers so their children will be set up for success;
• Launched technology projects across the agency to better administer programs and serve clients, with millions of annual savings reinvested in housing programs. For the first time ever, the CHAMP system enables applicants for state-aided public housing to apply from anywhere in the Commonwealth through a single, transparent, electronic portal, lending guidance to the current development of the Housing Navigator – a one-stop portal to find available affordable housing across the Commonwealth; 
• Expanded resources for households with extremely low incomes (ELI) by increasing the requirement for ELI units within affordable housing developments and increasing the utilization of AHVP and MRVP rental assistance programs, with the Governor’s budget proposing a 12% increase to $120M in program funding for FY21;
• Increased sustainability and resiliency of the state-supported housing portfolio by making first Comprehensive Sustainability Initiative capital grants to improve public housing, and encouraging more green features in private housing production with an updated LIHTC QAP.

Jennifer Maddox has been with the Department of Housing and Community Development for over 20 years; as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer since 2008 and as Acting Undersecretary in two other instances. Previously, Ms. Maddox was the Budget Director for DHCD and Assistant Budget Director for the MA House Ways & Means Committee. She is a graduate of La Salle University in Philadelphia.
 
The Baker-Polito Administration has shown a deep commitment to increasing the production of housing across income levels. Since 2015, the administration has invested more than $1 billion in affordable housing, resulting in the production and preservation of more than 18,000 housing units, including 16,000 affordable units. In 2018, Governor Baker signed the largest housing bond bill in Massachusetts history, committing more than $1.8 billion to the future of affordable housing production and preservation, which included more than $600 million to address capital needs in our state-aided public housing portfolio. DHCD works closely with quasi-public agencies, including MassHousing, MHP, and CEDAC, to preserve existing affordable housing and secure long-term affordability extensions. The administration has also advanced the development of more than 14,000 mixed-income housing units through the successful MassWorks Infrastructure Program, reformed the Housing Development Incentive Program, and worked with communities to implement smart-growth development and planning efforts.

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Details for Implementation of Evidence Kit Tracking System

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Details for Implementation of Evidence Kit Tracking System

BOSTON—The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that the Commonwealth’s sexual assault evidence collection kit (SAECK) tracking system has been successfully launched in six Massachusetts counties, with a second regional launch next week and the state fully covered by March. State officials provided an overview of the tracking system and its ongoing rollout today at a meeting of the Governor’s Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, chaired by Lt. Governor Karyn Polito.

“This comprehensive tracking system is an important advancement in services that Massachusetts can now provide to survivors of sexual assault and the network of public health and public safety agencies that support them,” said Governor Charlie Governor Baker. “This tracking system is the product of incredible teamwork between the medical community, law enforcement agencies and survivor advocates and we are hopeful this tool will make a meaningful difference.”

“Since taking office, our administration has been committed to providing resources and support for survivors through the Governor’s Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic violence,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “For survivors facing a traumatic experience in the wake of a sexual assault, this new tracking system offers timely access to meaningful, reliable and helpful information.”

Known as Track-Kit, the confidential, mobile-friendly, web-based tracking system allows survivors to follow an evidence kit from the point of collection through the testing process. The system also makes tracking information available to the medical personnel, investigators, crime labs and prosecutors responsible for each kit along the way. It went live Jan. 6 in southeastern Massachusetts and will be rolled out in central and western Massachusetts next week after authorities monitor its initial progress.

In addition to providing kit tracking information for every SAECK administered after the regional launch date, Track-Kit also provides survivors with local rape crisis center resources; specific contact information at the hospital, police department and district attorney’s office involved in their case; and 24-hour access to technical tracking system support should they need it.

In preparation for this first phase of statewide implementation, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) and the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS) provided training for personnel from the State Police Crime Laboratory and stakeholder agencies. Those agencies include 23 medical facilities, 112 police departments, and four district attorneys’ offices serving Region A – Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk and Plymouth counties. The system is expected to go live in Region B (Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester counties) on Feb. 3, followed by Region C (Essex, Middlesex and Suffolk counties) a few weeks later, with trainings for stakeholder agencies in each region.

“By providing accurate information at every stage of the process, Massachusetts’ kit tracking system is delivering transparency to survivors and enhancing efficiency for stakeholder agencies,” said Secretary of Public Safety and Security Thomas A. Turco. “This is a major development for anyone concerned with victim advocacy, services and support.”

“We appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders in the public health, public safety, and survivor community to implement a SAECK tracking system that provides confidentiality, transparency and efficiency throughout the process,” said Secretary of Technology Services and Security Curtis M. Wood. “This is a powerful example of how technology solutions can provide meaningful benefits to the residents of the Commonwealth.”

Governor Baker signed legislation in 2018 granting EOPSS the authority to establish and maintain a statewide SAECK tracking system. EOPSS then sought input from a broad spectrum of key stakeholders that included survivors, victim advocates, public health and public safety officials, crime lab personnel and information technology specialists to identify the project’s requirements. Following the procurement process, EOPSS last year contracted with STACS DNA, which has developed similar tracking systems for Arizona, Michigan, Washington, Nevada and Texas.