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| 證嚴上人闡述大愛。 |
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| 波士頓慈濟負責人長金滿致詞。 |
孫儉元憶述個人和慈濟的淵源，包括他剛進外交部時，陪外賓拜會證嚴上人，有機會在小房間內親炙證嚴上人風采，另一次奉派到海外救災，去到現場，一片混亂，三餐無著，但次日一早，慈濟志工隊就出現了，不但為外交部同仁提供了早餐，還支援外交部的救災工作，讓他對慈濟的濟人、紓困不遺餘力，印象深刻。
潘昭榮簡潔的祝願出席眾人新年新氣象，疫情快過去。
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| 祈福會結束時，部分工作人員合影。 |
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| 駐波士頓經文處處長孫儉元(右)致詞。 |
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| 波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮致詞。 |
在探訪波士頓遊民醫療中心時，波士頓慈濟還探知需求後，帶去內衣，襪子，毛毯，防護雙，乳液，護唇膏，凡士林等等物資。
慈濟波士頓聯絡處負責人長金滿表示，過去這一年，雖然疫情對社會，人群打擊很大，卻也激發更多人的善心，讓他們得以幫助更多有需要的人。希望支持慈濟的善心人士繼續以各種形式為他們打氣，或直接加入服務行列。
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| 紐約慈濟執行長 蘇煜升致詞。 |
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| 部分出席者。(波士頓慈濟提供) |
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| 波士頓慈濟人在會所外草地聚會。 |
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| 波士頓慈濟人在會所演練手語歌。 |
AG’S OFFICE CHARGES FIVE INDIVIDUALS IN CONNECTION
WITH CRIMES AT ENCORE CASINO
Casino Dealer and Two Others Indicted in Baccarat
Cheating Scheme; Two Individuals Indicted in Connection with a Stabbing
WOBURN – Five
individuals have been charged in two separate incidents at Encore Boston
Harbor, including a cheating scheme and a stabbing at the casino, Attorney
General Maura Healey announced today.
In one incident, an Encore casino dealer, a former casino dealer from
Maryland, and a third individual from Philadelphia have been indicted in
connection with a cheating scheme that netted the group a total of $23,500 over
two nights. In the other incident, a Framingham man and a Natick man have been
indicted in connection with an unrelated assault and battery at the casino.
Cheating Scheme
Jianming Li, 53, of Delaware, and Jun Zhang, 41, of New York, were indicted
today by a Middlesex County Grand Jury on the charges of Cheating Under the
Gaming Act (two counts each), Conspiracy (two counts each), and Larceny by a
Single Scheme (one count each). Li was also charged with Making False
Statements to the Gaming Commission (one count).
De Lin, 46, of Philadelphia, was indicted on the charge of Cheating Under
the Gaming Act (one count), and Conspiracy (one count). All of the defendants
will be arraigned on the charges in Middlesex Superior Court at a later date.
Authorities allege that Li, an Encore Boston Harbor casino dealer, colluded
with Zhang, a former Maryland casino dealer, and Lin in a cheating scheme in
the game of Baccarat that netted them a total of $23,500 over two nights. It is
alleged that while he was dealing the cards, Li exposed a series of playing
cards, memorized them, marked them with a ‘bookmark’ card, then used his cell
phone to communicate the cards and their order to Zhang, when both excused
themselves to use separate bathrooms.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant
Attorneys General Kevin P. McCarthy and Canan Yesilcimen, of AG Healey’s Gaming
Enforcement Division. The case was investigated by the Massachusetts State
Police Gaming Enforcement Unit at Encore Boston Harbor with assistance from the
Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the AG’s Gaming Enforcement Division, and
Everett Police, and with the cooperation of Encore Boston Harbor.
Assault and Battery Incident
David Guante, 30, of Natick, was indicted today by a Middlesex County Grand
Jury on the charge of Assault and Battery Dangerous with a Dangerous Weapon
(one count). James Johnson, 30, of Framingham, was also indicted on the charge
of Assault and Battery (one count). Both will be arraigned in Middlesex
Superior Court at a later date.
According to an investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Gaming
Enforcement Unit at Encore Boston Harbor, Guante and Johnson became involved in
a dispute with another casino patron by the casino cashier. This dispute
resulted in Johnson striking the alleged victim in the face. Guante and the
victim, then engaged in a fight, during which Guante allegedly stabbed the
victim once in his abdomen.
All of these charges are allegations and the defendants are presumed
innocent until proven guilty.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney
General Emil A. Ata, of AG Healey’s Gaming Enforcement Division with assistance from Victim Witness Advocate Ceara
Tavares, of AG Healey’s Victim/Witness Services Division. The case was
investigated by the Massachusetts State Police Gaming Enforcement Unit at
Encore Boston Harbor with assistance from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission,
the AG’s Gaming Enforcement Division, Everett Police Department, Framingham
Police Department, Natick Police Department, Middlesex District Attorney’s
Office and the cooperation of Encore Boston Harbor.
AG Healey’s Gaming Enforcement Division has a dedicated group of
prosecutors and investigators who enforce the state’s Expanded Gaming Act of
2011 and investigate and prosecute illegal activity such as gaming-related
financial crime, organized crime, corruption and money laundering, including
the majority of criminal activity occurring at the state’s casinos.
波士頓慈濟人文學校
張秀玲撰
當全美提供波士頓慈少(慈濟少年志工)一個認養偏鄉學校的專案，鼓勵孩子們繼續在疫情期間，善用自己的能力來幫助提升偏鄉孩童的英文，慈少負責馮美霞師姊則憂喜摻半的思考著，是否該把握機會。雖然只有8-10週，仍擔心慈少人數有限，是否能長時間的信守承諾…..該是對的事情，做就對了！竟然短時間內邀約到12位慈少來共襄盛舉，真是印證了證嚴法師常說的「有願就有力，有心就不難」，歡喜難以言喻。
認養台灣澎湖中興小學六年級的十位學生，馮美霞師姊先與校長、教務主任及英文老師溝通，好讓教學更順暢，縮短彼此摸索期。互動中陳智賢校長更進一步提出一個想法，為了讓中興國小學生們能有更多的收穫，懇請將此專案延長至五月底。校長如此的父母心，的確讓大家很感動，也開心地接受為期五個月的培養「英」雄專案。
慈少們透過與團隊間彼此間的討論、規畫，用心安排，不斷地修正課程，希望提供給中興國小的孩子們最好的學習。在付出的過程裡，慈少們培養了耐心，也學習如何解決問題，與人互動。友誼正在萌芽，心開始起飛，我們為彼此的世界開啟了一扇窗。 (所有圖片由
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| MAPC工作人員與徐乙漾(右下)在影片放映後和觀眾座談。主辦方 安排有中文口語翻譯。 |
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| 梅健民本是攝影師，現在昆士市開雲哪髮廊。 |
MAPC表示，為了因應新冠病毒大流行對人們生活造成的前所未有挑戰，以及在大流行之前就已存在的社會障礙，該會發起”區域性的說故事計畫”，並以亞裔移民企業家的任性為故事重心，希望能藉此打造平台，讓亞裔背景的移民企業家分享經驗。
“說故事 計畫”請了在加拿大多倫多長大，獲有麻省理工學院都市計畫學位，父母都做小生意的徐乙漾來拍攝。從2020年6月起策畫，經MAPC和徐乙漾，以及昆市亞協服務中心(QARI)，亞美社區發展協會(ACDC)，波士頓華埠社區中心(BCNC)，以及華埠主街等合作機構和地方人士的討論，根據受影響行業，人口地理，企業主在昆士市營業期間長短等因素，挑了3家企業主訪談。
徐乙漾表示，礙於新冠疫情，整個製作計畫有不少變動，為減少接觸可能造成的風險，她請幾名受訪企業自行拍攝了片段，再和她的訪談放在一起剪輯成三個片段。
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| Chris Yee是年輕一輩的武館經營者，感嘆武術不像以前那麼受歡迎。 |
1980年代末期抵達麻州的梅健民，原本是攝影師，來到美國後，為生活開雲哪髮廊，一晃三十多年，如今受這百年難得一遇病毒大流行的衝擊，也很無奈。
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| Lorriane Tse認為旅遊業受到新冠病毒的打擊比餐館業還重。 |
2年多前才從羅爾市搬進昆士市，開設”洪家功夫少林武館”的Chris Yee坦言，農曆新年期間原本是舞獅邀約最多的時候，去年卻礙於疫情，全部取消了。
見聞旅行社的謝樂兒(Lorraine Tse)直言，新冠病毒大流行似乎一下子讓所有事物都停頓下來了，對旅行業的打擊比餐館業還重，不但沒人旅遊，連搭巴士，飛機都沒人要搭了，現在她也不知道還能不能撐下去，也許要考慮轉業。
MPAC的Jenn
Emiko表示，該會將於3月17日下午3點半，以”適應，社區及身份”為主題，邀徐乙漾和ACDC，BCNC，QARI和華埠主街等合作機構，舉辦座談，討論可以如何增加對亞裔移民企業家的支持。她也希望社區大眾為該項目的下一步行動，提供意見
徐乙漾拍攝的三段視頻，目前放在MAPC網站上(https://www.mapc.org/resource-library/regional-immigrant-entrepreneur-storytelling-project/)，供人觀賞。
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