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星期三, 6月 01, 2022

吳弭市長指派 QUINCEY J. ROBERTS SR 為首任同性戀進步辦公室主任


MAYOR MICHELLE WU APPOINTS QUINCEY J. ROBERTS SR. AS INAUGURAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR MAYOR’S OFFICE OF LGBTQ+ ADVANCEMENT
BOSTON - Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that Quincey J. Roberts Sr. will serve as the inaugural Executive Director for the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement. In this role, Roberts will lead the Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement, which works to empower, protect and advance the rights, dignity, and advancement of LGBTQ+ residents. He is charged with ensuring City Hall connects with and serves the needs of the LGBTQ+ community across all neighborhoods. The office will reside in the Equity and Inclusion Cabinet led by Chief Mariangely Solis Cervera. This announcement was made today at the City of Boston’s Pride Kick-Off event.

"I’m thrilled for Quincey’s leadership to ensure city services are connecting with and serving our LGBTQ+ residents across all of our neighborhoods," said Mayor Michelle Wu. "Quincey’s passion for advocacy, equity, and building community will help Boston advance and protect the rights of LGBTQ+ Bostonians.”

“I've had the opportunity to work with Quincey and I have witnessed his love and respect for our LGBTQ+ community,” said Mariangely Solis Cervera, Chief of Equity and Inclusion. “This is a historic moment for us, he understands the beautiful complexities of our intersectional identities and knows that we have a lot of work to do to build a City for everyone.”
 
As the former LGBTQ+ community liaison in the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS), Roberts worked to encourage, facilitate, and maximize the community’s input and participation in local government and address their needs by connecting them with city services. Roberts also served as the Education and Outreach Manager for the Boston Human Rights Commission.

“I am honored to lead the newly formed Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement,” said Quincey J. Roberts, Sr. “Mayor Wu and her Administration’s work has been bold, purposeful and historic and I am excited to be a part of that. We have been waiting for decades for a space to call our own in city government and I look forward to advancing this critical work!”

Serving the LGBTQ+ community has always been the center of Roberts’ work. In 2009, Roberts and his partner Corey Yarbrough co-founded the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) , which worked to inspire and empower Hispanic, Latinx, and Black LGBTQ+ through activism, education, outreach, and counseling. Roberts led HBGC in executing its leadership development programs, support groups, and an annual Youth Empowerment Conference, the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ youth of color in New England.
 
Roberts also worked with the Union United Methodist Church and Justice Resource Institute to establish The Youth Lounge, a youth drop-in space that offered after school programs and activities to LGBTQ+ youth of color under the age of 21. Roberts’ work with the Union United Methodist Church earned him a seat on the Board of Trustees in 2013. This made him the youngest and first openly gay trustee of the congregation.

In his spare time, Roberts enjoys traveling, Art Collecting, Documentaries, game nights and brunch on Sundays. He currently lives in Dorchester with his husband Corey Yarbrough of five years. The two have a growing family, co-parenting a beautiful son Quincey Roberts Jr. with long time friend Victoria Mills.

Mayor Wu recently announced the creation of the Mayor’s Office for LGBTQ+ Advancement. This office will be responsible for developing policy, community oriented programming, and providing resources for the city’s multiracial, multigenerational, multicultural and multilingual LGBTQ+ community. Throughout June, the City of Boston and Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement will be celebrating National LGBTQ+ Pride month by hosting, supporting, and amplifying events that serve the local Queer community. For more information regarding the Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement and Pride month events, please visit boston.gov/lgbtq.

MAYOR WU TOURS BEACON YARDS SITE & REAFFIRMS VISION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN ALLSTON

MAYOR WU TOURS BEACON YARDS SITE & REAFFIRMS VISION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN ALLSTON 

The City & MassDOT have jointly applied for federal funding that would go toward reimagining I-90, presenting an opportunity to build a public transit-oriented, greener Allston
BOSTON - Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - Building on her commitment to accelerate the construction of West Station and encourage development of all methods of transportation through the Allston Multimodal Project, Mayor Michelle Wu toured the former Beacon Park Rail Yard joined by MassDOT, City officials, Harvard University leaders, and Allston-Brighton community partners. The Allston Multimodal Project would straighten the structurally deficient viaduct that currently carries I-90 adjacent to the Charles River, reconnect the neighborhood which has been separated by a highway and railyards for decades, open up 70+ acres of land for development, add public transit service to better connect Allston to neighboring communities, and upgrade pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure.  

Last week, the Mayor co-signed a joint grant application with Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for more than $1 billion toward the nearly $2 billion Allston Multimodal Project, pledging to partner with the State to make improvements along Allston’s riverfront. The application seeks to obtain federal funding through the National Infrastructure Project Assistance program. 

“For too long, a highway has cut off Allston’s residents from access to the Charles River, and today’s tour showed what is possible when we reimagine how this space can work for our residents,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “The federal funding would improve safety on I-90, while also moving away from designing a City solely for cars. By prioritizing access to the riverfront, public transit routes, and added space for affordable housing we can ensure we’re making the right decisions for future generations of Boston residents and visitors. I look forward to working with the State and Harvard to make this vision a reality.”

“As we look to transition more trips to transit, biking, and walking, we are pleased to have partnered with MassDOT on this grant application,” said Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Chief of Streets. “This project would reconnect the Allston community, construct a major new multimodal transit hub, create miles of walkable, transit-oriented neighborhood streets, and make regionally important investments in our bike network.” 

As part of the joint grant application, MassDOT has agreed to incorporate several project elements critical to the City of Boston, including:
  • Renewed commitment to an all at-grade design for the “throat” area along the Charles River
  • West Station, a new Commuter Rail stop, will be built as a regional multimodal transit hub aligned with a vision for enhanced bus and rail service
  • Support for decking over rail and highway in the area surrounding West Station 
  • New pedestrian / bicycle crossing from Boston to the Charles River at Agganis Way
  • Multi-use path and linear greenspace along the southern edge of the project site connecting from Franklin Street to the Charles River
  • An expanded Paul Dudley White Path and green space along the Charles River to provide space and separation for pedestrians and cyclists
  • A Complete Streets design approach for local streets constructed as part of the project

"The I-90 Allston Multimodal Project provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to heal and rehabilitate the scar of highway infrastructure that divided the vibrant working-class community of Allston in 1964, restricted resident access to the river and shut down several passenger rail stations in both Allston and Brighton," said Councilor Liz Breadon. "This project of both local and regional significance will not only improve multimodal connections to meet the needs of public transit riders, cyclists, and pedestrians while stewarding the City's goals toward a modal shift away from automobile dependence, but will also unlock land available for the future development of an affordable, equitable, inclusive, and sustainable community."

The site tour and funding application represent important steps in what will be a years-long planning and development process. The project is currently engaged in the federal environmental permitting process. MassDOT expects this work to continue into Fall 2022.

As the infrastructure project moves forward, the City of Boston will lead a substantial public process to shape any development by Harvard University and others. Future growth in Allston must bring significant benefits to the community, including affordable housing, open space, and opportunity for inclusive economic development. All private development on land or air rights parcels will be subject to the City of Boston’s development review process.

“Together with state, city, and community partners, Harvard University shares a vision for the Allston Multimodal Project that will advance mobility, connectivity, and regional economic growth while also addressing civic and community needs across Allston-Brighton, making it an outstanding candidate for federal grant funding,” said Katie Lapp, Executive Vice President, Harvard University. “We look forward to continuing our collaboration with partners to support a Project that will transform obsolete transportation infrastructure on a brownfield site into an inclusive and vibrant mixed-use neighborhood anchored by a truly multimodal West Station.”

“Infrastructure has divided Allston in half and divided us from the Charles River for decades. This project is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reknit the neighborhood together, restore the riverfront, and provide better connectivity for all modes of travel,” said Jessica Robertson, Lower Allston resident & member of the Allston I-90 Task Force. “We're eager to see this project move forward, and improve the experience of everyone from those traveling on the interstate highway system to those simply trying to cross the street.”

“These new developments mark a significant step forward with advancing the I-90 Allston Multimodal Project. Massachusetts and its capital city are well positioned in competing for over one billion in federal funding,” said Rick Dimino, President and CEO of A Better City. “This transformative infrastructure investment will improve mobility, regional and local transit service, and will restitch the urban fabric of the Allston community to the Charles River. It’s also clear that this project will strengthen the state’s and region’s economy and Boston’s national and global economic competitiveness. We are pleased to be part of a broad coalition in support of this vision and thank the Mayor and her administration for the work to make it a reality.”

木匠工會支持 Maura Healey 競選麻州州長

 Carpenters Union Endorses Maura Healey for Governor


麻州總檢察長奚莉 (Maura Healey) ,刻正競選麻州州長。檔案照片,周菊子攝)

            (Boston Orange) 北大西洋各州地區木匠協會 (NASRCC) (1) 日宣佈支持奚莉 (Maura Healey) 競選麻州州長。奚莉競選陣營表示,這是第17個支持她的勞工團體。

            木匠協會在刻正競選麻州州長的麻州總檢察長奚莉今日到該會位於多徹斯特的總部拜會後,做出前述宣佈。

           NASRCC這木匠協會代表麻州、紐約州、康州、羅德島州、新罕布夏州、緬因州、佛蒙特州等的28千名木匠,打樁工,店舖及磨坊工,鋪地板工。

     該會執行秘書兼財務長Joe Byrne表示,奚莉了解他們這個行業,他們的議題,以及在麻州內以雙手打工的男人與女人。她擁護工人權益,支持平等包容,她也不怕和有權勢的人對抗,以保護麻州居民。

BOSTON – The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters today endorsed Maura Healey for Governor, marking her 17th labor endorsement of the campaign. The announcement came during Healey’s visit to the Carpenters’ headquarters and apprentice center in Dorchester on Wednesday. 

The NASRCC represents more than 28,000 carpenters, pile drivers, shop and millmen, and floorcoverers working in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.


"Maura Healey understands our industry, our issues and the men and women of the Commonwealth who work with their hands,” said Joe Byrne, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the NASRCC. “She's been a champion for workers' rights and for equity and inclusion. Maura Healey is also a fighter who has not been afraid to take on powerful people to protect residents of Massachusetts. As Governor, Maura Healey will use the tools already available to protect workers and help us create a construction industry that we can be proud of: one that supports economic development and jobs for healthy, happy middle-class families."


“The Carpenters build our homes, our schools, our businesses, as well as strong career pathways and a fair economy for our families,” said Maura Healey. “I’m honored to receive their endorsement, and I look forward to continuing to partner with them to combat wage theft and worker misclassification, advocate for fair wages and enhanced workplace safety, and expand job training opportunities.”


Governor Baker Nominates Dr. Maryanne Galvin and Representative James Kelcourse as Members of the Parole Board

 Governor Baker Nominates Dr. Maryanne Galvin and Representative James Kelcourse as Members of the Parole Board

 

BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie Baker nominated Dr. Maryanne Galvin and Representative James M. Kelcourse as members of the Parole Board.

 

“As a forensic psychologist and a defense attorney, Dr. Maryanne Galvin and Representative James Kelcourse each bring valuable experiences to the Parole Board that will help the Board better serve those who appear before it,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “I am pleased to submit their nominations to the Governor’s Council for their advice and consent.”

 

“Dr. Galvin and Representative Kelcourse will bring diverse experiences to the Parole Board, improving its ability to effectively carry out the Board’s important mission,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito.

 

The Massachusetts Parole Board resides within the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and is authorized to grant paroles and supervise parolees. The seven members of the Parole Board are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council. Board members serve on a full-time basis. The Governor designates one member of the Board as the Chairman, who acts as the executive and administrative head of the Board.

 

Learn more about the Parole Board.

 

About Dr. Maryanne Galvin

 

Dr. Maryanne Galvin is a licensed and board-certified psychologist who has conducted evaluations and consultations for the Commonwealth Trial Courts for several decades. Dr. Galvin currently serves as a designated forensic psychologist for Forensic Health Services, a behavioral health agency. In this capacity, she conducts evaluations and consultations of competence to stand trial, criminal responsibility, violence risk assessments, substance dependence and aid-in-sentencing evaluations under M.G.L. Ch. 123 for courts in southeastern Massachusetts. From 1998 until 2021, she served as a designated forensic psychologist for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH), where she conducted similar evaluations for Metro-Boston area courts. Prior to her service at DMH, she conducted evaluations for adolescents for the Department of Youth Services and Center for Health and Development, Inc. She has also served as a forensic psychologist and consultant for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, where she oversaw clinical management of detainees with behavioral health challenges, supporting crisis intervention and suicide screening.

 

Prior to her work as a psychologist supporting the Commonwealth’s criminal justice system, Dr. Galvin practiced as a psychologist for several Boston-area medical institutions including McLean Hospital in Belmont, Tufts Medical Center and the former Boston City Hospital. Dr. Galvin has also maintained a private practice as a clinical psychologist since 1981. Dr. Galvin received her Bachelor of Science in Child Psychology from Wheelock College in Boston in 1976. She received her Doctorate in Education in Counseling Psychology in 1980 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1980 and a Master’s in Fine Arts in Writing, Literature and Publishing from Emerson College in 1994. Dr. Galvin lives in Plymouth with her family.

 

About Representative James M. Kelcourse

 

Representative James M. Kelcourse has represented the 1st Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2015. In the House, he serves as the ranking member on the Committee on Education and serves on the Committees on Ways & Means; Natural Resources & Agriculture; and Human Resources & Employment Engagement. In the Legislature, Representative Kelcourse has also been active in addressing various public safety issues. He was elected to represent the communities of Newburyport, Amesbury and Salisbury in 2014 after previously serving as a local official, first as a member of the Amesbury Planning Board and later as an Amesbury City Councilor at-large.

 

Representative Kelcourse is a practicing defense attorney who represents clients in a variety of criminal matters through his practice in Newburyport. He has defended clients in criminal cases at jury trials in the District Court. He has also represented clients at probation violation hearings. As an attorney, Kelcourse has argued numerous civil and criminal motions at the Superior and District Court levels in Massachusetts and has also represented clients in Civil and Small Claims sessions. As an attorney, Kelcourse is also experienced in all aspects of landlord and tenant law, having appeared in both District and Housing Courts on behalf of clients. Kelcourse received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Villanova University in 1997, later receiving a Master’s in Business Administration from Villanova. He received his Juris Doctorate from the Massachusetts School of Law in 2007 and is admitted to the bar for Massachusetts courts and for the United States District Court of Massachusetts. Representative Kelcourse lives in Amesbury with his family.

2022波士頓馬拉松賽冠軍 將參加 BWH 10K 賽

 

Des Linden 10K
New England's fastest 10K is back for the first time since 2019! Run through Boston's Back Bay, take part in family activities, and earn your unicorn medal at the B.A.A. 10K on June 26. The B.A.A. 10K is the perfect summer race for all athletes, whether aiming for a PR or conquering the 10K distance for the first time.
Just Announced: among the top professional athletes set to race are Boston Marathon champions Des Linden, Evans Chebet, and Edna Kiplagat, plus top American stars Emily Sisson, Ben True, Nell Rojas and Leonard Korir! Race alongside and meet some of the world's top runners at the B.A.A. 10K and at 10K Fest & Field Day.
Evans Chebet
Evans Chebet, 2022 Boston Marathon Champion
Emily Sisson
Emily Sisson, USA Olympian & National Record Holder
Already registered? Invite your friends, family, and training partners to join the B.A.A. 10K fun as a participant or volunteer!
Happy Global Running Day!
Celebrate Global Running Day today with the B.A.A.! If you're in Boston, run, jog, or walk by the Boston Marathon finish line between 3:00-6:00PM for a photo with the Boston Marathon trophy, giveaways, and more! The B.A.A. team will be on hand with water for those at the end or middle of a run or walk, too. RSVP for the free event on our Facebook page!

Log your miles throughout the day as part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors Global Running Day Challenge. Visit https://bstnmar.org/GRD22 to sign up for free, track your miles, and print a bib to wear as you join a global community of athletes around the world logging miles!
Don't Miss Out: B.A.A. 10K FEST
Join us for the first-ever B.A.A. 10K Fest and Youth Field Day Saturday, June 25! Pick up your bib and participant shirt and hang out for clinics with Boston Marathon champions and Olympians, special guests, and activities for kids of all ages!
Brigham Runners Save Lives. You Can Too!
By joining Team Brigham, you can make a difference! Teammates can run with purpose and fundraise for the area they care about most at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. You can start a team, join a team, or run on your own while enjoying a private post-race party, great runner perks, and more! Since 2016, more than 2,100 runners have laced up their sneakers to be part in this annual Brigham tradition to benefit 100+ areas of the hospital including the Brigham Caregivers Fund, COVID-19 Response Fund, and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fund. Don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference while having fun!
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Highlighting Commitment to Addressing Mental Health Crisis, Senate President Spilka Endorses Healey for Governor

Highlighting Commitment to Addressing Mental Health Crisis, Senate President Spilka Endorses Healey for Governor

BOSTON – Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) today endorsed Maura Healey for Governor. In an op-ed published in the Metrowest Daily News today, the pair outlined their shared commitment to addressing Massachusetts’ mental health crisis, pointing to the need to dismantle stigma, invest in the mental health care workforce, and enforce parity laws.

“Attorney General Maura Healey is a proven leader who brings people together to deliver results and won’t hesitate to stand up for what’s right for the people of Massachusetts,” said Senate President Karen Spilka. “She has been a strong partner to the State Senate on the most pressing issues facing the state, particularly in confronting the mental health and opioid crises. I know that with Maura Healey as Governor, we will build on our progress to make Massachusetts a healthier, stronger, and fairer home for all.”

“I’m honored to receive the endorsement of Senate President Karen Spilka. Over the years, we have worked closely together to make Massachusetts a national leader on combating the climate crisis and transitioning to a clean energy economy, to enshrine access to safe and legal abortion into state law, and much more,” said Maura Healey. “One area in which the Senate President and I share a deep passion is improving Massachusetts’ mental health care system. We have seen this crisis firsthand, both in our roles in state government and in our private lives. Together, we can ensure that mental health care is treated as health care here in Massachusetts, that everyone can access the care they need, and that no one struggles alone.”

National Rededication of the Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial (City Video)