WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) today introduced the Fossil Free Finance Act, which requires the Federal Reserve to regulate financial institutions’ contributions to the climate crisis. The impacts of climate change, along with the necessary transition to a clean energy economy, pose systemic risk to… Continue reading Public Citizen Applauds Fossil Free Finance Act
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Dr. Zhenya Zhu is Remembered by MIT ERL Community
By MIT Earth Resources Lab, Feb. 19, 2021 Dr. Zhenya Zhu(October 10, 1945 – January 29, 2021), a beloved member of our ERL community for more than 30 years, recently passed away from complications during a medical procedure. We are all deeply saddened by this unexpected news. Zhenya was a Research Scientist at ERL from… Continue reading Dr. Zhenya Zhu is Remembered by MIT ERL Community
1199SEIU Healthcare Workers Endorse Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston
Boston, Sept. 23, 2021, – 1199SEIU United Healthcare workers proudly announced today their endorsement of Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston at Grove Hall in Dorchester. Wu joined homecare workers at a personal protective equipment (PPE) drive after the announcement to lift up the priorities experiences of a workforce who have largely been invisible as… Continue reading 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers Endorse Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston
SEIU工会1199分会背书吴弭担任波士顿市长
【波士顿双语网2021年9月23日讯】国际服务员工工会（SEIU）1199分会今天举行新闻发布会，宣布在今年11月2日的波士顿市长大选中，背书市议员吴弭（Michelle Wu），支持吴议员担任波士顿市长。吴弭议员感谢该工会的支持，并在发布会之后和大家一起给家庭护理工作者发放个人防护用品（PPE）。
State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz Endorses Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston
Boston, Sept. 18, 2021, — State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz endorsed Michelle Wu for Mayor today, growing Wu’s coalition days after the preliminary election. Senator Chang-Díaz cited Wu’s leadership, vision and ability to partner with all levels of government.
MA National Guard Expands School Transportation Mission to Alleviate #DriverShortage
Boston, Sept. 17, 2021 — As part of its ongoing effort to support school-age children and their families, the Massachusetts National Guard will expand its school transportation mission to 5 additional communities. In response to requests for assistance by local government officials, the Guard will begin service in Brockton, Framingham, Holyoke, Quincy, and Woburn. This… Continue reading MA National Guard Expands School Transportation Mission to Alleviate #DriverShortage
Michelle Wu Advances to Boston Mayoral General Election on Nov 2
Sept. 14, 2021, Boston, — Michelle Wu declared victory Tuesday evening in the Preliminary Election of the Boston Mayor’s race, having brought together a citywide multigenerational, multicultural, multiracial coalition to fight for bold, urgent leadership for the city of Boston. The daughter of immigrants and a BPS mom, Wu ran on her track record of… Continue reading Michelle Wu Advances to Boston Mayoral General Election on Nov 2
IRS为宾州纽约新泽西等州飓风艾达受害者提供援助
【波士顿双语网2021年9月13日讯】美国国税局（IRS）今天宣布，宾夕法尼亚州部分地区的飓风艾达的受害者，现在可以延期在2022年1月3日之前提交各种个人和企业纳税申报表并缴纳税款。国税局还为路易斯安那州、密西西比州、新泽西州和纽约州的艾达受害者提供援助。 国税局正在向联邦应急管理署 (FEMA) 指定的、有资格获得个人或公共援助的地区提供税务宽减。目前，这些地区包括雄鹿、切斯特、特拉华、蒙哥马利、费城和约克县，同时，宾夕法尼亚州其它地区受艾达影响地区的纳税人，随后由 FEMA 指定，将自动获得相同的申报和付款减免。当前符合条件的地区列表可在国税局官网IRS.gov 的救灾页面（英文）上找到。 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzjaYu8Yrxc
Man Ho Chan, Commander of American Legion Boston Chinatown Post 328, Passed Away at 68
September 10, 2021, Boston — Man Ho Chan, aged 68, of Bedford, MA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 7 after a long, courageous and private battle with cancer. He was Commander of American Legion Boston Chinatown Post 328.
President Biden Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of 9-11
By President Biden On this 9-11 like every 9-11, I’m thinking about my friend Davis who I grew up with in Delaware. On this day 20 years ago, he and his family had just passed the first year without their youngest of three sons Teddy who died in a boating accident at age 15, and… Continue reading President Biden Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of 9-11