Heavy wet snow has caused power outage to over 30,000 customers in the state.
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Boston, Feb. 3, 2016, – In preparation for the March 1st Presidential Primary Election, the City of Boston Election Department is reminding residents that February 10, 2016 is the last day to register to vote and update voting addresses or party affiliations.
Mayor Walsh and City Council President Michelle Wu meet with Asian professionals at Liquid Art House.
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Malden, Mass., Feb. 2, 2016, — Mayor Gary Christenson recently joined Congresswoman Katherine Clark, State Senator Jason Lewis, State Representative Steve Ultrino and City Councillor Ryan O’Malley for a Lunar New Year Celebration. More than 400 attendees celebrated the event as Mayor Christenson wished the Malden Asian Community a prosperous and healthy “Year of the Monkey” in Chinese!
Mayor Gary Christenson gives welcoming remarks to attendees
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By Changhong Zhang, bostonese.com
Feb. 1, 2016, — With the Chinese New Year is just around the corner, “Dr. Tea,” Xingcai Zhang, the founder of Mylovetea.com, recalled his participation in the the 242nd Anniversary & Annual Boston Tea Party (BTP) Reenactment presented by Old South Meeting House and the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum. Dr. Tea wishes readers of bostonese.com a healthy and happy Year of Monkey.
Dr. Tea (2nd from right) joins the reenactment (provided to bostonese.com).
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By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 31, 2016, — The 2016 Ivy League Spring Festival Gala put on an amazing show last night at Harvard Sanders Theatre. It’s a grand celebration of the coming of the Lunar Year of Monkey. The packed audience enjoyed a night of fantastic music, dance and even magic.
Traditional folk dance by U Penn Chinese dance team (photos by Xinming Li)
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BOSTON, Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, China smartphone shipments grew 3 percent annually to hit a record 438 million units in 2015. Xiaomi maintained first position and captured 15 percent smartphone marketshare in China last year.
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Boston, Jan. 28, 2016, — Boston Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz today endorsed Democrat Diana Hwang for State Senate. Hwang, a local non-profit founder and former State House staffer, is a candidate to replace Anthony Petruccelli in the Democratic primary special election for Massachusetts’ First Suffolk and Middlesex State Senate District.
Diana Hwang, candidate for State Senate (file photo).
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2016庆祝春节节目单 / 2016 Sharon Chinese New Year Celebration
主持人 (Hostesses/Hosts)
张江天 (Jiangtian Zhang), 刘政 (Zheng Liu), 陈呈馨 (Alissa Chen),康紫曦 (Zimmy Kang), 宋成枚 (Elizabeth Song), 周丽丽 (Lily Zhou)
Picture from 2013 Sharon Chinese New Year celebration.
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Boston, Jan. 25, 2016, — Despite of a ongoing snowstorm, over 100 people showed up at NECINA’s Career Conference held at Harvard Pilgrim office in Wellesley Saturday afternoon. If you have missed this event, you can still browser through available jobs at jobs.necina.org.
Picture from NECINA’s career conference on Jan. 23, 2016.
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Photos by Mr. Yonghua Gao
Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 24, 2016, — Despite of a snowstorm going on outside, the concert hall at Longy School of Music was packed with over 200 enthusiastic music fans for Mezzo-soprano Ying Wu’s Graduate Recital. The program features classic pieces by Ms. Ying Wu and musicians from Longy School, as well as performances by dozens students of Ms. Ying Wu’s vocal classes.
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