BOSTON – April 1, 2015 – Today, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the expansion of the ParkBoston app to include all Boston parking meters. The app allows drivers to quickly and easily remotely pay a meter with their mobile phone, avoiding the hassle of finding quarters or running back to the meter to add more time before it expires.
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Mayor Walsh Announces Citywide ParkBoston Expansion
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Michelle Obama Teams Up with WGBH Boston to Launch Healthy Recipe Challenge
Washington, D.C. – First Lady Michelle Obama is teaming up with PBS flagship station WGBH Boston, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to host the fourth annual Healthy Lunchtime Challenge & Kids’ “State Dinner” to promote cooking and healthy eating among youth. Teaching kids to cook is a great way to ensure they learn healthy habits early in life. Research shows that children who help with cooking and meal preparation are more likely to consume fruits and vegetables, and they are more aware of the importance of making healthier food choices. The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge & Kids’ “State Dinner” invites kids, ages 8-12, with the help of their parents or legal guardians to create and submit a recipe at pbs.org/lunchtimechallenge for a lunch that is nutritious and delicious.
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Boao Forum: AIIB A Very Important Move by Asia
Boao, Hainan, March 27 (Xinhua) — The Republic of Korea and Turkey have announced their decision to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the latest batch of wait-and-see countries to join as the application deadline draws close.
Guest speakers at 2015 Boao Forum.
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UMass’ Sandra Petersen and 13 Others Receive Presidential Award
WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2015 — President Obama today named fourteen individuals and one organization as the newest recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). These mentors will receive their awards at a White House ceremony later this year.
Prof. Petersen(left) gave Rep. Joe Kennedy a tour of UMass Life Science Labs in March 2014(file photo)
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Captain of Germanwings Flight Might Have Used Axe to Break into Cockpit
Paris, March 27, 2015, — Andreas Lubitz, the Germanwings co-pilot, appeared to have locked the captain out of the cockpit, French officials said, before crashing the plane on Tuesday.
The cockpit flight recorder, recovered from the crash site, showed that the captain repeatedly knocked and tried to get back in as the plane went into its fatal descent, French prosecutors said.
An Airbus A320 cockpit (file photo).
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MBTA to Shutdown Weekend Service of Fitchburg Line for Six Months
Boston, March 26, 2014, — Beginning Saturday, April 25, through Sunday, November 11, weekend Fitchburg Line service will be suspended along the entire line due to the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line Improvement Project. Busing will not be provided during weekend service interruptions. Customers are advised to seek alternate modes of transportation. Weekday service is not affected by the ongoing improvement work.
MBTA buses and trains broken down frequently this past winter with record snowfall (file photo).
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Harvard China Forum and Boston Marathon to Be Held in Patriots’ Day Week
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., March 25, 2015, — Two years ago, a few of Harvard China Forum(HCF) attendees participated in the 117th Boston Marathon, traditionally held on Patriots’ Day. Some barely escaped the bombings that interrupted the world-famous race. This year, the 18th HCF will be held from April 24 to 26 during the same week as the 119th Boston Marathon, and the suspect of Marathon bombings may still be on trial.
Mr. Wang Shi delivered a keynote speech at 2013 Harvard China Forum, and then witnessed the bombings at the finish line in Back Bay a couple days later(file photo).
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Chinese Cultural Connection to Celebrate 30th Anniversary
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Malden, Mass., March 24, 2015, — Malden-based Chinese Cultural Connection (CCC) was founded in 1985. Over the past 30 years, CCC has served the growing number Asian population in the Greater Boston Area. CCC’s 30th Anniversary Celebration & 10th Annual Fundraising Gala will be held on April 11 at Hei La Moon Restaurant in Boston Chinatown.
Police chief Kevin Molis(left) and Mei Hung, director of CCC, introduce police system in the US at a CCC lecture in 2012 (file photo).
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Boston City Councilors File Paid Parental Leave Ordinance
BOSTON – Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu (At-Large), Tim McCarthy (District 5), and Tito Jackson (District 7) will introduce an ordinance relative to paid parental leave at the Boston City Council Meeting on March 25th. This ordinance, filed today, has the full support of Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who collaborated with the Council on this policy.
Councilor Wu with her baby son at a recent event in Boston Chinatown(photo by Victor Chen, bostonese.com).
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Founding Father of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew Dies at 91
Singapore, March 23, 2015, — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has declared a period of National Mourning from Mar 23 to 29 (Monday to Sunday).
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