The Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians (MONB) is looking for a full-time, one-year project coordinator to assist with the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of US citizens or Legal Permanent Residents) Outreach Initiative.
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Job Opening at Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians
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Gov. Baker, Mayor Walsh Announce Joint Community Redevelopment Venture in Downtown Boston
BOSTON – Today as part of the Baker-Polito Administration’s “Open for Business” Real Estate Asset Leveraging (REAL) Strategy, Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced a joint state and city venture with Veolia North America to explore the strategic redevelopment of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) District 6 Headquarters and Veolia facility in downtown Boston. A broad set of goals will be developed for the site with the engagement of community leaders and residents, which could include economic growth and development, job creation and the addition of more open space and affordable, workforce and transit-oriented housing.
Gov. Baker and Mayor Walsh at groundbreaking ceremony of parcel 1B in Boston(file photo).
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Wet Snow Causes Widespread Power Outage
BOSTON – Feb. 5, 2016 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that due to weather forecasts, with expected accumulations of up to eight inches, Boston Public Schools will be closed today. The Public Works Department (PWD) will have 500 trucks pre-treating roads in Boston by 6:00 a.m. and two city-owned truck-mounted snow blowers to prepare for this storm, with 40,000 tons of salt available.
Heavy wet snow has caused power outage to over 30,000 customers in the state.
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Gov. Baker Delivers First State of the Commonwealth Address
Boston, Jan. 21, 2016, — Today, Governor Charlie Baker delivers his first State of the Commonwealth address from the House Chamber of the Massachusetts State House. Remarks as prepared for delivery:
Mr. Speaker. Mr. President. Members of the House and Senate. Fellow Constitutional Officers. And Members of the Governor’s Council. Mr. Chief Justice and Members of the Judiciary. Members of the Cabinet and my Administration.
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Boston Honors MLK Jr. with Day of Service
Boston, Jan。 14, 2016 — Mayor Martin J. Walsh in partnership with The Museum of African American History and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras will present, “A Day of Service and Celebration in Honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” on Monday, January 18, 2016 at 1pm in Faneuil Hall. Tributes to Dr. King will feature family-friendly classical and spiritual pieces performed by BYSO’s Intensive Community Program, conducted by Marta Zurad, and leaders in their own fields and in community. -
Governors Baker, Nixon Wager Friendly Bet for NFL Playoff Game
Boston, Jan. 14, 2016, — Ahead of Saturday’s AFC Divisional Round game between the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs, Governors Charlie Baker (R-MA) and Jay Nixon (D-MO) have staked a friendly bipartisan bet on the playoff game.
Gov. Baker at minority media round table meeting in March 2015(file photo).
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Chinese Consulate Hosts 2016 New Year Reception in Boston
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Dec. 29, 2015, — Close to 300 guests attended 2016 New Year Reception at Boston Harbor Hotel hosted by Chinese Consulate General in New York yesterday evening. Ambassador Zhang Qiyue, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate, delivered a speech that highlighted the achievements in Sino-US relations over the past year. Representatives of Gov. Baker and Mayor Walsh along with elected officials attended the reception.
Ambassador Zhang(3rd from right, front row) and members of Chinese Progressive Association pose for a picture (photos by Xinming Li).
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195 Nations Set Path to Keep Temperature Rise Below 2 Degrees Celsius
Paris, 12 December 2015 – An historic agreement to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future was agreed by 195 nations in Paris today.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second left); Christiana Figueres (right), Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Laurent Fabius (second right), Minister for Foreign Affairs of France and President of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) and Franois Hollande (right), President of France celebrate reaching the historic agreement.
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U.S. Mayors Report Highlights a Decade of Global Climate Leadership
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As part of the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference, COP 21, in Paris, leaders of The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) released a report from the organization’s Mayors Climate Protection Center calling attention to how U.S. mayors have been global climate leaders over the last decade. Titled U.S. Mayors Report on a Decade of Global Climate Leadership, the report was released during the Climate Change Conference’s signature event for American mayors at the residence of U.S. Ambassador to France Jane Hartley.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second left); Christiana Figueres (right), Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Laurent Fabius (second right), Minister for Foreign Affairs of France and President of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) and Franois Hollande (right), President of France celebrate
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State Rep. Ultrino Receives Greater Boston Labor Council Leadership Award
Malden, Mass., Dec. 11, 2015, — State Representative Steve Ultrino (D – Malden) was honored last month for his advocacy on the City Council and in the Legislature for working individuals and their families. The Greater Boston Labor Council recognized Representative Ultrino for his efforts with their annual Leadership Award.
State Representative Steve Ultrino addresses Greater Boston Labor Council after receiving its annual Leadership Award（provided to bostonese.com）.
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