October 25, 2024 | Vol. 53, Issue 20

The only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England

Lunar New Year Now Holiday in Quincy As School Vote Bypassed

Groups in Quincy fighting to establish the Lunar New Year as an official school holiday made a major win last month – but not in the way many expected. Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch overrode the decision of the school committee to oppose the proposal for a Lunar New Year school holiday, following an earlier city council vote to recognize the day. But that move surprised the school board, which saw the mayor’s decision as undermining the school group’s authority.Quincy residents […]

2024 Boston Marathon Shows ‘One Boston’ Spirit

The city of Boston on April 15 held its 128th Marathon, bringing tens of thousands of runners from all over the world to the city in a show of grit and athleticism. Since its first race, the status of the Marathon has gained high esteem from the worldwide competitive running community, something that is apparent in the increase of participants throughout the decades. The first Boston Marathon, held in 1897, had a participant-list that included only 18 people; in 2022, […]

After Devastating Taiwan Quake, U.S. Northeast Jolted by Small Shake

On April 3, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Hualien County, Taiwan. Taiwan is located in the hub area where the Eurasian Plate, the Pacific Plate and the Philippine Subplate converge. The tectonic environment is very complex and it is one of the most seismically active regions in the world. This earthquake is the first earthquake of magnitude 7 or above to occur in 17 years since the 2006 magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Pingtung, Taiwan also the highest magnitude earthquake since […]

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