Metro

July 22, 2022 0

Hate Groups Infest Massachusetts as Movement of Intolerance Grows Nationwide

Marching through downtown Boston, the hundred or so men wore the same style navy shirts, khaki pants, and baseball caps. White masks obscured their faces. But during their demonstration of intolerance on July 2, the group performed more than theatrics: Some members allegedly harmed a man named Charles Murrell, a Boston-area Black artist and activist during an alleged altercation. Murrell suffered injuries to his head and hand, but no arrests have been made yet in relation to the alleged altercation, […]

July 18, 2022 0

“It’s always at the back of my mind that someone could shoot us all up.”

by Sasha Lianski

“School is a place to learn, it isn’t a place for us to go and fear for our lives”. This was stated in an interview with Laura, a sophomore at Brookline High school. While Laura is just one person in the sea of thousands of pupils, her thoughts are on everyone’s mind. It seems that just like in the cold war, when kids were taught to duck under their desks in case of a nuclear bomb threat, so are kids […]

July 16, 2022 0

Opinion: The MBTA Is Ruining My Summer, My Life, Everything

by Jeff Millman

I can still remember the night the MBTA died. It was February of 2015, during one of the worst snowstorms Boston had seen in years. I boarded a Commuter Rail train at South Station at 6:15 PM hoping to beat the storm. I was too late. Just a few minutes after we left, the train stopped. The snow was walloping us from all directions, dropping in heaps from the sky. Then the lights went out. Sitting in the dark, trying […]

July 13, 2022 0

The Millionaires’ Tax: How Will It Affect the General Public?

by Max Wei

The highest court in Massachusetts on June 22 cleared the millionaires’ tax question. The next step will be made by the Massachusetts voters on the November ballot. The official title for the “millionaires’ tax” is the “Fair Share Amendment,” which requires that for the domestic income over $1 million per year, the taxpayers will be adding a 4% tax. How will it help the rest of the public, in this case, the non-millionaires like us? According to the proposed amendment: […]

May 24, 2022 0

Massachusetts Senate Passed the Work and Family Mobility Act for Lack Federal Status

by Max Wei

Not everyone in Massachusetts has the right to drive. For some residents without federal immigration status, the inability to obtain a legal Driver’s license can totally prevent them from working and providing for their families. There are many jobs throughout Massachusetts where public transportation essentially does not exist and therefore they cannot get to them. And still there are other jobs where the employer actually requires a driver’s license and even a car. Also, consider the plight of newly arrived […]

COVID travel rules impacts spring festival festivities

February 15, 2022 0

Covid Rules Make Travel Home During Spring Festival Impossible for Many

by Max Wei

Travelers from China and the United States were yet again forced to cancel their holiday travel plans during the Chinese New Year, after many flights were suspended between the two countries, leaving families and loved ones separated, workers in jeopardy of losing their jobs, and would-be revelers feeling burned yet again. Spring Festival, known as the Chinese New Year, is one of the most solemn traditional festivals in Chinese culture. It symbolizes beliefs and culture that have been practiced in […]

Greenway Conservency renovations to The Greenway in Chinatown

June 25, 2021 0

Park renovations on The Greenway in Chinatown

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Photo courtesy of Chris Rucinski of Hills3Studio By Rachel Lake The Greenway Conservancy is thrilled to announce the completion of the first round of park renovations on The Greenway in Chinatown. These upgrades are focused on safety and community use and were informed by community feedback and input, as well as by recommendations of the Conservancy’s Chin Park Lighting Study, funded and supported by the Greenway Business Improvement District. In April, at the request of the community, the Conservancy removed […]

May 21, 2021 0

Massachusetts Advisory Committee speakers give testimonies on racism and hate crimes

by Shira Laucharoen

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) On May 6, the Massachusetts Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights held a web conference on hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals. Speakers shared personal experiences of racism and addressed the rise in attacks on AAPI people, with the intention of confronting xenophobia and anti-Asian sentiment in Massachusetts. “As you can see, violence against Asian Americans, racism, and xenophobia are not new phenomena,” said Bora Chiemruom, executive director of the Massachusetts Asian […]

Job Training Alliance mayoral candidates discuss workforce development

May 7, 2021 0

JTA hosts mayoral candidate forum to discuss workforce development in post-pandemic economy

by Carey Lin

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) On April 29, the Job Training Alliance (JTA) hosted a live virtual forum wherein five mayoral candidates discussed different aspects of workforce development, job training opportunities, and economic recovery for all Boston workers. The title of the event was “Boston Stronger: Ensuring All Boston Workers Thrive in the New Economy.” The mayoral candidates present were John Barros (Chief of Economic Development), Andrea Campbell (Councilor, District 4), Annissa Essaibi George (Councilor At-Large), Michelle Wu (Councilor At-Large), and Jon Santiago (State […]

May 7, 2021 0

Mayor Janey outlines recovery plans at her first MOIA roundtable

by Shira Laucharoen

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) Mayor Kim Janey spoke at her first Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) Media Roundtable since taking office. Janey addressed the vaccination distribution process and recovery from COVID-19, racial equity work, and investment in jobs and small businesses. The event was held on April 15, also known as One Boston Day, commemorating the lives lost in the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. “Coming out of this pandemic, we know that we cannot go back to normal, particularly when ‘normal’ […]

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