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Healthy Food Grant
Healthy Food Grant
Healthy Food Grant
Mass in Motion New Bedford is awarded a $29,000 grant. The Healthy Food Fund grant, provided by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, will allow Mass in Motion to implement a Community Supported Agriculture program at two New Bedford public housing sites during the summer, providing fresh fruits and vegetables from two local farms...
White House Salutes NB
White House Salutes NB
White House Salutes NB
The City of New Bedford is being recognized by the White House for promoting physical activity and healthy eating. According to a press release, New Bedford is one of 58 communities to earn "Gold Medal Status" in five key areas, including working with daycare centers to boost nutrition and physical activity, and encouraging public school students to walk or ride their bikes to school...
Farmer's Market Grand Opening
Farmer's Market Grand Opening
Farmer's Market Grand Opening
You know, gardening is cheaper than professional therapy, plus you get free tomatoes! Well, the locally grown tomatoes, fruits and veggies won't be free but lots of music and family activities will be at no charge with the celebration of the grand opening of the New Bedford Farmer's Market, Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Custom House Square in historic downtown New Bedford.
Walking to School
Walking to School
Walking to School
Students, parents and educators are walking or biking to school today in New Bedford. It's the annual International Walk or Bike to School Day. Mass in Motion New Bedford coordinator Kim Ferreira says at least a dozen schools in New Bedford are taking part...
Markets Offer Healthy Choices
Markets Offer Healthy Choices
Markets Offer Healthy Choices
The new Healthy Markets Initiative launched on Monday afternoon in New Bedford.  Mass in Motion Coordinator Kim Ferreira joined Mayor Jon Mitchell at the Butcher Shop on Dartmouth St. for a news conference about the program. Ferreira says neighborhood markets offering healthy foods will be a step towards improving healthy habits in the city...
South Coast Bikeway to be Discussed
South Coast Bikeway to be Discussed
South Coast Bikeway to be Discussed
A long-distance bike path is the subject of a summit Thursday night. Kim Ferreira of Mass in Motion says a number of speakers will throw in their support for the South Coast Bikeway, a proposed stretch of path that would snake along railways from Providence to New Bedford and beyond...