Grants go to communities supporting healthy living

A few years ago, Susan Cooper wanted to move the Newport farmers market from a park on Bellevue Avenue to a grassy area off Memorial Boulevard that sits closer to downtown, a bus line and a public-housing complex. The move, Cooper thought, would encourage more residents to buy local, eat healthy and walk to the market, thereby encouraging exercise and reducing car congestion. More

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