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Mott Haven co-op preaches gospel of reuse

Mott Haven co-op preaches gospel of reuse

Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by Vishal Persaud.

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Sounds of power sanders filled the warehouse of ReBuilder’s Source on Timpson Place on a recent afternoon. They didn’t buzz, they boomed. Six people were at work, two or three times the usual staff at the worker-owned cooperative. ReBuilder’s Source didn’t hire more workers. It was hosting a weeklong training program in cooperation with the [...]

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A Mott Haven bridge to the information highway

A Mott Haven bridge to the information highway

Posted on 10. May, 2010 by Vishal Persaud.

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By Vishal Persaud persaud@mottthavenherald.com Hunched over a keyboard in the second row of a computer lab at the Phipps Opportunity Center in Melrose, Ricardo Avillan, 51, chats with his grandsons in Puerto Rico on Facebook. Avillan began making the trek across the 145th Street Bridge from East Harlem to the Bronx to attend computer classes [...]

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Students keep learning after school

Students keep learning after school

Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by Vishal Persaud.

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John Acham, a fourth-grader at PS 18 on Morris Avenue sat in the second row of the school auditorium, in a worn, wooden seat, and stared at the two pieces of paper he held in his hands. His brow furrowed; with each passing minute, he took more frequent, shorter breaths; he moved from side to [...]

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In Melrose, class learns healthy eating one recipe at a time

In Melrose, class learns healthy eating one recipe at a time

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Vishal Persaud.

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The South Bronx Food Cooperative hosts the cooking class across the street from its store. Everyone from the mainly low-income community is welcome at the classes to learn how to prepare vegetables available at the co-op using easy, yet creative recipes.

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