Bikes Not Bombs Bike Drive at Fessenden School

Fessenden School 250 Waltham St., West Newton, MA, United States

Bikes Not Bombs, is a great non-profit organization based in Jamaica Plain, MA.  According to their mission statement, they "use the bicycle as a vehicle for social change to achieve economic mobility for Black and other marginalized people in Boston and the Global South." In support of Bikes Not Bombs, the Fessenden School, 250 Waltham St. in West Newton, is hosting a bike drive on Saturday, April 5th from 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM.   Fessenden students will be on-hand to receive your donated bikes or bicycle accessories.  Click here for all the details.   Here's your opportunity to support Bike Not Bomb's great mission, [...]

Minuteman Ride to Concord

Star Market 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, United States

Be part of re-enacting revolutionary local history – on your bike! In 1775, on the night of April 18 into the wee hours of ApriI 19, militia members from around what is now Greater Boston responded to an alarm spread by Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott. The British were heading to Concord to seize militia weapons and supplies. Minute men from more than 20 communities, including Danvers, marched in some cases over 25 miles to stop the British in Concord and sparked this nation’s fight for independence.Can you imagine how much faster they could have made the trip to Concord if they [...]

Tour de PorchFest 2025

Newton Library 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, United States

Stay tuned for Newton Porchfest coming on Saturday June 7th from 12:00 to 6:00 pm in the villages of Auburndale, Lower Falls, Waban Center and West Newton.  Once again, Bike Newton will be leading a group bike tour of selected bands and porches, which we call the "Tour de Porchfest" .   As we get more details about routes and times, we'll post them here, so check back often! Thanks, BN Tour Staff

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