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Food pantries: Need greater than ever

By   /  November 26, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

Bristol Good Neighbors volunteer Elaine Waite (left) pours pumpkin pie filling into a shell while Nancy Domingoes cleans up last week. Breakfast and lunch is served five days a week at the pantry to needy individuals and families.

EAST BAY — Arthur Connelly would love to be driven out of business. “I wish the food pantries were doing poorly,” said Mr. Connelly, the floor manager at Bristol Good Neighbors, a pantry and soup kitchen in downtown Bristol. “When we get busy, that means people need help.” Unfortunately, he added, “for the past few [...]

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Dramatic increase for food assistance in R.I.

By   /  November 19, 2012  /  News  /  1 Comment

Organizers are hoping to collect thousands of pounds of food during the Bristol Rotary Club and Fire Department food drive on Jan. 20 and 27.

Food donations are down, yet there are more hungry mouths to feed in Rhode Island than ever before. The Ocean State now ranks highest in New England for food insecurity, according to a report released Monday by the R.I. Community Food Bank. Local emergency food pantries are reporting a large spike in the number of [...]

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