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Economy’s woes driving more people to local food pantries

Requests on rise ahead of holidays

By Meghan E. Irons
Globe Staff / November 6, 2009

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Rising unemployment, faltering wages, and a lingering recession are driving more families and individuals to their local food pantries, agency officials across the state said yesterday. (Full article: 411 words)

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