Farmington-based food pantry receives $10K donation

UMF professor Dr. Steven Quackenbush and the Tyngtown club of Wilton have teamed up to give a donation to the RSU 9 Food Pantry to continue support the pantries backpack program.

RSU 9 food pantry to receive $10,000 donation

In a collaboration between the RSU 9 food pantry, the Tyngtown Club and Dr. Steven Quackenbush, the pantry will rename their backpack program "Anita's Hope", in honor of Quackenbush's mother.

St. Rose of Lima offers food, bread and more

St. Rose of Lima's Parish Social Ministry is helping out the community in any way it can, with a little help from bread and secondhand clothes.

Options for food insecurity during the summer months

In Franklin County, there are a number of options for those facing food insecurity during the summer months when children are not in school.

Extension Homemakers donate homemade tote bags to RSU 9 Food Pantry

The Franklin County Extension Homemakers donated homemade tote bags to the RSU 9 Food Pantry to better facilitate their backpack program.

Photos: St. Joseph Nutrition Center preps meals for people in need despite snow Tuesday

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RSU 9 Food Pantry faces issues with space, funding

RSU 9's food pantry, which helps feed families of students with food insecurity in the district, has logistical issues with boxes for their food as well as a lack of funds to keep its backpack program going for next year.

Where to find food pantries in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties

MaineHealth buys Portland shopping center for $16.8 million

The purchase adds to MaineHealth's real estate holdings near Maine Medical Center. The properties include a former Greyhound bus station that is being converted into a community food pantry.