As food pantry demand remains high, community donations rise to the occasion

As food pantry demand remains high, community donations rise to the occasion

Linda Hogan fills boxes with food at Preble Street's Food Security Hub on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (Photo by Eesha Pendharkar/Maine Morning Star) Dozens of people bundled up in coats gathered at the back of the High Street Congregational church in Auburn Thursday morning, forming lines for food boxes and browsing through folding tables of free clothes and books.  Volunteers called numbers issued to each person eligible to receive boxes of food, …