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Demand up at Vt. food shelves; needs met for now

Quick ReadDemand up at Vermont food shelves but most say they'll meet Thanksgiving need

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont food shelves met the increasing demand for help — barely — but they remain concerned about helping those needing Christmas time help in a state ranked among the nation's hungriest.

"We have been experiencing very high demand," said Paul Denton, executive director of the Northeast Kingdom Community Action Agency. "A lot of it is folks we haven't seen before ......

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