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The city will spend $75,000 in federal COVID-19 relief money to help local food pantries buy new refrigerators and freezers, amid an increase in demand for food and meals in the community.

It's been one year since 12-year-old Aliza Spencer was shot and killed near her home on Binghamton’s east side. Police still don’t know who fired the gun or why. But one group of neighbors has tried to keep her memory alive, in the form of a roadside food pantry.

Broome County's food pantries say they're struggling to meet the increasingly high demand for food, which they say is a result of high prices and a reduction in benefits.

According to Feeding America, 50 million people nationally may experience food insecurity because of COVID-19.

“Over 85 families are depending on this food for their Christmas dinners, so we are very concerned about being able to get the plowing done."

There's also home-delivery where food pantries have closed.

ENFIELD, NY (WSKG) - The Enfield Food Pantry has re-opened. It was temporarily suspended by the Food Bank of the Southern Tier for potential rodent…