NJ’s investment in civic information protects against declining media literacy

By: Special to the New Jersey Monitor

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: May 19, 2026

Words: 1,072

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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by Simon Galperin

Almost every Friday afternoon for the first 18 months of the pandemic, I distributed food to dozens of families in Essex County out of the back of a food pantry van.

If you’ve never gotten food from a food pantry, it’s mostly canned or dried goods, fresh fruits and vegetables; occasionally hot or frozen meals. You’ll get fresh bread from the bakery one week and go home with Thomas’s Bagels …

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