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An underground food pantry in Boston draws needy families, and the city's disapproval
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On a bright and freezing afternoon, a stream of people arrived at the parking lot of an elementary school in Roslindale to visit an underground food pantry.
Many had lost jobs and had families to feed over the holidays: They were planning to make pancakes, bake lasagna, roast chickens.
But the food distribution operation has become a battle between the volunteers who run it and Boston officials. The Roslindale site is just one of the many spontaneous mutual aid efforts that have sprung up to address soaring need in the city, some of which have operated in a legal gray area.
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