The Princeton Area Pantry is facing controversy after its contract with hunger-relief organization Second Harvest Northland was terminated back in February.
The news was kept under wraps by the pantry’s board of directors until an anonymous Facebook user made a post — now deleted — in the group “Princeton Bulletin Board” a few days before the board meeting on Monday, April 1.
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