NEWARK - Lines of families and their children, holding empty shopping bags and carts, wrapped around the block outside West Side Park Community Center on Friday waiting to pick up bread, eggs, meat and canned goods provided by the Newark-based nonprofit United Community Corporation (UCC).

Some were pleasantly surprised to see Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill, who grinned ear to ear as she waved to those in line.

“I’m here today because we now have a president who is trying to stop SNAP funding, and when ordered to do so by a court, is kind of slow-walking the whole thing,” Sherrill told reporters. “I’m here to bring attention to this issue and continue that pressure, and I will continue to do that as a governor, to make sure we are building programs across the state, so everyone has access to

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