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Newark's Drive Up and Go Food Distribution
event&nbsp;was held today at Ferry Street and Niagara/Chambers streets.&nbsp;

The event comes as high inflation and higher expenses make it hard for many families to put food on
the table.&nbsp;

A new report released Tuesday found consumer
prices surged 8.3% in August.

Stocks fell Tuesday because inflation
remains so high, with the Dow losing close to
1,300 points.

Newark's Drive Up and Go Food Distribution event was held today at Ferry Street and Niagara/Chambers streets. 

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Newark holds food distribution event amid high inflation, higher expenses

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high inflation dwindling stock prices and higher expenses, making it harder for many families to put food on the table. That's right. News told New Jersey's Tony Caputo joining us now from Newark where there's going to be a food drive a little later this morning, but Tony we've been talking about inflation in the higher prices and everything is going up, but everyone's paychecks is not not going up. Exactly. I mean all these folks here in the ironbound section, getting up bright and early, heading off to work doing what they would normally do, but when they go to the supermarket to bring home groceries for the family, it costs that much more and bringing home less. I mean, the consumer prices were up 8.3% in August believe it or not, that's lower than it was in July in July was that record setting? 9.1% increase. So every time you go to buy something it's costing you that much more. And as you said, it's not as if you're getting a raise at work every day inflation, it's just been so difficult on americans. And of course here in New Jersey, folks at home to say the least and you have the dow yesterday going down about 1300 points. I mean, as soon as the market opened, if you watch it, you know, boom, it was in the red and then it just kept getting worse and worse and worse, making things that much more difficult each and every day. I know we're playing a sound bite from President biden saying everything will be ok. But in the meantime, folks here in Newark and everywhere else need to go to the supermarket, put food on the table. So Newark is helping out with a drive up and go food distribution event. It's beginning today at 11 a.m. Here at Ferry Street, Niagara and Chambers streets. Now, road closures will begin in this area right around eight a.m. So be prepared for that a little less than an hour from now, you'll probably start seeing road closures. So if you drive through this area making your way to work, you want to be prepared for that so you can get around again, drive and go food distribution event happening here in Newark beginning at 11 a.m. Today. As folks just continue to try and make ends meet and get food on the table. We're live in Newark Tony, Caputo News 12 New Jersey

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