PORTSMOUTH Through bleaker times and no matter the weather, food and fellowship have been a weekly constant in town thanks to hot and hearty community meals provided by Common Table.
Each Thursday morning, even amid the ongoing pandemic, a group of between 15 to 20 local volunteers set up shop at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Chapel Street and prepare free bagged lunches for the community.
Judy Roberts, a co-chair of the group who has volunteered for 20 years, said the group, which is unaffiliated with the church but utilizes the space, sees anywhere between 80 to120 people each week in the now outdoor lunch pickup setting.