Local business owner turns philanthropist

With a fourth season of operation underway, a major goal of the Streatery food truck is to give back to the community by providing free meals to people struggling with food insecurity during COVID-19.

Streatery owner Sarah Manuel said she always has been concerned about the amount of food wasted in the country, and when COVID-19 set in, she saw people slipping into food insecurity and she decided to take action on both.

"I started this a year ago, when COVID set it, that was when we launched our line of freezer meals, which we now sell at Bear Paw Meats. ... Some of that (food waste) is throug...