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Hundreds lined up Friday to receive food at an Atlantic County event to fill in for food stamps during the federal government shutdown. Atlantic County will hold a food distribution event Friday for residents who are enrolled in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which was suspended as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown. Contact Dan Grote: 609-272-7234 dgrote@pressofac.com X @ACPress_Grote Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Dan Grote News editor Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today