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Family cooks up idea to support local eateries

By Breanna Edelstein
The Eagle Tribune

METHUEN — Fabric and thread destined to become face masks for people in need are still sitting in the Renaud home. Kristine Renaud, a mother of three, fumbled with the materials before thinking, “there has to be another way to help.”

The idea came at dinnertime, as the family of five navigated local restaurants’ websites and Facebook pages to figure out which ones were still cooking.

“That’s what got the ball rolling,” Kristine Renaud said.

Soon after, she and her husband, Eric Renaud, started justeatlocal.us; an interactive list of eateries in the Merrimack Valley, Southern New Hampshire and beyond that remain open in some capacity during the coronavirus pandemic.

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