Fighting food insecurity and food intolerance A food drive on Wednesday in Luzerne County took on two problems facing many people in our area—food insecurity and food intolerance. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 4:47 PM EDT March 31, 2021 KINGSTON, Pa. — Car after car lined up outside the Al Beech West Side Food Pantry in Kingston for a food distribution. Pantry President Clancy Harrison says this is nothing like the distributions before the pandemic. "It's a little bit different now. We try to cater to the needs of our guests, but we've increased from 150 to 2,000, so it's a big learning curve and a lot of pivoting," Harrison said.