HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Families in Holyoke are worrying about putting food on the table come November 1st, and the city’s mayor is sounding the alarm, warning of consequences gateway cities like Holyoke could face if the government shutdown lasts. SNAP benefits could end November 1st. City officials say this is a time where the community needs to stand by each other.

“I’m scared. I don’t know how I’m going to feed my children,” said one of thousands in Holyoke that are facing that fear as the government shutdown threatens to end SNAP benefits November 1st. If you’re a working parent struggling to make ends meet, this story hits close to home. I found that mother at Margaret’s pantry. A line was stretched out the door. She pulled up next to me with two small children in her car. She was

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