The county is experiencing a 26 percent jump in the number of people seeking food-stamp help in November, compared to last November, state figures show. For each month, county resident enrollment in the food-stamp program has steadily increased.
In November 2007, about 15,700 individuals across the county received the subsidy. This November the number shot up to more than 19,800 people, according to the state agency. Those...
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