Emma Kilbride
While over 1,000 Islanders go without SNAP benefits this month, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is trying to bridge the gap with a new food equity program.
About 100 people gathered at Sunset Lake in Oak Bluffs Saturday for the unveiling of a statue dedicated to beloved Island naturalist Gus Ben David, who died last year at 81.
Federal courts last week ordered the Trump administration to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) this month after it suspended the program on Nov. 1.
Oak Bluffs residents voted overwhelmingly to ban two-rider moped rentals as part of a bylaw amendment at a special town meeting Tuesday.
Oak Bluffs voters on Nov. 4 will decide how many people should be allowed on the back of a rental moped in the latest attempt to further regulate the controversial two-wheeled tourist vehicles.
On an Island where food insecurity is an ever-present issue due to the high cost of living, the dire impact of SNAP’s sudden suspension has Vineyarders scrambling to help those in need.