RESIDENTS in Uckfield may soon be able to grab a pint while posting their mail as services are set to move into a pub.The Nutley Arms, in Nutley, could become an outreach site for Post Office services.It means the sub-postmistress of Ridgewood Post Office, Sue Gothard, will visit the pub …

Craigslist job posting scams Southern Arizona post officesTucson News NowThe scam targeted the post office and used the unemployed as the middleman to get thousands of dollars in stamps. The Better Business Bureau says about one dozen people found a job on Craigslist. The company gave them business checks and …

Counterfeit stamps land Iowa man in prisonWQAD.com — Quad Cities News & Weather from WQADA man from the Iowa City area was convicted of counterfeiting thousands of dollars worth of postage stamps. Authorities said that 43-year-old David Nelson Chasse was sentenced on August 28, 2013 to 4-months in prison for …

Berkeleyside Accounts clash on reason for post office departureBerkeleysideThe protesters at the downtown Berkeley Post Office who had been camping on site to fight the proposed sale of the building have left the area, but the official account from police has been disputed by some involved activists. A statement posted …

Preservationist fears murals' fate if post office leaves federal buildingSanta Fe New Mexican.comYou can come back at the end of your 30-day period for another 10 free articles, or you can purchase a subscription at this time and continue to enjoy valuable local news and information. If you need help, …

azcentral.com Over $600000 seized in Phoenix food-stamp fraud probeazcentral.comPhoenix police arrested three people and seized more than $600,000 in cash in connection with a fraudulent food-stamp operation at a Phoenix convenience store, authorities said. Kameel Sweiss, 51, and sons Ameer Sweis, 22, and Faday Sweis, 33, were …3 men arrested in …

New York Daily News Carpet section from MTV Video Music Awards for sale on eBayUPI.comNEW YORK, Aug. 29 (UPI) — A New York bodega is trying to sell a piece of the red carpet from the MTV Video Music Awards on eBay with a starting bid of $500. Workers at …

Rally for Food Stamps Funding, Higher Wages for Fast Food WorkersFOX 40 News WICZ TVAt the protest outside the McDonald's on Main Street, the activists also called on Congressman Hanna to oppose a bill that would cut the food stamp program by 40 billion dollars over the next ten years. …

Changes in rules and eligibility have contributed to very large increases in the cost of the food stamps program, SNAP, an economist writes. More: continued here

Legal Loophole Allows Homeless At Astoria Post OfficeOPB NewsThe lobby of the Astoria Post Office functions as a resting area for homeless people, and there's nothing police can do. The Daily Astorian reports that police are confounded by a legal loophole. The post office was listed as a federal enclave …