Food stamps put Rhode Island town on monthly boom-and-bust cycleWashington PostAt precisely one second after midnight, on March 1, Woonsocket would experience its monthly financial windfall — nearly $2 million from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. Federal money would be … More: continued here

Good/bad news for GMF post officeOur Colorado NewsSpeaking to about 15 residents in Green Mountain Falls March 12, Munoz assured the group that the post office would remain open but with hours reduced from eight to six. “Going down to six hours says a lot about the people who work …

WOONSOCKET, R.I. – The economy of Woonsocket was about to stir to life. Delivery trucks were moving down river roads, and stores were extending their hours. The bus company was warning riders to anticipate “heavy traffic.” A community bank, soon to experience a surge in deposits, was rolling a message …

In a time when the U.S. Postal Service is bleeding money, the tiny facility in Green Mountain Falls has escaped the ax. “The people at the headquarters in Washington D.C. did an about-face about a yea More: continued here

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The city sued FedEx Ground for accepting packages from a Kentucky company called CigarettesDirect2U, which helped New Yorkers evade high cigarette taxes by shipping untaxed cartons from out-of-state. More: continued here

Bowman stamps return ticket to 2A state finalsnwitimes.comBowman stamps return ticket to 2A state finals. Print Email. « Bowman's Antonio Pipkin and Justin King Buy Now; Bowman Academy's Darrion Riddle Buy Now · Bowman's Antonio Pipkin Buy Now. » 2013-03-16T19:00:00Z 2013-03-16T19:01:08Z Bowman …and more » More: continued here

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ABC News What Are Pet Food Stamps?ABC NewsSeveral years ago, a friend of Marc Okon's told him that she was having financial difficulties and was receiving food stamps. "She told me she sometimes feeds her cat before herself and goes without eating," he said in an interview with ABC/Univision. More: …

From 2006 to 2009, the city said, FedEx Ground delivered about 160,000 cartons of untaxed cigarettes that New Yorkers had ordered from CigarettesDirect2U.com. More: continued here