Berkeley preservationists question senator's ties to post office salesLa Jolla LightAs people throughout the country continue efforts to prevent the postal services' planned sale of more than 4,000 post offices, some Berkeley residents who have reached out to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to help save their historic post office… …

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La Jolla post office still open as battle to save it continuesLa Jolla LightIt has been a year since La Jollans learned that the Wall Street post office was among more than 4,000 properties the financially beleaguered U.S. Postal Service (USPS) intends to sell, in an effort to slash operating …

Newsday (subscription) Spring Valley woman stole $18K in Medicaid, food stamps, DA saysNewsday (subscription)Average personal income by county in NYS. A Spring Valley woman defrauded Rockland County's Department of Social Services out of more than $18,000 in an effort to receive Medicaid and food stamps, the county district attorney's office …

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Many bills name post offices; another snag for Hagel; and the inauguration …Washington Post (blog)Congress goes postal — Who says Congress can't tackle the tough issues? A new analysis finds that an astonishing “15 percent of all bills passed and signed into law in the last five congresses named a …

The Independent London police to be based in post offices as Scotland Yard makes £500m cutsThe Independent"But in theory Post Offices could provided a fixed point on the high street, with some branding with the Metropolitan Police Service, where you could potentially bring your lost property, if you need to …

Vermont Public Radio Vt rural post office patrons discuss optionsCt PostBARNARD, Vt. (AP) — The postal service is holding meetings in Vermont communities to give residents a chance to discuss options in advance of cutbacks. The meetings and surveys sent out are giving residents four options. Vermont Public Radio reports …

Telegraph.co.uk Victims 'could report crimes at the Post Office'Telegraph.co.uk“But in theory post offices could provided a fixed point on the high street, with some branding with the Metropolitan Police Service, where you could potentially bring your lost property, if you need to produce identification, if there's a licence that …Police …

The Guardian Police in post offices as Scotland Yard axes 65 stations across LondonThe GuardianScotland Yard is to close 65 police stations to the public across London and move its front desks into post offices and supermarkets as part of proposals to make £500m budget cuts. In a blueprint for …