PC stamps out street drinkingThis is StaffordshireSTREET drinking has almost been wiped out in a town centre thanks to the hard work of a police officer. Since moving to Stoke Police Station, PC James McMillan has worked tirelessly to enforce an alcohol restriction zone in the town and make it …

Royal Mail sorting officer stole gift card from postNW Evening MailA ROYAL Mail delivery office manager in Barrow stole mail for personal gain, a court heard. Ian Robert Taylor, of Maylands Grove, Barrow, who has since been sacked, appeared in Lancaster Crown Court yesterday after pleading guilty to a charge …

Food stamp fraud raising concerns in gov't officesThe Rolla Daily NewsBy Anonymous AP Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for …

Holiday on Monday Memorial DayNew York TimesNEW YORK GOVERNMENT OFFICES Closed. POST OFFICES Express Mail only; self-service kiosks are available at the main post office, on Eighth Avenue at 32nd Street, but there is no regular service. BANKS Option to close. PARKING Alternate-side parking …What's open/closedBrainerd Daily Dispatchall 3 news …

Old main post office awaits rededicationSan Antonio ExpressThe old main post office opened in 1937 as one of the major local projects of the Works Progress Administration — an endeavor during the Great Depression intended to relieve unemployment nationwide. The most famous of the WPA projects in San Antonio … …

Miami New Times (blog) Food stamp fraud raising concerns in gov't officesAiken StandardBy SAM HANANEL, Associated Press WASHINGTON, DC — Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash – sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist …

Royal Mail has delivered its best quarterly targets for first and second-class post for almost two years, figures out yesterday showed. More: continued here

Food stamp card fraud concerns rise in statesThe Daily AdvertiserAP WASHINGTON — Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for replacement …

Wheeling Intelligencer Post Office ClosesWheeling IntelligencerFriday was her last day of work and also the final day of operation for her post office. The Bannock site was closed because the Postal Service and its landlord could not reach a new lease agreement. And the Postal Service apparently did not want …

The United States Postal Service is offering $15,000 to full-time mail handlers who retire early. More: continued here