ASPENDALE Gardens residents have vowed to continue their decade-long fight for a post office in their suburb. More: continued here

Save the Northfield Post Office! Sign the Online PetitionPatch.comDo you support keeping Northfield's historic downtown post office open? If so, please add your name to the comment stream at the end of the article. Editors note: After it was learned that the USPS was considering closing Northfield's downtown post … …

FOX 9 News Postal Service closes RI office to cut costsBoston GlobePostmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe announced the move Thursday, after the post office lost $8.5 billion last year. The Providence district office was among seven closed nationwide. Their functions will be assumed by other district offices. …Post Office News: …

Is the economy of the United States in better shape than many people think? More: continued here

KULR-TV Providence Post Office Merging Administrative PositionsWLNE-TV (ABC6)The Providence Post Office is looking at consolidating administrative positions as part of a national effort by the postal service to save money. The USPS lost over $8 billion last year and is making staff changes at several of its regional office. …USPS …

The U.S. Postal Service announced discontinuance studies for dozens of offices. More: continued here

The Providence Post Office is looking at consolidating administrative positions as part of a national effort by the postal service to save money. More: continued here

The post office lost $8.5 billion last year and is seeking ways to cut costs, including its proposal to end Saturday mail. More: continued here

Axis of Logic Let Them Eat CutbacksNew York Times (blog)Food stamps are part of the social safety net, but they work more as the ultimate ground-level crutch for Americans staggering against poverty. During the recession, food stamps were an important factor in helping an estimated 4.5 million Americans …House Republicans …

Ebay taps local partner to grow in VietnamFinancial TimesBack in 2006, when his nascent trading website had completed just 300 transactions, an ebullient Nguyen Hoa Binh told the Financial Times that he expected Ebay, the world's leading e-commerce group, to one day come knocking on his door. … More: continued …