Since word spread of the U.S. Postal Service’s intent to sell the island’s main post office, telephone calls have flooded the mayor’s office. More: continued here

NEW YORK (AP) — A former FedEx worker admitted Thursday to tipping off thieves who hijacked a company truck in Manhattan and held its driver hostage for hours in a brazen but bungled heist, prosecutors said. More: continued here

A one-time police officer who was arrested in 2008 for fraudulent eBay sales was spared prison time at a hearing Tuesday, but was also denied a chance at having his record cleared. Judge Thomas Culver III sentenced Charles Antonio Montes to five years probation on three separate cases of felony …

EBay investors OK employee options exchangeReutersSAN FRANCISCO, April 29 (Reuters) – EBay Inc (EBAY.O) shareholders have approved a stock options exchange program designed to let employees swap "underwater" options for restricted stock units, the online giant said on Wednesday. … More: continued here

The Savannah Local Food Collaborative will open a seasonal farmers market at 9 a.m. May 9 at the south end of Forsyth Park featuring regionally grown, fresh food and food products sold by the producers and will be capable of accepting food stamps. More: continued here

Stamps man's murder-for-hire trial opens, hears of wife's fears …Arkansas Democrat Gazette, ARCamp of Stamps is white. Also, there was acrimony over land, Parker testified. He said he had become friendly with Robin Camp while on patrol and she told him "a bunch" of her husband's property was in her name …

guardian.co.uk Local Residents React to Obama's First 100 Days in OfficeWJLA, DCWASHINGTON – As the nation reaches the milestone of President Obama's 100th day in office, there are a lot of strong opinions as to how he is handling the job. Outside a post office in Capitol Hill, in extremely democratic …

Thanks to a recent grant, people who receive food stamps will be able to shop at Vashon’s thriving Farmers Market beginning this weekend. More: continued here

Safe stolen in post office burglaryWalesOnline, United KingdomA SAFE containing a large quantity of cash has been stolen from a post office. Burglars broke into Rumney Post Office in Cardiff in the early hours of this morning. Police said they were alerted to the theft when the alarm at a neighbouring …

Changes were made early Tuesday to downtown Cheboygan traffic. “The section of Water Street behind and alongside the U.S. Post Office — normally oneway — will be a two-way street until approximately mid-day Thursday,” said Kurt Jones, director of the Cheboygan Department of Public Safety. More: continued here