A VILLAGE post office at the heart of its community has been nominated for an award by its customers. More: continued here

Less money, more demand for Ill. government aidChicago Tribune, United StatesMore people need food stamps, yet the agency that oversees the program is closing 17 offices around the state. While increased child abuse is a concern, money for guardianship and adoption is being cut at the state's child-welfare agency. … More: …

Disgraced Ponzi pusher Bernie Madoff is a very big New York Mets fan. Now, he has been forced to put his precious tickets up for sale on eBay. Bidding for the first game closes Sunday. More: continued here

Bernard Madoff’s seats at Citi Field are fetching quite a price. The two tickets for Monday night’s ballpark opener owned by Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities were bid up to $2,955 by 5 p.m. EDT Saturday on eBay. Seats 5-6 in the eighth row of section 11, just to the …

The founders of Web telephone service Skype, currently owned by eBay Inc, are interested in bidding for the company they sold some four years ago, according to a media report. More: continued here

The European men who created Skype and sold it to eBay for billions may have another trick up their sleeve: buying it back. Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the founders of Skype, have approached several private-equity firms and are pooling their own… More: continued here

NEW YORK – Bernard Madoff’s seats at Citi Field are fetching quite a price. More: continued here

Ebay Is Outlet for CrooksWGBA-TV, WIThe Appleton man says hundreds of dollars of memorabilia was stolen and put up for sale on ebay. "I knew it was mine at first sight," says Blohm. "I knew it was mine." After seeing his items online, the Appleton and Grand Chute Police Department are …

The two tickets for Monday’s Citi Field opener owned by Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities were bid up to $2,297 by 5 p.m. EDT Friday on eBay. More: continued here

FedEx lays off 74 people in Bath Township More: continued here