MassLive.com Springfield market owner denies cash-for-food stamps schemeMassLive.comSPRINGFIELD — A North End market owner was released without bail Wednesday after pleading innocent in Hampden County Superior Court to a cash-for-food stamps scheme. Julio C. Rodriguez, 55, of Springfield, denied charges of public assistance fraud …Not guilty plea for store owner in …

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CNBC Billionaire Carl Icahn added 446000 eBay shares in 4th qtrCNBCBillionaire activist Carl Icahn slightly boosted his exposure to eBay by roughly $25 million in the fourth quarter, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Icahn added about 446,000 shares in the quarter, about a 1 percent increase in his …

CBS Local Sutton Shopping Plaza Roof Collapses, Closes Post OfficeCBS LocalSUTTON (CBS) — The roof of a shopping plaza in Sutton collapsed Wednesday afternoon under the weight of heavy snow drifts. Earlier in the day, a partial collapse at the plaza off Route 146 closed several businesses and the post …

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Insider Monkey (blog) Billionaire Leon Cooperman Desperately Clutching Onto eBay Inc (EBAY…Insider Monkey (blog)eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) saw its stake rise in Omega's portfolio, as Cooperman added 375,200 shares of the technology company in the fourth quarter. The company's $198.08 million stake now represents 3.38% of Omega's portfolio value. eBay plans …

WXIA-TV DFCS says it's giving up on food stamp phone systemWXIA-TVThe stay at home mom says she applied for help through the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps, after her husband had a stroke. She received a letter in the mail alerting her to the date …

A CLOSURE-THREATENED post office will stay open – after the postmaster had a last minute change of heart about resigning. Tean Post Office was set to close temporarily yesterday, and villagers feared it would never re-open. But now the post office will stay open, with reduced hours, after the postmaster …

Wall Street Journal (blog) Beer Sales Spike As Food Stamps HitWall Street Journal (blog)It's a strange trend, one that could be significant to policy makers: When monthly food-stamp distributions fall on a weekend, beer sales to that population jump – by up to 7%. According to a new study, the …

To mark the Chinese New Year welcoming the Year of the Goat, the Philippine Postal Corp. (PhlPost) yesterday launched 3-D, gold-embossed souvenir stamps. The PhlPost said the Year of the Goat souvenir sheet with metallic foiling comes in three colors: silver, bronze, and gold. The three animals featured on the …