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Newark residents say Springfield Avenue post office is the pitsThe Star-LedgerDora Barnes wasn't on the phone a hot minute when she was cut off Tuesday morning. Oh, no he didn't. Click. Oh, yes he did. Someone at the Springfield Avenue Post Office in Newark hung up on her after she …

Newark residents cringe when they go to the post office on Springfield Avenue. They say the service is horrible and mail delivery is just as bad. On South 10th Street, residents said they have had 10 to 15 different mail carriers and their mail may not get delivered for three …

Critics: Missouri policies blocking access to food stamps, Medicaid and other …STLtoday.comOVERLAND • The reorganization of a state office and staff downsizing have created drastic barriers for Missouri's neediest citizens, keeping food stamps, Medicaid assistance, day-care subsidies and other support out of reach, a group of advocates said … More: continued …

Advocates for the poor argued staff cuts and a reorganization in Missouri's Family Support Division are keeping the state's neediest residents from getting help More: continued here

Angela Carella: More on pending sale of Stamford post officeThe AdvocateAmid a national controversy over the sale of historic post offices, there are more questions about a pending deal for the one in downtown Stamford. The U.S. Postal Service has been selling its properties — including post offices listed on …

eBay auctions: The 'worthless' gallstones, atmosphere and igloosBBC NewsA Hertfordshire grandmother sold her gallstones on eBay after having them removed during surgery. Anita Crawley had originally planned to make them into a necklace before deciding it would be a "bit gory" to thread cotton through something that had … More: …

PhlPost issues Miss World Megan Young stampsGMA NewsAnother Filipina international beauty queen will be immortalized through snail mail, as the Philippine Postal Corp. issued stamps and souvenir sheets featuring the first Filipina Miss World, Megan Lynne Young. PHLPost said the stamps were first issued Feb. More: continued here

Stamp collecting gains young fans in Thousand OaksVentura County StarCHUCK KIRMAN/THE STAR People of all ages sort through stamps as members of the Goebel Senior Center Stamp Club host Youth Stamp Day. Experts demonstrated techniques and answered questions at Saturday's event in Thousand Oaks. More: continued here

Metro BBC News – Royal Mail lorry hits couple's 'sold' Gosport houseBBC NewsA couple in Gosport who had agreed the sale of their house hope their buyer can wait for it to be repaired after a Royal Mail lorry ploughed into it. Len and Anne Wiles' house in Wheatsheaf Mews, …

Metro Special delivery! Royal Mail van crashes into elderly couple's homeMetroRoyal Mail, usually so reluctant to cram large packages through small letterboxes, are becoming much more ambitious. A driver operating one of their 7.5-tonne red lorries attempted (accidentally, of course) to deliver his whole vehicle through the …Royal Mail Lorry …