NewsNet5.com Families need hygiene and paper products that food stamps don't coverNewsNet5.comButler gets a monthly food stamp allotment, but it can only be used to purchase food. For soap and other hygiene items, paper products, and laundry detergent, she has to dip into the $35 a week she has in …
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New Canaan post office still without a place to goThe AdvocateNEW CANAAN — Less than 60 days before it loses its current location, the New Canaan Post Office is still seeking a permanent site and a temporary space for a trailer. After almost two years of failed negotiations, the lease …
Read More »Kim Kardashian’s eBay Auction Sends Big Bucks to Philippines Relief, Plus She … – E! Online
E! Online Kim Kardashian's eBay Auction Sends Big Bucks to Philippines Relief, Plus She …E! OnlineKim Kardashian knows firsthand that no good deed goes unpunished! The E! star recently opened up her heart—and her closet—to help families in the Philippines, placing designer clothes, shoes and accessories up for auction in …
Read More »Potter fails to get stamp of approval – Albany Times Union
Potter fails to get stamp of approvalAlbany Times UnionThe stamps portraying characters and scenes from the best-selling Harry Potter books and movies are a measure of the resolve of the deficit-ridden Postal Service to appeal to consumers' cultural preferences to generate revenue. But in a plot … More: continued here
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Bromley Trading Standards issue warning over scam Royal Mail emailsBromley TimesTrading Standards have urged residents not to respond to these messages, which claim a parcel has been “detained” by the Royal Mail and asks the recipient to fill out a form. Another variation claims the recipient has a tracked item …
Read More »New Post Office Opens In Raleigh, Will Be Open 7 Days A Week – The Raleigh Telegram
The Raleigh Telegram New Post Office Opens In Raleigh, Will Be Open 7 Days A WeekThe Raleigh Telegram“This office will help to increase convenience and access to postal services for customers unable to travel to the main Post Office,” said Linda Strong, Acting Postmaster, Raleigh, who will oversee Raleigh's Carlie …
Read More »Post Offices Offer Extended Hours and Holiday Mailing Tips – WJTV
The Guardian Post Offices Offer Extended Hours and Holiday Mailing TipsWJTVTo enhance customer convenience, 25 Post Offices in Mississippi are extending retail service hours on the last two Saturdays before Christmas, Dec. 14 and 21. Four others usually closed on Saturday will also be open. Please see the attached list …
Read More »FedEx Pilots Spread Holiday Cheer to Special Needs Children and Families
In the spirit of giving this holiday season, FedEx pilots will once again deliver food baskets and gifts to Hope House, a Memphis day-care center devoted to children who have been affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS. More: continued here
Read More »RIC LLEWELLYN: Ask hard questions about dependence on food stamps – Bakersfield Californian
RIC LLEWELLYN: Ask hard questions about dependence on food stampsBakersfield CalifornianFood stamps — or SNAP benefits — have been in the news a lot recently. The reason is that benefits have been reduced. Most stories cover the statistics of poverty and point out that tens of thousands of people in …
Read More »Oregon is especially hard hit by food stamp cuts – Statesman Journal
Boston Globe Oregon is especially hard hit by food stamp cutsStatesman JournalOregon's slow rebound from the Great Recession is setting the state apart as one of the hardest hit by reductions in food stamp funding — $84 million was cut this year from the safety net that has helped one …
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