Court stops post office sale – The Advocate

Court stops post office saleThe AdvocateA little more than a month ago, Stamford residents heard that new apartment towers were planned for the site of the historic Atlantic Street post office. But a group bent on preserving post offices joined forces with a postal patron and a Greenwich … More: …

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Lyons Post Office reopening – Longmont Daily Times-Call

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Lyons Post Office reopeningLongmont Daily Times-CallLYONS — In another step on the town's road to recovery from last month's floods, the U.S. Postal Service is in the process of moving back into its Lyons Post Office. Denver-based USPS spokesman David Rupert confirmed Wednesday that the Postal Service …Camp Meeker …

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Retailers Brace for Reduction in Food Stamps – Wall Street Journal

Retailers Brace for Reduction in Food StampsWall Street JournalRetailers and grocers are bracing for another drain on consumer spending when a temporary boost in food-stamp benefits expires Friday. The change will leave 48 million Americans with an estimated $16 billion less to spend over the next three years and …and more » …

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Millions on food stamps facing benefits cuts – CBS News

Washington Post (blog) Millions on food stamps facing benefits cutsCBS News(MoneyWatch) It is late October, so Adrianne Flowers is out of money to buy food for her family. That is no surprise. Feeding five kids is expensive, and the roughly $600 in food stamps she gets from the federal government …

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