Future of Post Office Remains UncertainPhilipstown.infoAdjacent to Foodtown, the post office currently rents its space from Dan Katz, owner of the supermarket, under a sublease. However, plans to expand the grocery store into the present post office location has left the Cold Spring Village Board, Planning … More: continued here
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More than 100,000 Vermonters, nearly one out of every six residents of the state, receive Food Stamps, a program now called Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). That's nearly double the 2006 number. More: continued here
Read More »Raises for higher ed, food stamps for prison guards – Tulsa World
Raises for higher ed, food stamps for prison guardsTulsa World… an across-the-board raise since 2008 and employees don't enjoy as rich a benefits package as other state employees. But those other state employees haven't had a general pay raise since 2006. And many state correctional officers qualify for food … …
Read More »America’s Post Office: Not As Doomed As You Think – Motley Fool
Town Hall America's Post Office: Not As Doomed As You ThinkMotley FoolExperts were saying that unless something was done, the Post Office could be losing money at the rate of $20 billion a year by 2015. The USPS was, in short, barreling down the highway to bankruptcy, and about to …
Read More »Today in History: The First Post Office Opened in Sarasota – Patch.com
Today in History: The First Post Office Opened in SarasotaPatch.comIt wasn't until 1909 that the Crocker family (yes, our very own Crockers, of Crocker Memorial Church fame) opened their post office, claiming the “southern part of Sarasota was under-served.” The location? Present-day Bay Road (the eastern extension of … More: …
Read More »Berkeley: Misunderstanding results in many post office protesters breaking camp – Contra Costa Times
Berkeley: Misunderstanding results in many post office protesters breaking campContra Costa TimesBERKELEY — Protesters camping on the steps of the Berkeley post office thought police were about to shut them down, so they took down their banners and most folded up their tents after nearly three weeks camping out to …
Read More »Former Morrilton post office to house OEM, 911 center – Arkansas Online (subscription)
Former Morrilton post office to house OEM, 911 centerArkansas Online (subscription)The old post office building in Morrilton, built in 1936, will be the new home of the Conway County Office of Emergency Management and the 911 communications center. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in …
Read More »Gulfport’s post office building – SunHerald.com
SunHerald.com Gulfport's post office buildingSunHerald.comThis March 1, 1910, photo shows the Gulfport post office building on the way to completion. Contractors Moore & Son of Nashville built the massive structure with a white Georgia granite base, which ran several feet above the ground. The walls are … More: continued here
Read More »Senator calls potential post office move ‘disaster for downtown Santa Fe’ – KOB.com
Senator calls potential post office move 'disaster for downtown Santa Fe'KOB.comSenator Tom Udall is calling the possible move of Santa Fe's main post office“a disaster for downtown Santa Fe.” That is according to KOB Eyewitness News 4's media partners at The Santa Fe New Mexican. Udall says the post office …
Read More »Plaza post office customers angered by lobby closing on weekends
A sign informs customers of the new hours for the post office at the Plaza. Due to vandalism, the lobby is closed at noon on Saturday and remains closed until Monday at 8:30 a.m. More: continued here
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