A Henry County teenager pled guilty on Monday to breaking into the U.S. Postal Service office on Marshall Way in Fieldale and causing almost $20,000 in damages, according to a news release from a federal court. More: continued here
Read More »Stevensburg Post Office reopened Monday – The Daily Progress
Stevensburg Post Office reopened MondayThe Daily ProgressThe Stevensburg Post Office located on Route 3 (Germanna Highway) reopened for the first time in five months on Monday since a truck slammed into it in January, causing the unexpected closure. “I'm glad to be back,” said Stevensburg Postmaster … More: continued here
Read More »US House farm bill would limit assets of food stamp recipients – La Crosse Tribune
US House farm bill would limit assets of food stamp recipientsLa Crosse TribuneThe U.S. House is expected to take up the farm bill this month, and food stamps will likely be a contentious part of the debate. The version before the House would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by …
Read More »Teen pleads guilty in Fieldale post office case – Martinsville Bulletin
Teen pleads guilty in Fieldale post office caseMartinsville BulletinMatthew Fitzgerald, 18, of Bassett, entered his plea in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Danville to one count of willfully committing a depredation (damage) against United States property, specifically the post office, the …Bassett man admits to …
Read More »Platteville: Post office collects 4000 pounds of food – Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Platteville: Post office collects 4000 pounds of foodDubuque Telegraph HeraldPlatteville Post Office employees and volunteers collected 4,000 pounds of food during the annual National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive in May. Platteville's donations were part of the 21st annual drive, which collected millions of pounds … More: continued here
Read More »Suspicious white powder at post office
Suspicious white powder has been found at a NZ Post centre near Christchurch. More: continued here
Read More »Morgue fridge for sale on eBay – GlobalPost (blog)
Geekosystem Morgue fridge for sale on eBayGlobalPost (blog)You may find it on eBay, where a giant "used" but "fully operational" morgue refrigerator is being auctioned off by New York's Office of General Services. That's right. A four-drawer fridge for the dead. The Norlake Scientific 4 Drawer Morgue …New York City …
Read More »Banks fined over Libor to advise Royal Mail – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Banks fined over Libor to advise Royal MailTelegraph.co.ukUBS and Barclays have been appointed as senior advisers on the stock market listing of Royal Mail, which could earn the scandal-hit lenders millions of pounds in fees, less than a year after they were fined nearly £1.3bn for attempting to rig …
Read More »White powder at post office deemed safe
Hazardous material experts have determined that suspicious white powder found at a Christchurch NZ Post centre is safe. More: continued here
Read More »Maybe a Johnny Cash Stamp Will Save the USPS – Vulture
MiamiHerald.com Maybe a Johnny Cash Stamp Will Save the USPSVultureThe United States Postal Service is, as you've heard and heard and heard, ailing. Potentially dying, really. Maybe a Johnny Cash stamp can save the day? A new series of Forever stamps featuring the Man in Black will go on sale …
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