In August, the U.S. Postal Service made the announcement that it intended to close the downtown post office branch in Blue Springs, moving all operations to the Blue Springs annex less than a mile away. More: continued here
Judge orders Conn. to process food stamps fasterWTNH(AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Connecticut Department of Social Services to process food stamps in a timely fashion, a week after 125 boxes of unprocessed applications for food stamps were found at the agency. U.S. District Judge Vanessa …Federal court orders Connecticut Department of Social…
Judge orders Conn. to process food stamps fasterThe HourHARTFORD — A federal judge has ordered the Connecticut Department of Social Services to process food stamps in a timely fashion, a week after 125 boxes of unprocessed applications for food stamps were found at the agency. U.S. District Judge Vanessa …Federal court orders Connecticut Department of…
Post-Bulletin Back Roads: Kids put their stamp on ChristmasPost-BulletinFor the second year in a row, I oversaw the cheerful chaos of toddlers to teens letting loose with ink stamps, colored markers and creativity. Initially, I feared I would have to cajole children into doing something as archaic as making their own … More: continued here
The Guardian (blog) Royal Mail staff are trying to save the universal postal serviceThe Guardian (blog)As the article says: "Royal Mail has lost business to the likes of TNT Post and UK Mail over the past seven years. Currently, half of all letters are handled by a rival company, with Royal Mail responsible for only…
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The Drum eBay reports its biggest ever mobile Christmas in the UK as mobile sales jump …The DrumeBay has reported that more than three million Brits logged on to the site on Sunday 2 December, dubbed 'Super Sunday', via their mobile devices. The number of mobile visitors to the site on peaked at almost double…
Unique postmark keeps NS post office busy during the holidaysCTV NewsEven in the age of e-cards, Skype and digital greetings, many Canadians still prefer to send Christmas cards the old-fashioned way, through the mail, which is why the holidays tend to be the most hectic time of the year for Canada Post. And one of…
Royal Mail to shut five delivery offices across countyEssex EnquirerThese machines electronically “read” the addresses on letters and sort them into the order in which they will be delivered by Royal Mail's postmen and women. They can sort mail at speeds of up to 45,000 items per hour, and significantly reduce the … More: continued…
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Day 2 of Cory Booker's food stamp challenge brings no caffeine and a lot of adviceThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com"While I applaud the Mayor's effort to publicize the difficulty that people have relying on food stamps for their meals, and recognize those challenges are very real, I could not help being surprised…