Hazmat crew removes suspicious parcel from Dighton Post OfficeFall River Herald NewsDighton Fire Chief Antone Roderick Jr., left, was shown a questionable letter retrieved by a Massachusetts Department of Fire Services haz mat crew at the Dighton Post Office on Main Street on Monday afternoon. Post Officer workers finding a …
Read More »Mario Batali a hungry chef on food stamp challenge – Wall Street Journal
Yahoo! Canada Shine Mario Batali a hungry chef on food stamp challengeWall Street JournalThe chef, his wife and their two teenage sons are eating for a week on the equivalent of a food stamp budget in protest of potential cuts pending in Congress to the benefit program used by more …
Read More »Commissioner wants to see hard time for fraudulent food stamp cases – WECT-TV6
Commissioner wants to see hard time for fraudulent food stamp casesWECT-TV6PENDER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – More food stamps have been handed out to residents in Pender County than ever, surprising county commissioners and leaving them with a lot of questions. During the annual budget retreat that took place earlier this …
Read More »ACCOMAC — Twenty-seven post offices on Virginia’s Eastern Shore would be open … – Delmarva Daily Times
ACCOMAC — Twenty-seven post offices on Virginia's Eastern Shore would be open …Delmarva Daily TimesACCOMAC — Twenty-seven post offices on Virginia's Eastern Shore would be open fewer hours each day under a new plan announced by the US Postal Service that officials say could keep the nation's smallest post offices …
Read More »Mariah Hill opens Indiana's first village post office
Some small towns are simply having to go without a local office, but in Mariah Hill, Indiana, one cost-effective plan has become reality. More: continued here
Read More »600 city, suburban post offices to stay open but fewer hours – USA TODAY
USA TODAY 600 city, suburban post offices to stay open but fewer hoursUSA TODAYBy Michael Winter, USA TODAY The Associated Press points out today that 600 city and suburban post offices are among the more than 3600 stations the US Postal Service announced last week would remain open for now …
Read More »Watertown post offices to remain open, for now
The East End Post Office and New Town Post Office, which were both studied for closure, will remain open, for now, according to a spokesman for the United States Postal Service. More: continued here
Read More »Tamworth post office gets stamp of the modern
TAMWORTH’s historic post office building is getting a new look. More: continued here
Read More »Post offices share role in rural communities – Sentinel-Standard
Post offices share role in rural communitiesSentinel-StandardAccess to the retail lobby and to post office boxes would remain unchanged, and a town's zip code stays. O'Donnell sees the post office across the street from her business a draw to the main business district here. People like one-stop shopping, … More: …
Read More »Proposed Food Stamp Cuts Could Eliminate or Reduce Benefits for as Many as 22 … – Youth Today
Youth Today Proposed Food Stamp Cuts Could Eliminate or Reduce Benefits for as Many as 22 …Youth TodaySome 22 million children who depend on the federal nutrition assistance program that replaced food stamps could lose their benefits under a 2013 budget resolution recently approved by the House Agricultural Committee. The …
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