Woods fire on W. PO. Office Rd. in SomersetDelmarva NowPRINCESS ANNE — Forestry crews late Monday monitored a brush fire that was contained earlier in the evening off West Post Office Road near the line that divides Somerset and Worcester counties. The fire burned as Maryland's Lower Shore and the …
Read More »Former post office employee sentenced for stealing, embezzling
Michael Martin, 50, of Bridgeport, a former United States Postal Service employee, was sentenced April 9 by United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to five years of probation, the first six months of which Martin must spend in home confinement with electronic monitoring. More: continued here
Read More »U.S. food stamps helped reduce poverty rate, government finds
WASHINGTON – A study by the Agriculture Department has found that food stamps, one of the country's largest social safety net programs, reduced the poverty rate substantially during the recession. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx gives Wooddale High students a look into the future
FedEx pilots and mechanics made a compelling case Monday that theirs is an exciting, rewarding workplace for the next generation of Memphis workers. More: continued here
Read More »6 years for fake posters – New York Daily News
New York Daily News 6 years for fake postersNew York Daily NewsA Georgia man was sentenced Monday to more than six years in prison for selling fake vintage horror movie posters on eBay. Kerry Haggard, 47, was also ordered to forfeit more than $1.3 million he made in the scam. …
Read More »First class landmark: Manchester town hall gets Royal Mail stamp of approval – Manchester Evening News
Daily Mail First class landmark: Manchester town hall gets Royal Mail stamp of approvalManchester Evening NewsIt has already featured in Hollywood movies – now Manchester's iconic town hall has been immortalised by the Royal Mail. The neo-gothic building features in a new series of stamps celebrating Britain's most famous landmarks.A …
Read More »Possible mail theft reported in Rancho Cucamonga – Contra Costa Times
Possible mail theft reported in Rancho CucamongaContra Costa TimesRANCHO CUCAMONGA – Postal Service officials and sheriff's deputies are investigating whether mail may have been stolen from a local post office. Several customers have reported items mailed in late February from inside the station at 6649 Amethyst Ave.and more » More: continued …
Read More »Stabenow urged to protect food stamps – The Detroit News
Stabenow urged to protect food stampsThe Detroit NewsDebbie Stabenow and other members of Congress to protect food stamp benefits as they consider the reauthorization of the upcoming Farm Bill, advocates said Monday. The Center for Civil Justice and Michigan League for Human Services urged Stabenow, … More: continued here
Read More »A&P Commission to offer $730000 for Old Post Office, decides against Scarpino … – Fayetteville Flyer
A&P Commission to offer $730000 for Old Post Office, decides against Scarpino …Fayetteville FlyerThe Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission will offer to pay no more for the Old Post Office building than the estimated value from a recent appraisal. The commission voted on Monday to offer $730000 to owner Ron …
Read More »Jonesville post office torn down – The Republic
Jonesville post office torn downThe RepublicBy Brian Sanders jsanders@therepublic.com JONESVILLE — With a couple of tugs from a Ford pickup truck, the last remnants of Jonesville's post office came crashing down Monday afternoon. Closed since November as part of cutbacks by the US Postal … More: continued here
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