Post office worker sentenced over theftThe Bolton NewsA WOMAN who stole thousands of pounds from the post office where she worked has been sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester. Joanne Cropper, aged 43, of Masefield Road, Little Lever, was given a community order with a six-month curfew and … More: continued here
Post Office contractor sentenced for hiding mailFairbanks Daily News-Minerby Sam Friedman/sfriedman@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS — A postal contractor was sentenced to six months in jail Tuesday for hiding more than 100 pieces of mail in a storage locker. Under the terms of a plea agreement, Christopher Thomas, 40, pleaded … More: continued here
Weston & Somerset Mercury Hundreds call for more post boxesWeston & Somerset MercuryPeople living in the Village Quarter and Port Marine areas have petitioned the chairman of Royal Mail for their help in supplying what they say is a much needed mailing out service. In a letter to the Times Joan Eggmore one of the…
(Reuters) – Postal officials were blunt in December when they stood before 120 residents in Dedham, Iowa, to tell them why their town’s post office has to close. The Internet, officials said, was killing the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here
Tributes are paid to James Whitaker, the royal commentator and former royal editor of the Daily Mirror, who has died aged 71. More: continued here
Rutland and Stamford Mercury Fight continues to save sorting office in KettonRutland and Stamford MercuryRoyal Mail has decided to shut the facility attached to Ketton post office and relocate its four staff to the sorting office in Orton Southgate, Peterborough, at the end of April. The company says the move will increase efficiency in the…
The Norwegian Postal Authority, Posten Norge, has issued an apology to the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Oslo, E. Rodney M. Perera, for the recent issuance of LTTE stamps in Norway. More: continued here
Guest commentary: Finding and ending food stamp fraudSTLtoday.comI want to assure all Americans that we take this charge seriously with regard to these programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps as it is still called in some states. Put simply, we do not tolerate fraud in this …Getting Food StampsGoverningall 0 news…
Arutz Sheva Fake Western Wall Stones Hawked on eBayForwardBy Haaretz The Western Wall Heritage Foundation on Monday lodged an official police complaint after a fraudulent solicitation appeared on eBay offering stones from the Jewish Holy site as a talisman for luck and blessing. Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovich …Kotel Rabbi to eBay: Stop Selling Kotel StonesArutz Shevaall…
Boston Globe Perkins gives stamp of approvalBoston HeraldBy Danielle Rivard The Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library honored the US Postal Service for its new series of 65-cent stamps“Dogs at Work,” which feature four different types of service dogs, during a ceremony yesterday to salute service dogs.New stamps honoring service dogs unveiledBoston.comall 3 news articles »…