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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) _ A Worcester woman has pleaded guilty to defrauding the government of more than $3 million in food stamp benefits through a scheme she ran out of her convenience store. The Telegram & Gazette reports Vida Ofori Causey pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges including conspiracy to commit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits fraud and money laundering. ... Read M

New Bedford's Council On Aging and Coastline Elderly Services are teaming up to deliver financial benefits to local seniors. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that only 2 out of every 5 seniors that are eligible for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are enrolled in the program...