LITTLETON — A protest opposing the closing of the federal Social Security office in Littleton is scheduled for noon on Thursday at the 177 Main St. office.
The Littleton office was included on a list of offices to be closed by the Government Service Administration as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the cost and size of the government’s workforce.
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