West Harford was hit by Tropical Storm Irene.  The village store, library, and post office all felt the wrath of the storm. The store has since reopened and now a new service inside is filling another hole. More: continued here

Bridge reopens to post office in HalifaxBrattleboro ReformerTuesday October 30, 2012. HALIFAX — The Halifax village can say good-bye to the three-mile detour that was required in order to drive to the post office. A bridge on Reed Hill Road that was destroyed by Tropical Storm Irene reopened to the …

BBC News 'Royal Mail needs this investment'BBC NewsRoyal Mail is to create 1,000 jobs in the UK over the next four years as part of a £75m investment programme for its parcels business. A new parcel processing centre will open in Chorley in Autumn 2013 and two new depots will …

OnMilwaukee.com The Rubber Stamp Murderer: Small-town Wisconsin's gruesome anniversaryOnMilwaukee.comThe horror that befell Hattie Hales Coffey didn't end when her husband bashed in her skull and dismembered her corpse on their honeymoon 86 years ago this month. A native of Elroy, in central Wisconsin, she was a 53-year-old widow working in …

CFL Blitz: Calgary Stampeders feelin' cold comfort heading into playoffsSault Star“Regardless of what happens this week, we feel comfortable and confident we can beat anybody in this league on any given day,” Stamps leading receiver Nik Lewis said. “We have to show up. When we show up, we're a dangerous …

Post office preservationists continue to gain supportLa Jolla LightThe Save Our La Jolla Post Office Task Force gained another victory last week when, at the urging of District 1 San Diego City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner, the City Council unanimously voted to sup- port legislation that would give an interested non …

DES MOINES, Iowa – Their busiest days are projected to be 10 days apart, but FedEx and UPS agree that the upcoming holiday season will be busy for both companies. More: continued here

W. Hartford's post office returns to its rootsWCAXAlong with milk, the deli, and hot pizza, there is something else that's enticing patrons to the West Hartford Village store — the newly opened Village Post Office. The old post office in West Hartford was destroyed by flood waters during Irene. "It …

The Save Our La Jolla Post Office Task Force gained another victory last week when, at the urging of District 1 San Diego City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner, the City Council unanimously voted to sup- port legislation that would give an interested non-profit community group first dibs on purchasing the historic …

NDTV eBay to Trim Workforce – Analyst BlogNASDAQeBay Inc. ( EBAY ) plans to cut 325 jobs at its PayPal business unit in order to reduce operational costs. This layoff is an attempt by the company to optimize its cost structure and thereby improve its competitiveness. The workforce reduction will …