BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The U.S. Postal Service formally committed on Tuesday to keeping a post office in Milltown. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt announced the plan during a press conference at Borough Hall. Also on hand for the event were Milltown Borough Clerk Michael Januszka and Michael Piparo, supervisor of customer service at the…
If Elvis Can Get His Own Stamp, Why Not Mother Jones?Huffington Post (blog)A couple of labor activists and historians, Steve Fesenmaier (in West Virginia) and Sanford Berman (in Minnesota), have spearheaded a drive to have Mother Jones honored by a commemorative stamp. I've spoken with both men by telephone and was impressed …and more » More:…
Suspect's photo released in post office theftsWSFAPolice say the 70-yearMore >> Three car-break-ins at three Montgomery post offices. They happened in the blink of an eye – in broad daylight Monday. Now, authorities say they've found security camera footage of the apparent suspect responsible for the …and more » More: continued here
Zion Post Office offers tips on dog-bite preventionLake County News SunIn the Lakeland District, which the Zion Post Office is part of, there were 180 dog incidents. These numbers pale in comparison to the more than 2 million children who received dog bite injuries in a single year. The American Veterinary Medical …Postal Service promoting…
POWERSITE — Last year, the financially troubled U.S. Postal Service released a list of 3,700 post offices being considered for closure — including Cedar Creek, Rueter, Hurley, Ponce de Leon and Powersite. More: continued here
eBay Tuesday: Governor Winthrop FerryPatch.comThis week's featured eBay item is a postcard of the ferry boat "Governor Winthrop" on the river. It is offered by seller bdavidk27 of Tatnuck, Mass. According to Connecticut History Online, Noank shipbuilders Robert Palmer & Son built the ferry in 1905 … More: continued here
History utilized in effort to save post officeBranson Tri-Lakes newsLewis Livingston, right, Powersite's first postmaster, stands by the door at Powersite Hardware in this 1914 photograph taken with early resident John Fegley, left, the year after the post office began operating when Lake Taneycomo was impounded by the …and more » More: continued here
This is Money ASK TONY: Ping-pong ding-dong on eBay cost us £400This is MoneyBy Tony Hazell I bought two table tennis tables on eBay for our community centre in November. When they arrived, we found them to be faulty and I did not believe they were 'professional table tennis tables' as described. More: continued here
Proposed Cutbacks In Some Post Office Hours Are Not Popular, But Better Than …WTRFAmericans are breathing a sigh of relief at the decision not to close post offices, but only a tentative sigh of relief. The alternative is nearly as bad, cutting back the hours of many of the nation's smaller post offices. In Belmont…
ITV News Great Britian Goes High Fashion For New Postal Stamps! (PHOTOS)Global GrindAs Americans, we have seen just about every type of stamp design under the sun. From cartoon characters, to plant life and Presidents, the stamp has forever been used as a medium to promote things that were created in the Great US of…