Local businessman Scott Drinkgern, Bremen, speaks to regional post office officials about the possible closure of his town’s post office during a Nov. 2 meeting in the Bremen fire station. More: continued here

It was revealed last week that postmen have been ordered to boycott homes on ‘unmade’ roads in Benfleet, Essex, because of health and safety fears. More: continued here

Stampeders Rene Paredes has excelled under pressure all season, but he faces …Montreal GazetteUnderstand, his first attempt was fairly stunning; he was back home in Montreal in early July, after being cut by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (who'd issued him a free agent camp invite) and preparing for his final …

Stamp marks NHL's returnWinnipeg Free PressOTTAWA — The celebration of the return of the Winnipeg Jets continues this week with the release Thursday of a commemorative team stamp. Canada Post president Deepak Chopra and Manitoba junior cabinet minister Steven Fletcher are set to unveil the …Winnipeg Jets to get Canada …

eBay Watch: 1919 Rauch & Lang Vintage Electric CarGreen Car ReportsRead More It may not be the first electric car ever built, but the original 1919 Rauch & Lang electric car currently for sale on eBay is truly an object of beauty. With elegant blue and black coachwork, whitewall tires …

Mainichi Daily News AKB48 featured on stampsMainichi Daily NewsTOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan Post Network Co. began taking orders Tuesday online and at post offices across Japan for stamp sheets featuring all-girl pop idol group AKB48 for distribution in February. The sets will be sold for the group's Team A, …AKB48 …

DCist.com Graham: T Street Post Office To Close December 31DCist.comIn an email sent to constituents last night, Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham reported that the US Post Office located at 1915 14th Street NW will be closing on December 31. Back in January, we learned that the post office was …

Hadoop ready for corporate IT, execs sayComputerworldHugh Williams, vice president of experience, search and platforms at eBay, said that the auction site is revamping its core search engine technology using Hadoop and Hbase, a technology that enables real-time analysis of data in Hadoop environments. …and more » More: continued here

Gothamist NY Food Stamp Usage Up 70% From When The Recession BeganGothamistTo receive food stamps in New York, one must be single, not elderly, and make under $14088 a year, or a be in a family of four and make under $26668. According to LoHud, the amount of money distributed …

24 Hours Vancouver Huf looks for special improvementToronto SunStill, this is one area the Stamps head coach would like to see improve when the team travels to Edmonton for the West semifinal Sunday at Commonwealth Stadium. "I didn't like the overall effort and execution," Hufnagel said about the special teams …