Brockton Blockbuster Rocky Marciano to get posthumous awardEnterprise News, MABy Maria Papadopoulos Legendary boxer Rocky Marciano will receive the 2009 Brockton Historical Society's Historic Citizen Award on Sunday during a ceremony dedicating a Brockton post office in his name. Marciano, who died in 1969, will be the first … More: continued …
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Post Office– Ahead of Their Time, Yet Dying on the VineStraightUpSearch, MIThis E-COM service allowed their customers to send a one-way, electronic message from a participating post office, and then have it printed out and delivered to the recipient (via regular mail) by another post office at the receiving end. …Stamps.com …
Read More »US Stocks Advance on Earnings; Marriott, EBay Shares Rally – Bloomberg
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Read More »Armed robbers attack post office (icWales)
A MAJOR police investigation is underway after an armed robbery at a Cynon Valley post office. More: continued here
Read More »U.S. Stocks Advance as Apple, EBay Top Analyst Estimates (Bloomberg)
April 23 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks rose after Apple Inc. and EBay Inc. topped analysts’ sales and profit estimates last quarter, fueling expectations the slowdown in consumer spending may have eased. More: continued here
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Straits Times ebay Profit Beats Estimates After Site ImprovementsBloombergBy Joseph Galante April 22 (Bloomberg) — ebay Inc., the most-visited US e-commerce site, reported sales and profit that beat estimates, a sign that efforts to overhaul its auction and fixed-price retail site are working. The shares rose 5.4 percent. …ebay Profit …
Read More »Brockton Post Office to be Renamed The Rocky Marciano Post Office (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Brockton Post Office, located at 120 Commercial Street in Brockton, will be renamed the Rocky Marciano Post Office in a formal ceremony at 2 p.m. on April 26th at the postal facility. More: continued here
Read More »Plant City chamber rallies to keep downtown post office – Tampa Tribune
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Read More »Canada Stocks Rise as Apple, EBay Profit Lift RIM; Suncor Gains (Bloomberg)
April 23 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose for a third day after better-than-estimated earnings from Apple Inc. and EBay Inc. lifted technology stocks and higher oil prices boosted energy producers. More: continued here
Read More »Letten: Woman pleads in food stamp case – Tri Parish Times
Letten: Woman pleads in food stamp caseTri Parish Times, LANEW ORLEANS (AP) – US Attorney Jim Letten said a former state Deparment of Social Services employee accused of obtaining disaster food stamps for friends and family members who didn't qualify for them has pleaded guilty to a theft charge. … More: …
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