IT was an emotional day for all involved last Friday when Colin and Pauline Grieve parcelled up more than 40 years of service and retired from Eyemouth Post Office. (02/07/2008 10:59:50) More: continued here

Fares are on the rise, and routes are being eliminated. Follow these tips to save a little money–and your sanity. More: continued here

Undercover officers arrest suspect using shipment of pot sent to wrong address When it absolutely, positively had to get there, someone in Florida used FedEx to ship marijuana to addresses in the Baltimore area. But the shipping company botched one of the deliveries, triggering an undercover operation that led to …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A college student claimed it was all a joke when he put his vote in this fall’s presidential election up for sale on the Web auction site eBay. But prosecutors didn’t see the humor. More: continued here

Hexham Courant Salmond urges protesters on post office closures to keep up pressureAberdeen Press and Journal, UK –5 hours agoOn a tour of under-threat post offices yesterday, he urged campaigners to take part in the Post Office consultation on proposed changes. …MP tackles post office minister over 'perverse' closure plansPlymouth Evening HeraldDistrict …

Undercover officers arrest suspect using shipment of pot sent to wrong address When it absolutely, positively had to get there, someone in Florida used FedEx to ship marijuana to addresses in the Baltimore area. But the shipping company botched one of the deliveries, triggering an undercover operation that led to …

Police posing as FedEx employees track parcels of marijuana shipped from Fla. When it absolutely, positively had to get there, someone in Florida used FedEx to ship marijuana to addresses in the Baltimore area. But the shipping company botched one of the deliveries, triggering an undercover operation that led to …

Post Office consultation period extendedDaily Post, UK –10 minutes agoPOST Office officials have bowed to pressure to increase the amount of time campaigners have to object to controversial closure proposals. … More: continued here

Vending machines selling postage stamps have been removed from every post-office lobby in the Seattle area, but the Seattle postmaster said consumers have more options than ever to purchase stamps without standing in line at the post office. More: continued here

Augustin Ntabaganyimana sat one sticky afternoon last month with a dozen Bhutanese people newly arrived in Concord from refugee camps in Nepal. He walked them through a cultural orientation, explaining tasks such as how to pay rent, use food stamps and apply for green cards. More: continued here