Opinion: Reflecting Back on 160 Maplewood Avenue, aka the 1958 Post Office…The Village GreenAs the much debated and maligned post office at 160 Maplewood Avenue closes, my mind does not turn to the still unknown future of the site or how I will adjust to bringing my mail down the hill to #195, but instead…
Stamps.com reports double-digit annual growthInternetRetailer.comCEO Ken McBride attributes some of that growth to a 56% year-over-year growth in sales of postage to high-volume shippers, an audience he intends to continue to target heading into fiscal 2015, according to a transcript of Stamps.com's Q4 2014 earnings … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Puny postman fined after dumping his mail bag because it was 'too heavy'Telegraph.co.ukA weedy postman who dumped hundreds of letters because he claimed they were too heavy has been fined more than £2,300. Sandeep Singh, 27, refused to deliver mail on his rounds in Nottingham because he was too weak to carry around his…
It's come up again — and it's still wrong. More: continued here
Police are appealing for information after a shoe-making tool was stolen in a Northumberland village. More: continued here
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and an express transportation company, has named David Ross president of its new Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa Region (MEIA) region. More: continued here
Wall Street Journal If Democrats are trying to buy elections with food stamps, it's not workingWashington Post (blog)Talking about food stamps on Fox News, he said: "This is redistribution. This is the administration taking from this group, giving to that group — essentially buying votes." What if, in other words, Democrats didn't "buy votes" from…
BURGLARS have smashed their way through a brick wall before ransacking a post office. More: continued here
Post Box is coming, Royal Mail assuresFife Today“It is still Royal Mail's intention to provide a smaller pedestal post box near to the original location. We are working to install the post box as quickly as possible but any new site is subject to underground utility cables and checks. Royal Mail… More: continued here
WSBT-TV Changes coming to downtown South Bend post officeWSBT-TVIf you mail something locally –it will soon take two days compared to the 24-hour turnaround you're used to. The rest of the downtown post–office will not be affected by this closure. It's not clear if this will result in any loss of jobs. The … More:…