220 mph rocket-powered motorcycle sells on eBayGizmagA state-of-the-art rocket-powered motorcycle that was recently advertised for sale on eBay has been sold to Gerd Habermann Racing. Capable of hitting speeds in excess of 220 mph, the bike was designed and built by Glenn Brittian, one of the few drivers … More: continued here
Cary News At the Cary post office, goodbye to old handsCary NewsCARY – Postmaster John Thompson leaned back in his office chair on Thursday morning as he thought about the goodbyes he was about to say. With five of his employees taking retirement buy-outs, the Cary post office on Wrenn Drive was losing 161 years…
The U.S. Postal Service will deliver to the Town Council this month a plan to change services at the Timberlyne Post Office. More: continued here
Local Farmer's Market Helps Those On Food Stamps Stretch Their BudgetWSAV-TVThe Forsyth Farmer's Market has teamed up with Wholesome Wave Georgia to help those on food stamps stretch their budgets. The money you use on your EBT/SNAP card, formerly known as Food Stamps, will be doubled at the Forsyth Farmer's Market. More: continued here
Technabob (blog) Yoda Postage Stamps: Missed These When They Came out, I DidTechnabob (blog)With the advent of E-mail and online bill payment, I don't find myself buying postal stamps very often. But I guess I should at least keep track of what sort of collectible stamps are being made, since I've managed to miss out…
New York Times Bronx post office, which houses murals by late Roosevelt Borough artist, could …NJ.comThe proposal to sell the Bronx General Post Office on the Grand Concourse was outlined in a letter from the Postal Service to the Bronx borough president, Ruben Diaz Jr., the paper reports. Because it is an official city landmark,…
Royal Mail service is First ClassThis Is HampshireNEARLY all local first class mail landed on doormats the day after posting, say Royal Mail. The company announced that between April and September 2012, 93.6 per cent of first class post in the borough was delivered on time. The Royal Mail's…and more » More: continued here
Although, as an official city landmark, the building itself could not be razed by a new owner, the 1930s murals by Ben Shahn and his companion Bernarda Bryson would not be protected in a sale More: continued here
Business Insider BlackBerry Z10 phone lures bids of as much as $1775 on eBayWashington Post1 (Bloomberg) — BlackBerry's new Z10 smartphone is attracting bids of as much as $1,775 on EBay Inc.'s auction site, a sign of early demand for the device in the U.S., where it doesn't go on sale till next month. As…
Kerala stamped its prowess as an athletics powerhouse for a record 16th straight year as it won the overall championship at the 58th national schools meet which concluded at the Saefai stadium in… More: continued here