Scranton Times-Tribune 1950 railroad calendar arrived to Times after eBay purchaseScranton Times-TribuneHoward Rue planned to frame the 1950 Pennsylvania Railroad calendar he purchased on eBay. But when the package arrived at his suburban Chicago home in November, the shipping tube was damaged and the calendar was missing. Last week, it was …and more » More: continued…
Village post office to open Friday in LyonsGreene County Daily WorldLYONS —- The town of Lyons bids farewell Friday to the traditional post office that has served the small Greene County community for decades and welcomes a new mode of operation. A Village Post Office will be opened Friday morning in C & F Variety…
Telegraph.co.uk Spirit of Christmas is sunk as eBay and Amazon scramble for unwanted gifts …Telegraph.co.ukEvery Christmas for as long as I can remember, an elderly “auntie” (a neighbour of my parents from long ago) has sent me a beautifully wrapped Terry's chocolate orange. When I was 12, it was right up there with Subbuteo, selection…
Man accused of sending bomb threat from Lincoln post officeLincoln Journal StarIn a complaint signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart and unsealed Wednesday, U.S. Postal Inspector Paul Beekhuizen said that on June 18 postal workers at the College View Station post office, 5100 Van Dorn St., found an envelope in a mail ……
A Greene County business in Lyons is joining other retailers as a host site for a Village Post Office. C & F Variety becomes the 22nd Village Post Office to open in the Greater Indiana District. More: continued here
The Iowa man faces federal charges that he sent a bomb threat to the FBI office in Omaha from the College View Station post office in Lincoln. More: continued here
Baseball Nation eBay Item of the Day: Named for GreatnessBaseball NationNot everybody named for an all-time great ballplayer makes it to the major leagues. For every Willie Mays Aikens there are probably a dozen Carl Yastrzemski Johnsons. One thing is for certain, though: Nobody got to the majors quicker after being named … More: continued…
Village post office is opening Friday in LyonsThe Herald-Times (subscription)LYONS — A Village Post Office is opening Friday in the Greene County town of Lyons at the C&F Variety Store at 195 W. Broad St. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 10 a.m., followed by an open house. In 2012, the U.S. Postal Service introduced…
The newly opened Downtown Austin Post Office has some of its 2,400 customers angry about the lack of parking. For 16 years those patrons were accustomed to free parking at 5th and Guadalupe. However, the only options at the new location at 823 Congress Avenu for parking are to pay for a meter or lot….
eBay offers two ways to make money from old electronics that will otherwise collect dust in a drawer or end up in a landfill. More: continued here