North Babylon Kids Add Holiday Spirit to Post OfficePatch.comSelect fifth-graders from North Babylon's Parliament Place Elementary School used their creativity to continue a longstanding tradition in North Babylon: decorating the windows at the North Babylon Post Office. Under the direction of their art teacher … More: continued here
Read More »Royal couple break with tradition by not employing full-time nanny
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are determined to be 'hands-on parents' and Kate is planning to look after her child without the help of someone 24 hours a day. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx, UPS step it up for the holidays
On an average day, FedEx ships about 7.5 million packages. But tomorrow, officials predict the volume will more than double to 19 million. That’s at least 200 boxes per second. More: continued here
Read More »Plans to move Catchgate Post Office
A POST Office in north Durham is planning to move to bigger premises, trebling the amount of hours it can trade. More: continued here
Read More »Counties skirt intent of state speed camera law – Baltimore Sun
Counties skirt intent of state speed camera lawBaltimore SunTo prove that speeding tickets were issued in error, it used pictures from the cameras to measure the distance that vehicles traveled and then compared that distance to each picture's time stamps, which were recorded down to the thousandth of a second. …
Read More »Cory Booker Responds To Critics Of His Food Stamp Challenge (VIDEO) – Huffington Post
Cory Booker Responds To Critics Of His Food Stamp Challenge (VIDEO)Huffington PostWhile he's been lauded on Twitter for his efforts to highlight the struggles of some 42 million Americans on food stamps, some have suggested he is misleading about how the program is designed to be used. On Wednesday, CNN's …
Read More »Mayor Cory Booker food stamp challenge brings awareness to portions – Examiner.com
Examiner.com Mayor Cory Booker food stamp challenge brings awareness to portionsExaminer.comOn Dec. 8, Cory Booker posted to his LinkedIn profile that "day four" was the most difficult day in his SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) “food stamp” challenge. The Newark mayor mentioned his daily food intake could not continue at …
Read More »Ohio town helps post office keep Rudolph postmark – San Francisco Chronicle
Ohio town helps post office keep Rudolph postmarkSan Francisco ChronicleThousands of letters flood the village post office every December so that they can be stamped with a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer postmark. But the tradition was in danger of ending when the post office staff was cut down to one, …
Read More »Letter-writers pitch in for a good Claus – Fond du Lac Reporter
Letter-writers pitch in for a good ClausFond du Lac ReporterEach year the Fond du Lac Post Office receives many letters addressed to Santa Claus at the North Pole. Postal workers across the country pitch in to personally answer the letters from children eager for a response from the Jolly Old …
Read More »Buying on eBay & Amazon: Deals – TameBay
TameBay Buying on eBay& Amazon: DealsTameBayBoth eBay and Amazon run deals throughout the year, the main difference being that eBay have daily and weekly deals with stock supplied by third party merchants and Amazon run lightening deals with their own retail stock. We've just seen Amazon's Black … More: continued …
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