First Class service by the Royal MailScotsmanPERTH, Edinburgh, Inverness and Aberdeen all achieved a First Class postal service with more than 94 per cent of letters being delivered on time in the first three months of 2012, according to the Royal Mail. Figures released by the postal service … More: continued here
727 To Be Used To Train Firefighting Personnel A Boeing 727-200F aircraft from FedEx Express was donated Wednesday and parked on the east side cargo apron at Spokane International Airport, while community leaders gathered to tour the aircraft. More: continued here
Possible illegal claims soldThe Durango HeraldAP SALT LAKE CITY – In a tussle of near-Wild West proportions, authorities are investigating allegations that a Utah company is claim-jumping and putting fraudulent mining claims up for sale on eBay. Corey Shuman's Holladay-based Gold Rush Expeditions …and more » More: continued here
Food stamp fraud raising concerns in gov't officesDekalb Daily ChronicleBy SAM HANANEL – AP WASHINGTON – Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash – sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist – and then asking the government for … More:…
Symbolic stamp would support veteransStars and StripesAs Memorial Day approaches, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has sought to fire up that patriotic spirit with the Victory for Veterans Stamp Act. The act would provide for the sale of a 21-cent stamp to generate money for veterans programs, …and more » More: continued here
Spenborough Guardian MP joins fight over delivery office cutSpenborough GuardianMr Wood has joined the campaign to save Heckmondwike delivery office, which Royal Mail has said will close before August 31 with work moving to Batley's delivery office in Grange Road. The Labour MP said he was calling on Royal Mail to rethink its … More:…
Lewis's future with the Stamps still up in the airCalgary HeraldA neat philosophy, except one that's contradicted by the fact that Lewis put together one of his best seasons as a pro in 2011, with a career-high 93 catches for 1209 yards and five touchdowns, and was named, for the first time, the Stamps' Most…
SUNDAY GRAVY: There's local flavor to Los Angeles Kings' quick turnaroundMiddletown PressHowever, Freddy Garcia will soon be available for purchase on eBay. – If Hamden's Jon Quick has been the backbone of the Los Angeles Kings' run to the Stanley Cup finals, University of New Haven graduate Dean Lombardi has been the mastermind.and more » More:…
Hanover Bicentennial post office cancelsEvening ObserverHANOVER – Three commemorative post office cancels will be used on Friday, June 1, in Hanover at the Silver Creek, Forestville and Irving post offices. Interested collectors may prepare their own post cards, envelopes, and the like and use the cancels …and more » More: continued here
From left, Karen Feingold, Britta Lerner and Pat Glass, president of the Weston Garden Club, planted a garden at the base of the flagpole outside the Weston post office in honor of the late Gaspar Veloso, a longtime postal worker who was renowned for the flowers that grew outside the Weston post office. —Kimberly Donnelly…