East London Advertiser Prince Charles puts his stamp on community centre in Bromley by BowEast London AdvertiserPrince Charles put his own mark on a community centre in Bow as he sat down with disabled service users to try out different stamps on a ceramic tile. To send a link to this page to a friend,…
You can't help but feel some vicarious vindication for Ed Weiland, the low-key FedEx employee who saw Jeremy Lin's potential when so many NBA GMs didn't. Weiland has a humble background that's the perfect fodder for Jason Gay profile of him in today's Wall Street Journal: He's a 51-year-old father of two, a college dropout, and amateur basketball…
Benton Harbor LPFM no-go on ebay; but angel in the wings?Radio-Info.comDespite financial hardship, municipality Benton Harbor, Michigan's attempted eBay sale last week of the broadcast license of low-power WBHC-LP (96.5)—along with a heap of broadcast equipment—would have been a no-go with the FCC, even if it had gotten …FCC: Benton Harbor owned radio station can't…
Rapid Renovation of Post Office Destroyed by Fire Wins Mellon Award for ExcellenceSacramento Bee16, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Just two days after fire destroyed the Healdsburg, Calif., Post Office north of San Francisco, a temporary counter was set up to serve customers and provisions were in place to expedite renovations, thanks to its …and more »…
Pensioner taken to hospital after being hit by Royal Mail vanstv.tvA pensioner has been taken to hospital after being hit by a Royal Mail van. The 83-year-old was crossing Main Street in the Davidsons Mains area of Edinburgh when she was hit by the vehicle at around 11.20am on Wednesday. She was taken to Edinburgh…
East Rockaway Post Office Could Be Re-Named After Longtime Letter CarrierPatch.comCarolyn McCarthy passed a bill in the House of Representatives to rename the East Rockaway Post Office after John J. Cook, a letter carrier who served there for over 60 years. Photo courtesy Cook Family. The Cook Family The US House of Representatives … More:…
Smaller Texas cities rely heavily on food stampsBizjournals.comForty-three markets have food-stamp rates that are higher than 20%. The national average is 9.3%, with 10.6 million households relying on food stamps or SNAP assistance. Texas currently leads the nation in employment growth. Its two biggest markets, … More: continued here
A new service from website www.visastamper.com will mean you never lose a cherished passport stamp ever again. More: continued here
New stamps honoring service dogs unveiledBoston.comBy Colin A. Young, Globe Correspondent About 100 people and several dogs gathered at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown this afternoon for a ceremony to unveil a recently released series of stamps honoring service dogs. The 65-cent stamps…Dogs Have Their Day at Perkins School for the BlindPatch.comPerkins…
Post office petition garners 600 signaturesSouthCoastToday.com / AdvocateBy Peggy Aulisio ACUSHNET — Six hundred people signed a petition asking for Acushnet's only post office to be saved. The post office is on the chopping block, one of many nationwide the US Postal Service is considering closing. At a meeting on Feb. More: continued here