(Sept. 29, 2011 ) A bid to avert the closing of the Pleasant Street post office is coalescing on Nantucket, with town leaders and citizens preparing to make their case to the beleaguered federal agency that is planning to shutter as many as 3,700 facilities across the country. More: continued …
Read More »Damar mayor vows to fight closing -9/29/2011, 10:04 AM – Hays Daily News
Hays Daily News Damar mayor vows to fight closing -9/29/2011, 10:04 AMHays Daily NewsDAMAR — Never mind its small size, Damar has no intention of quietly watching its post office close. "We've done so much here for the survival of the town, I'd hate to see the postal service be …
Read More »Android Ice Cream Sandwich Allegedly Leaks Via eBay Purchase – Mashable
GizmoCrave Android Ice Cream Sandwich Allegedly Leaks Via eBay PurchaseMashableA man who ordered a Samsung phone on eBay says he was surprised to find that it came loaded with what seems to be Ice Cream Sandwich — the long-awaited Android upgrade that Google is set to launch sometime within the …
Read More »USPS stamp honors work of local artist – WBTV
Pittsburgh Post Gazette USPS stamp honors work of local artistWBTVBefore buying the stamps Bobby Lowery of Charlotte said, "It makes me feel very proud. Number one we're Charlotteans. Number two we've got a black man who has reached that level of recognition. Had he lived, the artist who was born …
Read More »Former post office reopens as retail training centre – BBC News
BBC News Former post office reopens as retail training centreBBC NewsThe Store has been set up in what used to be Hanley Post Office. The Grade II-listed building had been closed for around four years. It is one of only 50 facilities across the country which are part of the …
Read More »Farmers Market Now Takes Food Stamps – The Sag Harbor Express
Farmers Market Now Takes Food StampsThe Sag Harbor ExpressTo help address the issue, Tomasini and his wife and co-manager Ana Nieto introduced an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program, which essentially means those who qualify for federally funded food stamps can now shop at the local market, too. …Farmers' MarketsCurbed Hamptons …
Read More »U.S. Post Office, Dover agree to move mailbox temporarily due to library … – Dover Post
U.S. Post Office, Dover agree to move mailbox temporarily due to library …Dover PostThe drive up Snorkel Collection Box at the US Post Office in Dover will be relocated early Thursday morning due to ongoing renovations at the Dover Library. The move of the large drive up mailbox off 55 …
Read More »Under threat: 400 years of social history
Plans to privatise Royal Mail could put at risk an important record of thousands of people’s working lives There’s a photograph of my grandfather taken when he was 14 years old, not long after the end of the first world war. He is dressed in the slim-fitting uniform of a …
Read More »Cascadia residents can speak about post office – Albany Democrat Herald
Cascadia residents can speak about post officeAlbany Democrat HeraldCASCADIA — Area residents are invited to comment about the potential closure of the community's post office at 6:30 pm Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the Cascadia Bible Church on Highway 20. The Cascadia Post Office— zip code 97329 — is among 3653 …
Read More »Ahmeek Post Office Woes
The Ahmeek Post Office is one of 24 branches in the U.P. slated to be closed. A group of about 70 citizens packed the Village Hall to voice their opinion Wednesday evening. More: continued here
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