A SECURITY guard making a cash-in-transit delivery to a Chadderton Post Office was left shaken after being targeted by armed robbers. The guard was making a delivery at New Moston Post Office on Hollinwood Avenue when the thugs approached him and demanded the cash box. More: continued here
Read More »New rules discount assets for food stamps eligibility (Lisbon Morning Journal)
LISBON – A furor erupted last week over a jobless woman from southeastern Ohio receiving food stamps despite having a paid-off $311,000 home, $80,000 in savings and a Mercedes. More: continued here
Read More »Postal worker charged in theft of $600K in stamps (The Washington DC Examiner)
A U.S. Postal Service worker has been charged with stealing more than $600,000 in stamps from the post office in Elkridge where he worked, federal court documents revealed. More: continued here
Read More »Powersnipe Announces Updates for Powersnipe eBay Auction Sniper Mac OS X (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
PowerSnipe.com, a leading eBay bid sniping service, has announced today two major updates to the Macintosh OS X software PowerSnipe eBay Auction Sniper. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx releases names of pilots killed in crash (BizJournals)
FedEx Corp. has released the identities of the pilot and co-pilot who died in the early morning crash of FedEx Express Flight number 80. The crash occurred at Narita Airport in Tokyo. (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »Reidsville post office hosts Passport Fair (Greensboro News & Record)
The Reidsville Post Office will host a Passport Fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The event will be held to provide passport information to citizens and to accept passport applications. Beginning June 1, U.S. citizens must present a passport book, passport card or other travel documents approved by the …
Read More »Stimulus money to boost RI food stamps (WPRI Providence)
The state’s Congressional delegation says Rhode Islanders on food stamps will get a boost in their benefits beginning April 1. The extra allocation, ranging from $2 to $24 a month, comes from the federal stimulus plan. More: continued here
Read More »Mail workers in unoffical walkout (BBC News)
Royal Mail workers in Lincoln walk out over proposed changes to their jobs. More: continued here
Read More »Flooding closes west Wichita post office facility – Kansas.com
Flooding closes west Wichita post office facilityKansas.com, KSWICHITA – The post office facility near Kellogg and Tyler has closed after a water leak flooded the building. Letter carriers from the Delano Carrier Annex were able to collect their mail and depart on their daily routes. But contingency plans are … More: …
Read More »FedEx plane crashes on landing in Tokyo, two dead (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A FedEx Corp cargo plane caught in a gust of wind crashed and burst into flames as it landed at Japan’s Narita airport on Monday, killing the two crew and closing the main runway at the busy gateway to Tokyo. More: continued here
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