Parish hits out at post office plansNorthumberland Gazette, UK –3 hours agoBy Jalcyn Curry PARISH councillors this week spoke out against the planned closure of North Sunderland post office. As reported in the Gazette last week, … More: continued here
The Lisbon/Cooksville post office at 1280 Hopkins Alley, Lisbon, will hold the second day of its Community Passport Fair and USPS Officially Licensed Retail Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. More: continued here
Fametastic Peaches Geldof sells her old clothes on eBayFametastic, UK –20 minutes agoPeaches Geldof is selling off her old clothes on eBay after finding they won’t all fit into her new home. Peaches moved into a new apartment in Islington … More: continued here
Post Office to provide farms with delivery boxesIsle of Man Today, UK –3 hours agoISLE of Man Post Office is helping farmers safeguard their livestock against the spread of disease by providing a free delivery box for their mail at their … More: continued here
Boston Globe Not-so-green acresBoston Globe, United States –2 hours agoUnlike Post Office Square, the Greenway lacks shade. Thousands of shrubs, saplings, and flowers have been planted, but most of the trees are years from … More: continued here
The Sheldon Art Galleries will host a free First Day of Sale event for a new stamp commemorating St. Louis-born entertainer Josephine Baker at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The stamp is part of the Vintage Black Cinema Stamps series published by the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here
Metro 'Missing' exam work has been markedThe Press Association –Jul 11, 2008Parents of teenagers whose GCSE coursework "went missing" have been told the papers have been marked. Colchester County High School, in Colchester, Essex, …Is incompetence in the test marking system growing?guardian.co.ukExam board 'loses' courseworkEducationGuardian.co.ukall 20 news articles More: continued here
BARBARA WALLRAFF Here's a handful of plural puzzlesDetroit Free Press, United States –6 hours agoDonna Brown of Tivoli, NY, writes: "I was telling a friend about selling items on eBay. As an example, I told her I'd had '11 bids from six unique bidders. … More: continued here
Farmers markets accepting food stamps in city initiativeBoston Globe, United States –6 hours agoLocally grown arugula and heirloom tomatoes may not top the list of items commonly purchased with food stamps, but a new citywide initiative aims to change … More: continued here
Get on t’internet quick … Peaches Geldof is flogging her cast-offs on eBay. She’s renting a new pad in Islington with two girl pals, and they have more clothes than will fit in the flat. More: continued here