Metro People are already selling their unwanted Christmas presents on eBayMetroNo? Then why not join the handful of people who are already selling their unwanted gifts on eBay. It had only been Christmas day for a few hours before these presents started popping up online (but to be fair – …
Read More »How to protect your company from an eBay-like breach
The eBay database breach that led to the theft of customers' passwords and personal information started with the compromise of employee login credentials, a reminder that companies should check the safeguards in place for protecting such critical information. EBay said Wednesday that a "small number" of employee credentials were compromised, …
Read More »FedEx Caps Holiday Volumes for Some Shippers Amid Port Slowdown
© Reuters/Yuri Gripas FedEx Ground drivers deliver packages in Washington. FedEx Corp., rushing to deliver packages ahead of Christmas, said it limited some package volumes from retailers to cope with surges in shipments related to congestion at California ports. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps, socks and store gift cards fill seniors’ stockings – Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Stamps, socks and store gift cards fill seniors' stockingsFairbanks Daily News-Miner“Stamps are the biggest thing,” said Sharon Camarata, president-elect of the local Soroptimist chapter. “A lot of these seniors don't use computers, so they still pay their bills via mail.” Other popular requests include socks, fleece blankets, …
Read More »Post office closure: Letter writing campaign launched
A letter-writing campaign was launched Friday to protest the closure of the downtown post office. Dan Mauk, president and CEO of the Chamber and Development Corporation, sent an email to members with a sample letter, asking them to send it to the U.S. Postal Service the same day. More: continued …
Read More »Christmas Eve No Holiday Break For Post Office Letter Carriers – CBS Local
Christmas Eve No Holiday Break For Post Office Letter CarriersCBS Local(CBS) — Not only is Christmas Eve not a holiday for many people, but for some it is a busy day. Such is the case for the post office. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports this soggy Christmas Eve, U.S. Postal …
Read More »Cambria Post Office to Reopen After Christmas – WSIL TV
Cambria Post Office to Reopen After ChristmasWSIL TVWILLIAMSON CO. — Two weeks after a woman crashed her car into the building, the Cambria Post Office will reopen right after Christmas. The postmaster says he'll open the doors on Friday. On December 11th, a woman accidentally drove her car through … More: …
Read More »Royal Mail lists most festive street names: Reindeer Road, Christmas Pie avenue and Tinsel Lane
The UK has around 3,400 Christmas themed street names, Royal Mail has revealed, based on analysis of every street name in the UK. Other festive street names include Christmas Street, Christmas Pie Avenue, Reindeer Road and Rudolph Road. More: continued here
Read More »Post office named after longtime postmaster
By Melissa Simon melissa@theacorn.com The post office on Galena Avenue will be renamed after longtime Simi Valley Postmaster Charles Neil Havens, nearly two years after Mayor Bob Huber first made the suggestion. read more More: continued here
Read More »Suit in fatal SWAT raid moves ahead
A federal wrongful death suit against a Framingham police officer who accidentally shot to death an unarmed elderly man during a SWAT raid in 2011 was allowed to continue by a judge yesterday. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV ruled that the constitutional rights of Eurie Stamps Sr., 68, …
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