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Mechanicsburg sewer bills due Aug. 15 get lost in Harrisburg mail Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:56PMGreeting cards, checks and letters sometimes turn up missing from post offices across the country. This week, hundreds of Borough of Mechanicsburg sewer bills with a due date of Aug. 15 have gone missing.
2 Men Accused of Defrauding Employer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:38PMTwo men have turned themselves in to face accusations they tried to swindle their employer out of an estimated $3 million.
Postman Steve Tasker 'too drunk to deliver' stashed 31k parcels and letters at home Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:33PMSteve Tasker, 43, (pictured) who would have a few pints before his usual 6am start, hoarded the 'staggering' collection for three and a half years and kept almost 16,000 mail items in or behind his garden shed, Burnley Crown Court was told.
Q&A with U.S. Postmaster Patrick Donahoe Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:14PMReady to give up Saturday delivery? Go to just 3 days of service? What about a stamp price increase?
East Haven man faces up to 5 years in prison for $4.7 million mortgage fraud scheme Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:07PMHARTFORD — An East Haven man pleaded guilty Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Christopher F. Droney to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from his participation in a $4.7 million mortgage fraud scheme involving 21 properties in New Haven County, federal authorities said in a statement.
Postal Inspector Probes Small Lincoln County Office Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:38PMVery little information about the case is being released.
Kewill Flagship(tm) Now Supports Newgistics SmartLabel(r) Return Service Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:40PMCHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Kewill , a leading provider of solutions that simplify global trade and logistics, today announced the support of Newgistics SmartLabel return service in the Kewill Flagship multi-carrier parcel shipping solution.
Show your support for the Stillmore Post Office Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:03PMThe Stillmore Post Office is facing closure due to lack of a full time postmaster. A meeting was held Thursday, July 15 at the Stillmore Community Center to discuss options. No decisions were made, but concerned citizens are urged to write letters showing their support and voicing their concerns
Postal Preview Underway Of Next Year's Stamps Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:33PMThe post office is offering a sneak peek at some of the stamps it plans to issue next year. The stamps can be previewed on Facebook at facebook.com/USPSStamps, through Twitter (at)USPSstamps or on the post office website, Beyond the Perf, at www.beyondtheperf.com/2012-preview.
AIM - Schedule 1 - Frontera Resources Corporation Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:04AMAIM - Schedule 1 - Frontera Resources Corporation
Comment on Marina Mahathir thinks the Malaysian Government feels threatened by kathy Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:37AMBTW Marina, of course this Government feels threatened. Their over reaction says it all doesnt it?They have never bee challenged and have never allowed challenges. Time to take stock and really think hard how they are handling things.
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Ipswich: Postal worker denies offences totalling £52,000 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:40PMIPSWICH: A postal worker has denied committing offences, which involve a total of £52,000, while working at Ipswich sorting office.
Saving Downtowns, a National Challenge... Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:42PMAcross the country, downtowns have been the victims of change. Businesses moved to other locations, many along new highways, others closed and some managed to hang on for periods, but eventually were gone. Ghost downtowns were the result.
Bulk of Postal Service center will remain in Petaluma Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:06PMMail handler Joey Rayos sorts mail at the Postal Service's North Bay processing facility in Petaluma in this 2009 file photo.
Support wanted to stop closure of Holbeach sorting office Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:18AMPEOPLE are being urged to write to Royal Mail opposing the closure of Holbeach Sorting Office. As reported in last week’s Spalding Guardian, Royal Mail plans to close the sorting office on Barrington Gate and relocate the operation to Spalding by next summer.
Almanac July 16, 2011 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:10AMEaston Public Library launched a new "auto-page" book return device resembling an ATM machine in 1961.
Threshers prepare for 35th show Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:55AMWAVERLY – Some neighbors near the Camp Creek Heritage Grounds didn’t think it would last; didn’t think people would come, and thought the interest in collecting antique machinery would die off.
More appeals filed after post office decision Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:16AMGroup wanting to keep North Oak facility open appeals to independent commission The Daily Journal Rather than send an appeal of the Ukiah Post Office closure decision to the official charged with making the decision, members of the Save the Ukiah Post Office Committee sent a letter to the Postal Regulatory Commission this week.
Postal Service: Go with Every Door Direct Mail Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:16AMThe U.S. Postal Service announced Friday it will host an open house July 25 through July 30 at its office at 250 S. Church St. to teach local business owners about its Every Door Direct Mail concept.
Clorox sale? Oakland has its hands full with other problems Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:07AMOakland -- Friday's headline-grabbing announcement that Oakland-based Clorox might be sold hardly registered with Oakland officials, not because they don't care, but because they were busy trying to save two other Oakland organizations from moving their headquarters across the bay.
Effingham deputies nab air-conditioner thieves Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:24PMTwo Effingham County residents have been arrested on suspicion of stealing an air-conditioning unit from an area residence. Sheriff’s spokesman David Ehsanipoor said a deputy stopped a GMC Sonoma pickup truck about 7 p.m. Thursday on Ebenezer Road near Ga. 21 that had an air-conditioner in the truck bed with what appeared to be freshly cut copper wiring. Investigators determined the unit, valued ...
Court Dockets & Dispositions Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:04PMOn Thursday, July 14, Music at the Market was held at the Washington Farmers' Market downtown. This month's event featured the Augusta Bottoms Consort.
Half-century-old letter delivered to California U. Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:39AMHalf-century-old letter delivered to California U.
Controversial changes for Hitchin postal services Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:34AMHITCHIN’S postal delivery office will be going up for sale this month as part of controversial plans by Royal Mail which may also include scrapping a pick-up service from the town and making collection times from post boxes earlier.
It's never been easier to send direct mail Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:25AMPost offices nationwide offer free 'grow your business' seminars
Petition a last hope to save South Lorain Post Office (with video) Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:53AMLORAIN — City leaders hope a petition campaign can save the South Lorain Post Office, 1680 East 28th St.
Mail still suspended at West Haven Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:00AMMail delivery continues to be suspended at the West Haven Apartment Complex more than two weeks after postal officials said it was necessary to protect a letter carrier from an animal attack.
Snail mail has its purpose, too, Vermont delegation says Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:11PMWASHINGTON — As Vermont’s congressional lawmakers find new ways to communicate with constituents online, they continue to rely on a proven standby: taxpayer-funded snail mail.
Century Post Office hangs on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:32PMThe historic downtown post office has earned another reprieve.
Bio-Hazard Drill Held at Youngstown Post Office Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:11PMPostal inspectors said the drill focused on emergency response to contaminated mail.
Feds investigating stolen post office boxes Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:44PMOfficials are unclear of the motive but warn of potential identity thefts. The Magnolia Park Post Office in Burbank. (File photo)
Update post office deposit info, govt told Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:20PMThe SC told the government on Wednesday to pep up services relating to post office money deposit schemes and equip every post office with latest information for the benefit of the rural folk.
Postal Service closing one Gaston branch office Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:25PMContinuing changes in the landscape of mail delivery will prompt the U.S. Postal Service to close a local post office after this week. Friday will be the last day that the Postal Service’s West Gastonia Station will be open. The office in Dixie...
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Largest Meth Bust In Owensboro HIstory Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:34PMOwensboro Police have made what they call the largest meth bust in the city's history.
247 National Organizations Oppose the Balanced Budget Amendment Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:26PMContact: Shannon Spillane, +1-202-408-1080, spillane@cbpp.org
Meeting set about Oketo Post Office Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:24PMA meeting to discuss the future of the Oketo Post Office will be at 7 p.m. July 21 at the Oketo City Hall. U.S. Postal Service officials set up the meeting.
OPD make their biggest meth seizure ever Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:57AMThree people have been arrested after police say they were connected to a $130,000 shipment of methamphetamine.
Residents Urged To Be Cautious With Parcel Deliveries; Two Charged With Ashburn Thefts Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:44AMAfter an investigation into the theft of parcels left at Ashburn-area homes, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office has filed felony charges against two Warrenton women.
Poplarville school board adopts $17.7 million budget Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:30AMThe Poplarville school board on Monday night adopted a $17.7 million school general fund budget for the 2011-2012 school year. The new fiscal year runs from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012.
Lee announces candidacy Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:29AMMy name is Gina Lee, and I have a passion to serve the citizens in the Southeast District of Pearl River County as your next Justice Court Judge. I have 2 children, Anna Kaye and Brandon. I am a Baptist. I have been a Sunday School Teacher, volunteer and I am presently a member of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. I made the decision to run for Justice Court Judge because I know I have the proper ...
DETROIT: Six charged with alleged trafficking, laundering, arson Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:34AMDETROIT — Six people, including Jacqueline Holt, 47, of Romulus, were arrested July 8 for a 10-count indictment involving alleged marijuana trafficking, money laundering, mortgage fraud and arson.
Electoral roll deadline set Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:03AMA DEADLINE has been set for city centre residents to register to vote in the upcoming by-election.
IRS-led group is moving to Arcadia Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 7:06AMARCADIA - A multiagency task force that aims to dismantle national and international crime syndicates using laundered money will soon relocate from Los Angeles to Arcadia.
For those 'killed' by Social Security Administration error, life's hard Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:00AMWhen Amy Duckworth succumbed to the typographical error that ended her life in January 1980, she became a casualty of bureaucracy, the collateral damage of the digital age.
Courthouse saw its share of drama Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:04PMThousands of people have passed through the doors of Tampa's historic Federal Courthouse during its 100-year history. People filled the building's grand halls; federal employees have served people from every walk of life, from gamblers to bootleggers, tobacco buyers to inventors, taxpayers to bolita
Holbeach delivery office will close Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:03AMHOLBEACH delivery office will close next summer and its business transferred to Spalding under Royal Mail “modernisation” plans. A ‘for sale’ board has gone up on the Barrington Gate office, which is thought to employ about 30 people.
DA puts up 'wall' on slay Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:41AMLegendary defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz says the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has been "stonewalling" his family's efforts to uncover the circumstances of his sister-in-law's death. Marilyn Dershowitz, 68, was killed on West 29th Street while biking with her husband last Saturday when she was hit by a...
‘Gathering place’ could be lost Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:30AMIn the town of Gantt, there are two places for a good conversation – the Gator Grocery and the Post Office. Seperated only by a glass door, it’s easy to see how the traffic would flow from one spot to the other.