16 hrs ago | MassLive.com
Monson set to vote on spending
“The whole objective is to entice businesses to flourish in our community. We're trying to stimulate the economy and create jobs”
Voters at Monday's Town Meeting will be greeted with a 25-article warrant that includes cuts for numerous town departments and a request for a tax break for a new business. via MassLive.com
Tuesday | Buzzle.com
David McKie: A love of books is mostly a good thing, except when it leads to the ruin of your home and family Bibliophilia: the love, and collecting, of books. via Buzzle.com
Tuesday May 6 | Pocono Record
Bushkill collector invents Hess truck accessory, seeks investors to start manufacturing
“I'm hoping to get someone interested in manufacturing them”
Jerry Thompkins of Bushkill has spent the last five years of his retirement trying to patent the special display cases he has designed. via Pocono Record
Sunday May 4 | The Greater New Milford Spectrum
Knock-knock. Who's there? Steve Martin
“Why did you two become artists?”
Actor-comedian Steve Martin, right, joined contemporary artists Eric Fischl and April Gornik for a fundraiser at the Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield. via The Greater New Milford Spectrum
Friday May 2 | Myrtle Beach Online
Funny papers' worth is no joke to Aiken man
“Now I find myself talking to people - just to say hello”
Comics are no laughing matter to John Martone. The New York native started collecting original comic strip art decades ago, amassing and selling off such important cultural icons as Donald Duck, the evil queen ... via Myrtle Beach Online
Thursday May 1 | The Whidbey Examiner/STPNS | Posted by The Whidbey Examiner/STPNS
Aspiring biologist studies Penn Cove water
“It wasn't easy, but she finally let me”
It's probably pretty safe to say that few high school students are willing to stand ankle deep in freezing water while being blasted with 20-mile-an-hour gusts of bone-chilling wind just to complete a school assignment.
Well, one Coupeville High School senior is breaking the mold. Clad in flower-print rubber boots and a hooded sweatshirt, 18-year-old Molly Bell spent a very cold Friday afternoon collecting water samples in front of the Coupeville wastewater treatment facility for her senior class project. Read more
Tuesday Apr 29 | Chicago Tribune
A sweet hobby: Morenci man collects cookie jars
“I always tell people if they see something decent to buy it, and I'll pay them back for it”
You could call Jack Sampson the 'cookie monster.' But it's not the cookies he has an infatuation with, it's the jars. via Chicago Tribune
Tuesday Apr 29 | Directions Magazine
Magellan Announces MobileMapper CX with DigiTerra Explorer
“MobileMapper CX pre-loaded with DigiTerra Explorer makes it easier than ever for asset managers to combine the benefits of these two industry-leading GIS data collection solutions”
Magellan Announces MobileMapper CX with DigiTerra Explorer Santa Clara, Calif., April 28, 2008 - DigiTerra Explorer mobile GIS and field mapping software is now available pre-installed on an SD card with the ... via Directions Magazine
Sunday Apr 27 | Philly.com
“Talking to show exhibitors and seminar guests is a wonderful way to develop your own collecting interest.”
The American Art Pottery Association encompasses all periods and styles, president Arnie Small says. via Philly.com
Friday Apr 25 | New Jersey Online
For collectors of casino chips, an unwelcome jackpot
“It's not worth much of anything now”
It will go down as one of the greatest finds in the history of casino chips. The discovery of a subterranean trove of chips from the defunct Playboy casino in Atlantic City has suddenly connected a tiny ... via New Jersey Online







