Question marks over future of Hartlepool’s biggest post office – NanoNews (blog)

Gizmodo 'Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat …': Watch Mail Carrier Deliver To Burned-Out HomesNPR… nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds," that sentence is a quote from The Persian Wars by Herodotus; it is chiseled in the granite edifice of the New…

Art goes first-class on MatlachaThe News-PressLeoma Lovegrove is a quintessential Matlacha Island resident — she has character in spades — and that is what gives a mural she finished Monday on the side of the local post office such a welcome-to-the-island look and feel. Bedecked in multicolored …and more » More: continued here

Our Say: Post office purchase has some promiseAnnapolis CapitalThe old post office building is a downtown Annapolis landmark, and we like the idea of the state buying it for offices. Certainly, it's important for the city and the county to retain as much state presence as possible, as there's inexorable pressure … More: continued here

BBC News Closure threat on 13 post officesBBC News, UK –5 hours agoThirteen post offices in mid Wales have been earmarked for possible closure as part of Post Office Ltd's UK-wide network review. The proposals also include … More: continued here

Pitman suspicious package prompts brief post office evacuationNJ.comA suspicious package discovered by a postal worker in Pitman prompted the evacuation of the borough's post office on Tuesday. The incident, which lasted only about an hour according to Police Chief Robert Zimmerman, began around 11 a.m. when an … More: continued here

FedEx, UPS see no bounce from Post Office's moveBusinessweekCiti analyst Christian Wetherbee said closing some branch post offices would mean more to FedEx and UPS, because it could save them money on products that involve Postal Service delivery. FedEx offers SmartPost and UPS has SurePost. Both companies …and more » More: continued here