Birth of daughter was overshadowed by ram-raid, says post office boss – Bradford Telegraph and Argus

Three women, including a post office worker, were held by armed men in a house in Co Kildare early this morning in an apparent ‘tiger kidnapping’ attempt. More: continued here

Fort Avenue post office building for sale in Lynchburg; downsizing plannedLynchburg News and AdvanceThe postal service has occupied the 7,600-square-foot building at 6020 Fort Avenue since June 1975. Currently, the branch only has a “retail presence” in addition to delivery to post office boxes; there is no mail processing or delivery from the branch …and…

Police Blotter: Foster City police investigate thefts from two Post Office boxesSan Jose Mercury NewsLOS GATOS. More Avenue, 9:35 a.m. Monday A theft at a construction site was reported. 15951 Los Gatos Blvd., 11:45 a.m. Monday A business was burglarized. 200 block of Winchester Circle, 1:07 p.m. Monday Someone entered an outdoor patio and stole …and…

GENEVA – Geneva’s historic post office was named to the “11 Most Endangered Historic Places” on Wednesday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, not because it is in danger, an official said, but as a “poster child” for an unworkable process for transitioning post offices. More: continued here

A miscommunication between Riverside County and the U.S. Postal Service may have led to as many as 12,500 ballots arriving too late to be legally counted, officials said Monday. By law, any ballot not in the possession of the registrar of voters office by the close of polls at 8 p.m. cannot legally be counted….

Birthday cards, a paycheck, maybe a couple of magazine subscriptions…not all mail is bills and junk mail. But junk mail comes in all shapes and sizes. And the postmaster says, beware. More: continued here