Ilton to lose its Post Office and shop

After a meeting on Friday, senior management from the Co-operative said that their decision to close the post office at their How Wood store would still go ahead. More: continued here

Military Post Offices in Iraq to Close Nov. 17Department of DefenseWASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2011 – Because US forces are coming home from Iraq by the end of the year, the US Postal Service will stop accepting mail addressed to military post offices in Iraq starting Nov. 17, Defense Department officials … More: continued here

Meeting about possible closure of Gilbertville Post Office slated for Thursday …MassLive.comBy Lori Stabile, The Republican HARDWICK – A possible closure of the Gilbertville Post Office on North Street has residents concerned, and the US Postal Service will host a meeting about it on Thursday night. Maureen P. Marion, postal service …Postal Service plans community…

The Japan Times Mourners mark WWII Sakhalin post office suicidesThe Japan Times20, 1945, at a post office in Maoka (modern-day Kholmsk, Russia) in Japanese-controlled Sakhalin, then called Karafuto, when Soviet forces seized the town. They were the members of a 12-person team of female phone operators who took cyanide because … More: continued here

MURDERER Robin Garbutt was “calculating and deceptive” as he lied about killing his wife and invented a story about an armed robbery, police have said. More: continued here

John Smith column 1/7/12: Group says post office sent wrong holiday messageReading EagleSeems a trio of carolers dressed in Dickensian costumes stop and perform in businesses in the center every year, including the post office. But they had gotten out only a few notes when the manager rushed from behind the counter and told them…