Arlington post office to expand its hours – Poughkeepsie Journal

The local post office long has been the center of many American communities, but with people turning increasingly to the Internet to send messages and pay bills, financial losses are forcing the Postal Service to consider consolidating or closing hundreds of local facilities. More: continued here

Editors note: This series of articles celebrates the 100th birthday of The Katy Times newspaper. Each week, the newspaper features a story from the past, leading up to the Times’ 100th birthday celebr More: continued here

SILive.com Bill would rename Post Office after Sandy victimSILive.comDaniel Donovan reintroduced a bill in Congress to re-name the South Shore annex of the Post Office after the father of three. Former Rep. Michael Grimm had previously introduced the bill to rename the Post Office at 3031 Veterans Road West in Charleston. More: continued here

Bill to rename Columbia post office after fallen soldier introduced in US House of RepresentativesColumbia MissourianA bill to rename Columbia's post office on Walnut Street after a Columbia soldier killed in Afghanistan has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, introduced H.R. 4960 to rename … More:…

News & Star Anger as axe hangs over one-in-five post officesScotland Courier, UK –2 hours agoThe Courier understands that out of a total of 416 branches, 42 are to be closed and another 37 are to be replaced by a mobile post office or some other …80 post offices to be closed or downgraded by Royal MailThe…

MANILA, Philippines — Lieutenant General Antonio Romero, vice chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), relinquished his post on Wednesday, more than a month before he is scheduled to leave his office to prepare for his new position at the defense department. More: continued here