Armed robbery at post office

Battered by the economy, the post office is offering early retirement to 150,000 workers, cutting management and closing offices, the agency said Friday. The Postal Service lost $2.8 billion last year and is facing even larger losses this year, despite a rate increase – to 44 cents for first-class mail – scheduled to take effect…

WINCHESTER, N.H. — A spokeswoman for the United States Postal Service's Northeast area said there are ways for locals to get the services they need until the Ashuelot Post Office is re-opened after a speeding motorist crashed into it Sunday night. More: continued here

Newcanaannewsonline Proposed permanent New Canaan Post Office in black and whiteNewcanaannewsonlineAfter a wait of more than a year, plans for a proposed permanent post office in New Canaan filed with the town last week show a two story brick Federal-style structure , which proposers view as within the acceptable spectrum of New Canaan's … More:…

Coconut Creek: Plan calls for renaming of post office for soldierSun-Sentinel.com, FL –12 minutes agoRon Klein, D-Boca Raton, has introduced legislation in Congress calling for the Coconut Creek Post Office to be named in honor of a fallen soldier in Iraq. … More: continued here

MSN Money UK More jobs on the line at LloydsIntroducer TodayTo replace the agency service, the group has struck a deal with the Post Office to allow Halifax savers and banking customers to deposit money there.Lloyds Banking Group cuts leave Scotland unscathedHerald ScotlandLloyds axes another 650 jobs in drive to cut costsBelfast TelegraphLloyds to axe…

A disgruntled post office employee brought a gun to the office near Mountain and Broadway NE Monday morning and fired… more » More: continued here