Post Office Mail Boxes Damaged Overnight in RyePatch.comThe United State Postmaster in Rye reported that two USPS mailboxes were damaged overnight on Sept. 17 around 8 a.m.. The mail collection box located at 100 Purchase St. showed what appears to be damage done by a vehicle, said Rye Police Lt. …

The Guardian Argos and eBay join forces for click-and-collect serviceThe GuardianArgos has teamed up with online marketplace eBay to launch a new "click-and-collect" service in the latest move to capitalise on the rapid growth in internet shopping. The six-month trial, to start later this year, will allow shoppers to order …

Man pleads guilty to role in post office robberyOpelousas Daily WorldUnited States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley has announced that Willie Jamal Reynolds, 33, of Opelousas, pleaded guilty to taking part in a 2011 robbery at the U.S. Post Office in Lawtell in which a driver was attacked. According to evidence …

Argos and eBay link up in 'click and collect' trialThe IndependentBusinesses that sell through the eBay website, including Superdry, will be involved in the scheme and, if successful, it is hoped it could be rolled out across the country. With increasing numbers of customers keen to use "click and collect" …

By Joanne Barron, Sewickley Herald It can get noisy at the Sewickley post office. Amid sounds of workers stamping envelopes and boxes, patrons might hear peeping, buzzing or cheeping coming … More: continued here

On Monday, when I’m unhurriedly readjusting to the routine for the week, I add the post office to my to-do list wearily, but also, optimistically. More: continued here

GOP Food Stamp Bill Will Increase Government SpendingReasonThe food stamp bill passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives earlier this month, widely criticized for supposedly cutting the nutrition assistance program to the poor, would actually raise spending over the next decade by 57 percent … More: continued here

ZHU: Peace at the post officeYale Daily News (blog)There's something about Monday mornings: so peaceful, so crisp. There's the lazy allowance of a few extra, savory moments lying in bed, surrounded by the silence of Old Campus. It's peaceful — except where the post office is concerned. Students line … …

Post Office brought to customers near SC coastAiken StandardYEMASSEE (AP) — Since people in a small South Carolina town couldn't get to the post office, the Postal Service brought the post office to them. The Beaufort Gazette reports a mobile post office like those used after disasters such as Hurricane …

Britain's Labour plans last-ditch bid to halt Royal Mail saleReutersBRIGHTON, England, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Britain's Labour party will seek to halt the privatisation of the Royal Mail postal service by calling a last-minute parliamentary debate on the issue, the party's postal spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday. Earlier … More: …