SurfKY News Post offices to stay open with reduced hoursThe Livingston County NewsThe U.S. Postal Service will reduce the counter hours at three area post offices as part of its “Post Plan,” a 2012 initiative that preserves small,local post offices by reducing its retail counter hours to match customer use. …

Postal worker gets 2 years supervised release for theftsRochester Democrat and ChronicleU.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., said Thursday that Mary T. Walworth, 45, of Rochester, was sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay back $2,000 to the Postal Service for stealing money from Post Offices' …

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UK Fundraising (blog) How to sell bizarre items on eBay for charityUK Fundraising (blog)It's one thing creating the world's largest bra, it's quite another working out what to do with it afterwards. That was exactly the quandary we found ourselves in here at Chillisauce, having draped the bright pink brassiere …

Daily Mail Postcard from German pen pal finally arrives at destination 49 YEARS lateDaily MailThe Royal Mail has dismissed the possibility that it had gone missing in their system and suggested it must have been put in a postbox recently. Spokesman Candice MacDonald said: 'It is extremely unlikely that this …

The struggling U.S. Postal Service is reporting a record annual loss of $15.9 billion. More: continued here

Newsday Westchester to accept disaster food stamp applicationsNewsdayWestchester County will start taking applications for disaster food stamp benefits on Friday. County Executive Rob Astorino says residents "need to know that help is available." Residents who suffered disaster related damage, including loss of income …Astorino: County Department Of Social Services Accepting …

THE financial losses for the US Postal Service for the fiscal year ending September 30 were nearly $US11 billion more than the previous year. More: continued here

HAT CREEK – The Hat Creek Post Office is 135 years old this year, but isn’t quite looking its age anymore. A crew of four – Pat Wade, Jeb Hanson, Dan Goddard and Ed Cook – put up new cedar siding on the building during a two-day, partial restoration project. …

Senators Fight for SF Post OfficeABQ JournalReports that the U.S. Postal Service may move out of its downtown post office sparked an appeal for reconsideration from New Mexico's U.S. senators Wednesday. “Although we understand efforts to contain costs in this era of fiscal challenges and that …Lawmakers: Keep post office …