Postal officials are hosting a free seminar on Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Piscataway Main Post Office at 3 Skiles Ave. to show small businesses how to find new customers, build more traffic, and increase revenue. More: continued here

Jay Coffland (right) makes a visit to the Center Point post office on Monday. The money-losing U.S. Postal Service could be talking about closing as many as 2,000 post offices this year in a bid to get expenses under control. More: continued here

MyFox Tampa Bay Sunshine Skyway getting postage stampTbo.comThe US Postal Service has placed an artist's rendering of the bridge, complete with an orange sunset and blue water background, on a Priority Mail stamp. It is one of only 46 new stamps the postal service will issue next year. The digital …

Holiday on Monday: New Year's Day (Observed)New York TimesNEW YORK GOVERNMENT OFFICES Closed. POST OFFICES Express Mail only; self-service kiosks are available at the main post office, on Eighth Avenue at 32nd Street, but there is no regular postal service. BANKS Option to close. …and more » More: continued here

The year that was: 2011 (Part Four)Post and ParcelThe UK gains a new postal industry regulator – Ofgem – which unveils proposals for the “biggest ever” shake-up of the UK mail market, including plans to allow Royal Mail to set its own postal rates. UK parcel delivery company Yodel confirms …

Scotland Courier Scottish Nationalists warn against Royal Mail pricing freedomPost and ParcelScotland's governing political party has called on the UK postal regulator to rethink plans to allow Royal Mail more powers to set its own postal rates. The Scottish Nationalist Party's postal affairs spokesman Mike Weir said the move could …

Occupy the Post Office? Tucson Postal Workers, Supporters, Fight Back Against …Huffington PostAnd the financial troubles of the United States Postal Service (USPS), in part due to the coming of the Internet age, are impacting what used to be one of the most stable jobs in the nation: that of …

An item long on Santa Paula’s wish list – a ramp to make the Post Office on South Mill fully accessible to the handicapped is now completed at the building, notable for being the result of a Great Depression era work program. More: continued here

BENTONVILLE, Ohio |  The United States Postal Service will close the Bentonville Post Office on May 15, 2012, despite discrepancies in its records, according to Postal Service spokesman David Allen. More: continued here

Even As Unemployment Drops, Demand For Food Stamps Rises Across NorthwestOPB NewsThat is, the number of people on food stamps. Let's go back to January. "True Grit" was leading at the box office, the fledgling Arab Spring had not yet taken off, and in the Northwest, about 2 million people …