Posties to give mail to neighboursBelfast TelegraphThe Royal Mail has unveiled plans to leave parcels or post which needs to be signed for with a neighbour if a householder is not at home. The postal organisation also said it wants to amend the amount of compensation to business customers, … More: continued here
Some FedEx deliveries will be delayed Friday in Northwest Miami-Dade after a FedEx truck was involved in an accident and flipped over on its side. More: continued here
George: Local Post Offices Could be Closing TargetsGant DailyCamille “Bud” George, D-74 of Clearfield County, noted that area post offices are included on a US Postal Service “study list” for possible closure. “Being on the list doesn't necessarily mean the post office will close,” Rep. George said. …Mendota Post Office Targeted for Possible ClosurePatch.comWhy isn't…
The three members of Vermont’s congressional delegation say a proposal by the U.S. Postal Service to close 14 of the state’s post offices as part of nationwide cost-cutting move threatens the “heart and soul” of the affected communities and they must not be closed, More: continued here
Closing post offices might be right moveMinneapolis Star TribuneIt is hard for a newspaper that covers rural places to take this stance, but reality must be faced: Perhaps not every place in America needs a post office anymore. Perhaps closing the post offices in Waltham, Hayward, Twin Lakes, Freeborn and Conger in …Vermont Delegation Opposes…
The L Magazine Postal Service wants to close one of Virginia's oldest post officesWDBJ7.comThe Lowry Post Office is one of the longest continuous running post offices in the state of Virginia. It is more than 160 years old. It is located in an old country store between Goode and Bedford. The Lowry Post Office only…
Postal Service apologizes for refusing Mexican voter IDDenver PostA Gypsum resident is getting a post office box, after the US Postal Service apologized for refusing to accept a Mexican voter card as proof of identity. The American Civil Liberties Union had intervened on Griselda Duarte's behalf …Civil liberties group complains about Gypsum post officeVail Daily…
Stamps Commemorate Merchant MarinePatch.comAboard the John S. Brown docked at Baltimore's Inner Harbor–one of only two Liberty ships remaining out of a fleet of more than 2700 built during WWII–people line up to buy un unexpected household item: postage stamps. …and more » More: continued here
Royal wedding stamps to be released next weekCayman News Service(CNS): Philatelists can now ready themselves for the much-anticipated stamp release from the Cayman Islands Postal Service of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which is set for 4 August. The commemorative issue simply titled, …and more » More: continued here
Royal Mail wants postmen and women to be able to leave undeliverable post with a neighbour if the addressee is not at home. More: continued here