AT LEAST the name isn’t deceiving. East Harlem’s Hell Gate postal station has a host of problems, including poor customer service, low staffing levels, racially charged comments and inconvenient 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours of operation, residents complained Tuesday to Community Board 11. More: continued here

Berkeley City Attorney: Main Post office may have been soldBerkeleyside“Accordingly, pursuant to the authority granted by the Council in May 2013, I have directed our outside counsel, Tony Rossmann, to initiate litigation against the USPS to prevent the sale of the Berkeley Main Post Office. We are working closely with …

Cincinnati Business Courier Ebay to hire 2000 locally for the holidaysCincinnati Business CourierEbay Enterprise – the commerce technologies, warehouse and store-based fulfillment arm of Ebay– is hosting a job fair to fill the 2,000 seasonal positions at its new 630,000-square-foot fulfillment facility after the Oct. 28 ribbon cutting. The center …

Sierra Sun Times USPS Announces Winter Fun and Global Wreath Forever StampsSierra Sun TimesOctober 23, 2014 – NEW YORK — The Postal Service is helping customers prepare for the holiday season today by dedicating festive domestic and international Forever stamps. A first-day-of-issue ceremony for the Winter Fun domestic stamps and …

Woman sentenced for using U of I money for eBay purchasesDesMoinesRegister.comA former University of Iowa employee who bought and resold at least 567 items on eBay using university money was sentenced to three years of probation on Thursday. Jennifer Robyn Whitmore-Meier, 37, made $122,374 using the eBay scheme while she … …

Technique Stamps offers flu shotsTechniqueStamps Health Services has begun providing free flu shots for students. October is halfway over, and according to the Nursing Manager Debbie Spillers, the flu season spans from the end of November to February. “The best time to take the vaccine is now … More: continued here

Post Office official: 'No work no pay'Eyewitness NewsJOHANNESBURG – Post office management says striking workers will not be paid their salaries this month, as it is sticking to the 'no work no pay' policy. The stayaway has now entered its third month, as frustration grows among those who use the …

KHOU Break-in reported at N. Houston post officeKHOUHOUSTON — Houston police and the United States Postal Inspection Service are looking into a break-in at a north side post office. It happened around midnight Thursday on Jensen at Crane. According to a lieutenant on the scene, an unknown number of …Post Office …

High-resolution images of the stamps are available for media use only by emailing: mark.r.saunders@usps.gov More: continued here

Spitballing ideas to head off the looming death of the United States Postal Service is a national pastime at this point. Meanwhile, the deck chairs on the S.S. USPS continue to be reshuffled. Sunday delivery has been revived through an alliance with Amazon. As The Washington Post reported, the Postal …