Author(s):  Careen Wong Stolen: 2 plants in memory of loved ones Out of 10 plants donated to Madera Post Office for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in memory of loved ones lost to cancer, two were stolen this week, leaving empty holes on the ground. “We’re [post office workers] very …

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Lindenhurst man killed in repair shop accident at Hicksville post officeNewsdayA Lindenhurst man was killed Wednesday morning at the U.S. Post Office repair shop in Hicksville when he was run over by a truck while he was underneath it making repairs, Nassau County police said. The victim was identified as …

Southeast Missourian Stamp collecting good for children, experts saySoutheast MissourianAt the Postal History Foundation in Tucson, Arizona, Lisa Dembowski and her colleagues work with more than 14,000 children each year in person and online, sharing lesson plans with teachers and sending packets of stamps to kids. Dembowski doesn't …Youth invited to …

NASDAQ Carlstadt Post Office to reopen in November, postal official saysNorthJersey.comThe Carlstadt Post Office at the corner of First and Broad streets may reopen by November. A three-alarm fire on April 24 that started on the roof and destroyed the electrical supply company MDR upstairs shut the building down indefinitely. …

Licenses and stamps not available at Springer check stationCasper Star-Tribune OnlinePheasant hunters who have drawn a permit for the Springer Special Pheasant Hunt cannot buy a license, permit or conservation stamp at the check station this year. Hunters must have the following licenses, stamps and permits with them before going …

Sterling Bay, Bill Davies part ways on old post officeChicago TribuneBill Davies' plans for the old post office, the behemoth concrete building that straddles the Eisenhower Expressway, were once compared to believing in unicorns and fairy tales. True to expectations, this story will not have a happy ending. Not after …

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Motley Fool The Post Office Wants to Gorge on Your GroceriesMotley FoolThe post office, though, is apparently immune from such market forces, because just weeks after its rivals announced their rate hikes, it applied for and was granted the ability to cut rates between 30%-50% in weight categories that are …