Post Office

Old Cedar Falls post office could become wine barKCRGCEDAR FALLS (AP) — A historic Cedar Falls post office that was saved from the wrecking ball by a local preservation group could soon become a wine bar. Thanks to efforts by Cedar Falls Development Group, the old post office is ready …

CBS Local Post Office Nixes Delivery To Some Brooklyn Residents With Low Mail Slots In …CBS LocalBorough Park residents were first told by their local carrier that their mail slots are too low and later received letters from their local post office saying that their mailboxes are not in compliance …

BBC News Post Office IT system criticised in reportBBC NewsA confidential report has criticised the Post Office over its handling of computer problems which led to some sub-postmasters being accused of theft. More than 150 sub-postmasters claim they were wrongly prosecuted, or made to repay money, because of …and more » …

The Southern Reporter Hawick man in court over Galashiels post office robberyBBC NewsA Hawick man has made a private court appearance accused of assault and robbery at a post office in Galashiels. David Connolly, 30, was charged with spraying an aerosol can into the faces of two men and threatening …

Some longtime Brooklyn residents claim they have stopped receiving mail apparently because the mail slots on their doors are too low. More: continued here

A confidential report seen by BBC News criticises the Post Office over its handling of computer problems which led to some sub-postmasters being accused of theft and fraud. More: continued here

CONVERSATION OVERHEARD at a local barber shop: Bald man: “You ought to charge me less because I hardly have any hair to cut!” Barber: “Nope. We should charge you more because we have to search so hard to find any hair.” More: continued here

Father, son admit stealing post office cartsHattiesburg AmericanA Gulfport father and son have admitted stealing aluminum carts from the U.S. Postal Service and selling them as scrap for a period of two years. The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1uhw2a5 ) 51-year-old John Wendell Boyles and 24-year-old Nicholas …Gulfport father, son admit …

MyStateline.com Former post office OK'd for new poilce stationThe Rock River TimesRockford aldermen, Monday, Sept. 8, voted 11-2 to redevelop the former post office, at 557 New Towne Drive, into a police precinct. The $1.1 million renovation will create a home for Police District 3, which will serve the far-east …

Post office trying to reinvent itself in the Internet ageMid-Hudson NewsWASHINGTON – First class mail processed and delivered by the US Postal Service in the last 10 years is down more than 50 percent, because more and more people are paying their bills and corresponding by e-mail. Conversely, package shipments …