Police, Fire respond to call of powdery substance found at McAlester Post Office.Mcalester News CapitalMcALESTER — A woman with a PO Box at the McAlester Post Office received a scare Sunday morning when she found an unmarked package with an unidentified white powdery substance inside, according to police. Details were …
Read More »Brockport post office will be named after fallen soldier
Brockport, NY – A post office in Brockport will be named after a soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan. Army Staff Sergeant Nicholas Reid, 26, was injured by an Improvised Explosive Device onDecember 9, 2012. Staff Sergeant Reid died at a hospital in Germany on December 13. … More: continued …
Read More »Corning post office to be named for Ryan Jayne – Elmira Star-Gazette
Corning post office to be named for Ryan JayneElmira Star-Gazette“We honor and remember Spc. Jayne for his sacrifice and the sacrifice of his family – actions of heroism that we will never forget. Naming the post office in Corning after Specialist Jayne is the least we can do to honor …
Read More »Coralville post office almost completed; Iowa City lease not finalized – Iowa City Press Citizen
Coralville post office almost completed; Iowa City lease not finalizedIowa City Press CitizenWork to transition Coralville's post office carrier annex into a full-fledged retail center is underway and nearing a July completion date, while leasing agreements for Iowa City's future post office have stalled somewhat. Iowa City and Coralville …and …
Read More »Loving the wilderness
A FORMER Queensland couple love the West Coast's friendly people and cooler weather. Max Stitcher and Jacquie Wood have run Strahan's post office for about a year after moving from hot and humid Brisbane. More: continued here
Read More »Postal service history includes mailing children to grandparents
Probably most of us know the history of the United States Post Office from what we learned in school about the Pony Express. More: continued here
Read More »McAlester Post Office Reopens After Powdery Substance Found – KTUL
McAlester Post Office Reopens After Powdery Substance FoundKTULOfficials with the McAlester Fire Department were notified Sunday afternoon and closed the post office immediately. After an initial test, officials were not able to determine what the substance was and transported it to Oklahoma City for further testing.substance found at Post Office …
Read More »Taxi driver jailed for loyalist post office heist clears his name – 40 years later – Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph Taxi driver jailed for loyalist post office heist clears his name – 40 years laterBelfast TelegraphFrank Newell has his conviction for armed robbery overturned after 40 years today. Mr Newell (centre) was convicted in 1973 of robbing a post office at gunpoint. He is pictured with his son …
Read More »Croydon rave: Colossal party attracts 1000 resulting in clash with police … – The Independent
London24 Croydon rave: Colossal party attracts 1000 resulting in clash with police …The IndependentNine people have been arrested following a mammoth rave in a disused post office last night, on which hundreds of revellers descended. East Croydon became a miniature festival site after the abandoned sorting office was utilised as …
Read More »Berkeley mayor to push for civic center overlay, also hopes it will reduce support for downtown green initiative
Mayor Tom Bates has decided to push for a civic center overlay that will protect the Main Post Office, and admits that he hopes his support will undermine the downtown green initiative scheduled for the November ballot. Bates wants Berkeley to adopt the exact language of the initiative, which was …
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