Post Office

Froma Harrop: America's best post offices: Mail today, gone tomorrowThe Providence JournalThe U.S. Postal Service's bizarre decision to sell beloved old buildings to raise quick cash has created angst across the country. A 1937 post office in Virginia Beach, Va., was razed and replaced by a Walgreens (which, ironically, sells …

May Day marks the opening of a new-look post office opening in a Saltaire off-licence – a short distance from the old premises in Bingley Road The new Post Office Local will open in Saltaire Wines tomorrow at 1pm and offers significantly longer opening hours for customers. More: continued here

As postal workers strike, Communications minister declares: Post office must be restructured. More: continued here

The State Smaller towns adjusting to post office changesThe StateThe post office in Lawton now closes at 2 p.m. on weekdays and is only open for an hour Saturdays. Western Iowa Telephone general manager Heath Mallory says that means it's harder to get mailings out before the office closes. His …

BOTH of Blackbird Leys’ post offices are facing refurbishment under new plans, meaning they will have fewer services and longer opening hours. More: continued here

GOOD PAYING JOBS: Work for the Milwaukee Post Officefox6now.comMILWAUKEE (WITI) — The Milwaukee Post Office is accepting applications for Postal Support Employee (PSE) Mail Processing Clerk positions. Jobseekers in the community are encouraged to build their online profile and apply at http://usps.com/employment … More: continued here

Postal Service chooses to stay at 23rd and Union with slimmed down post officeCHS Capitol Hill SeattleBangasser had no updates about putting the post office's former home into motion after the federal service leaves but said his effort to win a rezone of his 100,000 square-foot Central District property is …

Post Office Piles on Shift to Low-wage Economy With Staples DealHuffington PostFor generations, postal jobs have been a ticket to the middle class, including as one of the few employers who hired African-Americans at good wages earlier in the 20th century. But the post office is accelerating a new strategy …

Suspicious package causing evacuations at Roanoke County post officeWDBJ7Suspicious package causing evacuations at Roanoke County post office. POSTED: 08:00 PM EDT Apr 28, 2014 UPDATED: 05:36 PM EDT Apr 29, 2014. Small Text; Medium Text; Large Text. Print; Email. Tweet. Brookside Plaza in Roanoke has been … More: continued here

Asheboro Courier Tribune Montgomery post offices report pot parcelsAsheboro Courier TribuneMT. GILEAD — Law enforcement officials have investigated two packages containing marijuana that were shipped to post offices in Mt. Gilead and Troy in the past month. Officials confirmed Monday that someone attempted to send a 2-pound package of … More: …