Post Office

A Henderson woman pleaded guilty to postal fraud Thursday, U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced. More: continued here

Future of downtown New Bedford's post office is in questionSouthCoastToday.comNEW BEDFORD — The postal service is considering selling the historic Pleasant Street post office and relocating its operation to another downtown site. Christine Dugas, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service, said large and expensive to maintain …and more » More: …

Henderson woman pleads to post office fraudLongview News-JournalBales said she embezzled payments she received at the post office for postal money orders, post office box rental fees and the sale of postage stamps during her tenure from July 2012 to May. The losses to the U.S. Postal Service totaled $5,132.23 …

Post Office Latest Federal Agency to Ask for AmmunitionThe New AmericanThe U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has posted a request to purchase “assorted small arms ammunition,” reports political analyst Michael Lotfi. The solicitation by the USPS was posted on FBO.gov, the federal government's federal business opportunities website. More: continued here

Elizabeth Warren's Postal Banking Idea Has Big Public Support, New Poll FindsHuffington PostExpanding post office services to include banking was recently explored in a report by the Postal Service inspector general, and is backed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D.-Mass.) as a way to bring affordable basic banking services to low-income …

Planned Condo Atop Radio City Post Office Sparks OutrageCurbed NYNeighborhood residents are angry about the pending addition of a two-story, 48-unit luxury condominium to the top of the Radio City Post Office. With building permits okayed by the city at the end of last year, residents are arguing that the …

Letters receive special Valentine's Day stamp at Loveland post officeWLWT CincinnatiPostal workers said customers come from all over to send mail from Loveland on Valentine's Day. The post office has been busy this week processing more than 160,000 pieces of mail. The tradition started in 1972; workers hand-stamp a special …

Fox Baltimore At last, a way to help drain post office's ocean of red inkArizona Daily StarTo understand how much trouble the U.S. Postal Service faces, consider that its $5 billion loss in fiscal 2013 represented a major improvement over the previous year's $15.9 billion loss. Given the technological obsolescence …

The president nominates Vicki Kennedy to the U.S. Postal Service’s board of governors More: continued here

Neighbors Challenge Condo Development Atop Hell's Kitchen Post OfficeDNAinfoHELL'S KITCHEN — A plan to build luxury condos on top of a Hell's Kitchen post office has come under fire from the building's neighbors, who say the project violates the spirit of local zoning laws. Developer OasesRE plans to build two …