Post Office

Chamber of Commerce Postpones Post Office Developer PresentationPatch.comThe Maplewood Chamber of Commerce was scheduled to host a special meeting Wednesday, with a presentation from L&M Developers, who was recently selected for the Post Office redevelopment site. The meeting was slated from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at St. More: continued here

Federal offices to close amid winter weatherWashington PostWASHINGTON — The federal government says its offices in the Washington area will be closed Tuesday because of the winter storm bearing down on the mid-Atlantic and northeastern U.S.. The Office of Personnel Management says non-emergency …and more » More: continued here

A CONSULTATION on plans to move a village post office eight metres has ended. The Trefnant Post Office could move to the next door convenince store if the results of the consultation is in favour of the proposed plans. More: continued here

Unions angered by post office outlets at StaplesTurn to 10Union leaders fear that if the Staples program is successful, the Postal Service will want to expand it to more than 1,500 of the company's other stores. That could siphon work and customers away from nearby brick-and-mortar post offices, taking jobs …

Person Falls at Post OfficePatch.com9:37 a.m., a person fell inside the Swampscott Post Office and injured a shoulder. The person was transported to the hospital. 9:54 a.m., a caller reported an abandoned vehicle loaded with metal at the old cemetery dump. 1:49 a.m., a sick or injured … More: continued …

Sunday opening is being offered at Yeadon’s new-look post office. More: continued here

Post office, unions at odds over new postal counters at Staples storesTuscaloosa News (subscription)The opening of Postal Service retail centers in dozens of Staples stores around the country is being met with threats of protests and boycotts by the agency's unions. The new outlets are staffed by Staples employees, not …

Post office sprinkler system malfunctionsThe State Journal-RegisterThe sprinkler system at the U.S. Postal Service's building on Wabash Avenue malfunctioned Monday afternoon, causing water damage. Springfield Fire Chief Ken Fustin said the sprinkler head on the system unexpectedly broke. It took crews about 10 minutes … More: continued here

Congress wants delay in selling of historic post offices until federal report …Washington PostNEW YORK — The U.S. Postal Service is facing entrenched resistance to its selling of historic post offices, with lawmakers inserting their call for a moratorium on the sales in the recently passed omnibus spending bill. From …

THE old post office and village stores in Birdingbury is to be converted into a two bedroom flat – seven years after it ceased trading. A previous application to the borough council to change it use to a flat in 2007 and offices in 2008 were refused. More: continued here