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The Los Olivos Post Office was broken into Wednesday night. U.S. Postal Inspectors and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department are investigating. More: continued here

The Holmes Report How to Save The Incredible Shrinking Post OfficeHuffington PostRather than proceed with closings, management embraced a devilishly clever new strategy. Instead of closing 3,600 it would slash the hours of 13,000 post offices. That could be accomplished very quickly because reduction in hours, unlike outright …Post Office Readies £3m PR Budget After…

Mt. Prospect resident and post office custodian Joe Reising (right) was honored by Elizabeth Wulf, manager of operations, and Steven Wenzel, U.S. Post Office Lakeland district manager, for 45 years of service at the Mt. Prospect Post Office Thursday morning. More: continued here

THE terrified sub-postmistress who faced two armed robbers, one with a gun the other with an axe, said she felt like a hostage. More: continued here

For 16-year-old S. Neeraja who accompanied her father to the post office at North Veli Street on Wednesday morning, the idea of sending letters or postcards by post was new. “I have an email addre… More: continued here

Santa Barbara Edhat Post Office Break-InSanta Barbara EdhatThe Los Olivos Post Office was broken into Wednesday night. U.S. Postal Inspectors and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department are investigating. 50-100 packages and certified letters were opened in a back room that was "ransacked" according to …and more » More: continued here

Santa Barbara Edhat Los Olivos post office robbery under investigationLompoc RecordThe U.S. Postal Service is investigating a break-in last night at Los Olivos Post Office on Grand Avenue, said Lt. Shawn O'Grady, commander of the Solvang/Santa Ynez Valley substation. Someone forced entry into the workroom, where mail is handled, …Post Office Break-InSanta Barbara Edhatall 3 news…

Postal Service expects increase in package deliveriesNew York PostThe post office expects to deliver nearly 15 billion pieces of mail and 420 million packages during the holiday season. The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it expects letters to decline slightly while package deliveries between Thanksgiving and … More: continued here

“Village Post Office” Opens On Treasure IslandThe San Francisco AppealA new Village Post Office, which will offer stamps, P.O. boxes, prepaid packages and Priority Mail boxes and envelopes, is opening today at the Island Cove Market, located at 150 Fourth St. on Treasure Island. VPOs are operated by third parties and … More: continued here

Los Olivos post office robbery under investigationSanta Maria TimesThe U.S. Postal Service is investigating a break-in last night at Los Olivos Post Office on Grand Avenue, said Lt. Shawn O'Grady, commander of the Solvang/Santa Ynez Valley substation. Someone forced entry into the workroom, where mail is handled, …and more » More: continued here