Post Office

Neither Rain Nor Sleet But Dog Bites: Post Office Workers' Injury ClaimsInsurance JournalThe cost of workers' compensation for the United States Postal Service (USPS) for fiscal year 2012 was $3.7 billion, a 68 percent increase from the $2.2 billion reported in fiscal year 2009. There were 32,213 reported injuries in …

The Lewes Preserve Our Post Office project is turning heads as workers transform landscaping so visitors and residents can see and appreciate the building’s outstanding architecture. Lewes resident Bruce Chandler, a professional woodworker, asked friends J. Kevin McBride and Tim Cisco if they would help him. McBride, a landscape architect …

Post office rate hikeFox NewsMight want to start investing in some forever stamps because it could cost nearly half a buck to mail a letter next year. The post office seeking to raise the price of first class postage by three cents to a total of 49 cents. Postmaster general …

83-year-old driver strikes post office with vehicleJuneau Empire (subscription)An elderly man trying to park his car at the Mendenhall Post Office Thursday accidentally hopped the curb and struck the building, causing an estimated $3,500 worth of damage, police said. Post office employees said the collision shook the building …and more » …

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Postal Rate Hike Proposal Faces Senate ScrutinyABC NewsUnder federal law, the post office cannot raise its prices more than the rate of inflation unless it gets approval from the commission. In seeking the increase, Barnett cited "extraordinary and exceptional circumstances which have contributed to … More: continued here

Escondido fighting post office closureU-T San DiegoESCONDIDO — Escondido residents, merchants and community leaders are fighting a plan to close the city's downtown post office as part of nationwide postal cuts. The post office, which opened on Escondido Boulevard in 1993, is one of two slated for … More: continued here

Mobile Post Office Parked in YemasseeWSAV-TV"It's fun watching it roll all over town, not many people can say they have a mobile post office, so I think its pretty neat," said Tammy Lane. Neat, and useful for the neighbors in this small town who haven't had a post office in …

Hamburg Sun Hamburg post office: same location, new spot at Fancy That!Hamburg SunA POST OFFICE? OH, FANCY THAT! — The post office that was located in the Staub Square building at 1 Buffalo St. has moved, within the building, into a newly opened shop, Fancy That! Photo by Alicia Greco. …

Editorial: Plans for post office should be first classThe AdvocateThe closing of the Atlantic Street post office in downtown Stamford last week comes at a time when its Greenwich Avenue counterpart in the heart of the town is being transformed into retail space to be leased to Restoration Hardware. Yes, …