Post Office

Berkeley looks at new zoning to help save post officeInside Bay AreaBERKELEY — Activists have worked for more than a year to stop the sale of the historic downtown post office. They've lobbied for federal legislation, circulated petitions, engaged lawyers, held rallies and teach-ins, and camped on the post office…Zoning …

Zoning ordinance may limit uses of Berkeley post office spaceDaily CalifornianAfter more than a year of discussions, protests and petitions, Berkeley community members are looking at a newly proposed zoning ordinance that may finally decide the fate of the Downtown Berkeley post office. The ordinance would shift zoning lines to … …

FRUITLAND, Iowa — With three council members at the meeting, the Fruitland City Council breezed through its agenda Tuesday night.  More: continued here

Don't Shrink the US Postal Service; Expand ItTruth-OutUSPS. (Photo: tales of a wandering youkai / Flickr)Last week we wrote about rebuilding the Commons as an antidote to the march toward greater privatization and top-down control of every aspect of our lives from public spaces to education, prisons …and more » More: …

Another piece of the city’s history will soon be on display in Lamoureux Park. More: continued here

Man pleads guilty in Post Office robberyKnoe.comABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) – A man has pleaded guilty to using a knife during a robbery to steal a U.S. Postal Service money order machine. Albert Holmes, also known as Albert Mims, was charged with two counts related to the assault and robbery at …

Federal duck stamps in short supply at area post officesNOLA.comThe hunting will begin early for Louisiana waterfowl chasers hoping to score some teal during this weekend's opener. They'll have to first hunt up a federal duck stamp. Harahan resident Peter Butler went to the main New Orleans post office on …

Victory Drive man urinates on Benning Drive Post Office mailboxColumbus Ledger-EnquirerPolice delivered public indecency charges to a man who allegedly urinated on a mailbox at a U.S. Post Office Monday, according to a Columbus Police report. Ramiro Hernandez, 23, was reported to authorities at about 7 p.m., by a woman …

Bensonhurstbean Photo: Bath Beach Post Office In The Sepia-Tinted Days Of 1914BensonhurstbeanThere is something about this picture of the Bath Beach post office picture from 1914 that makes me long for an orange creamsicle. Bensonhurst Bean reader Howard Weiss took a picture of this old photograph hanging up at the …

PROPOSALS to relocate the Post Office branch in a County Durham village, doubling opening hours, have been unveiled. More: continued here