Post Office

The naming of a Champaign post office after a former Champaign County State's Attorney is one step closer to becoming a reality. The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday night to designate the post office at 302 East Green Street as the James R. Burgess Junior Post Office Building.  The …

13WHAM-TV Brockport Post Office closer to honoring fallen soldier13WHAM-TVWashington, D.C. – The U.S. Post Office in Brockport is one step closer to honoring a fallen soldier. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Reid, a Brockport native, died as a result of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in December 2012 while serving …

Brooklyn Daily Eagle After complaints, DUMBO post office reopensBrooklyn Daily EagleOne day after the Brooklyn Eagle wrote about DUMBO residents and workers frustrated in their attempts to mail packages and letters, the United States Postal Service reopened the neighborhood's only post office– an unmanned “Self-Service Kiosk” at 84 … More: continued …

Post office wants to deliver alcoholWHNS GreenvilleThe struggling service is looking for ways to expand its revenues after losing $16 billion last year alone. The USPS wants to compete with UPS and FedEx, but there's a problem with the post office delivering beer, wine or liquor. Congress would have to … …

Post Office eyes alcohol deliveries to raise revenueCNBC.comSpecial delivery from the post office—beer, wine and spirits, if Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has his way. In an interview with The Associated Press, Donahoe said Thursday delivery of alcoholic beverages is on his wish list as the agency … More: continued here

Burgess post office designation passes SenateChampaign/Urbana News-GazetteThe U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday night to designate the post office at 302 East Green Street as the James R. Burgess Junior Post Office Building. The measure now goes to the House for consideration. Burgess was the first African American … More: …

IN an age when many post offices appear to be closing, the people of Newent are set to get a boost in services. More: continued here

Special delivery from the post office — beer, wine and spirits, if Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has his way. More: continued here

Post Office Pulls 'In Priority We Trust' SloganNPR"In Priority We Trust" was the slogan the U.S. Postal Service was going to launch at the end of last month to highlight its priority mail products. Signs were sent out to post offices around the country. Apparently the motto, playing off of …

Officials plan to name post office for Sgt. MoodyBurleson StarWilliams, Shetter and other officials will gather at 10 a.m. Monday at the Burleson Senior Center, 216 S.W. Johnson Ave., to express their support for the plan to name the post office in his honor. That night, the City Council will …