Postal Service to merge Aspen Hill officesGazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineTwo Aspen Hill post offices about a mile apart are planning to combine operations due to a decline in business volume. The smaller post office at 13529 Connecticut Ave. is slated to close within a year, and customers will be …
Read More »Berkeley Post Office now for sale as appeals are denied
The historic Berkeley Post Office is now for sale despite appreals to the United States Postal Service from the City Council, state legislators, and others. Advocates say the issue is not over and that they plan legal action. More: continued here
Read More »Man gets 7.5 years in prison for robbing Cloutierville post office – Alexandria Town Talk
Man gets 7.5 years in prison for robbing Cloutierville post officeAlexandria Town TalkA Crowley man was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison Wednesday for robbing the U.S. post office in Cloutierville, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley. Ricky J. Scott, 44, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District …
Read More »Appeals denied, Berkeley Post Office for sale – Contra Costa Times
Appeals denied, Berkeley Post Office for saleContra Costa TimesBERKELEY — Despite appeals from a united City Council, state legislators, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee and dozens of community groups and individuals, the United States Postal Service announced July 18 that it will sell the historic downtown Berkeley Post… More: continued here
Read More »Crowley man sentenced for robbing post office – The Daily Advertiser
Crowley man sentenced for robbing post officeThe Daily AdvertiserRicky J. Scott, 44, of Crowley was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Dee D. Drell to more than seven years in prison with three years supervised release for robbing a Cloutierville U.S. Post Office. Scott pleaded guilty to robbery of …
Read More »Chicago commission approves post office project – News and Weather For The … – KWQC 6
Chicago commission approves post office project – News and Weather For The …KWQC 6On Thursday, the city's Plan Commission approved a redevelopment project for the building. The Chicago Sun-Times (http://bit.ly/15qwmoE ) reports agents for the British investor behind the project say work could begin as early as September if the …
Read More »Locals, city fight on to prevent sale of Berkeley post office – Berkeleyside
Berkeleyside Locals, city fight on to prevent sale of Berkeley post officeBerkeleysideA sculpture by David Slivka in the loggia of the downtown Berkeley post office which the USPS plans to put up for sale despite opposition from city government and a group of local campaigners. Photo: courtesy Gray Brechin. The …
Read More »Crowley man sentenced for robbing post office
ALEXANDRIA – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Ricky J. Scott, 44, of Crowley, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Dee D. Drell to 90 months in prison with … More: continued here
Read More »Appeals denied, Berkeley Post Office for sale
Advocates say the issue is not over and that they plan a legal action to block any sale and fight to preserve the landmark building and its murals as public space More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Robbed in Seven Corners – CBS Local
Falls Church News Press Post Office Robbed in Seven CornersCBS LocalLANHAM, Md. (CBSDC) – Police are searching for two men in connection with the robbery of a post office in northern Va., Thursday. Police say the two men entered the Seven Corners Post Office just after 11 a.m. One of …
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