Post Office

City to examine old post office rehab planGazette ChicagoVacant since 1996, Chicago's old central post office, 433 W. Van Buren St., finally may have a successful development plan. A team consisting of Antunovich Associates and International Property Developers of North America, the building's owners, plan … More: continued here

New York Times Post Office computers are taking pictures of your . . .The Global DispatchAccording to a Ron Nixon report in the NYTimes, ”At the request of law enforcement officials, postal workers record information from the outside of letters and parcels before they are delivered. (Opening the mail would …

Meth arrests made near post officeGaston GazetteSHELBY — A couple was arrested on meth charges Wednesday following an investigation of their vehicle near the Shelby post office. John Franklin Patterson, 32, and Staci Renee Patterson, 29, both of Dallas, N.C., were charged after police said meth oil … More: continued here

Plant City post office closes for basement repairsTampabay.comThe post office in downtown Plant City was shut down June 27 for repairs after a postal employee found deterioration in the basement. The Postal Service is directing consumers to the branch at 2501 Walden Woods Drive until repairs are made to the … …

Minneapolis post office still closedKWCHIt's been about a month since part the Historic Parker Hotel collapsed, and the Minneapolis post office, which is next to the hotel, is still closed. People and businesses with mailboxes are getting mail delivered, but those with PO boxes have to drive … More: continued …

VILLAGERS in Mordiford could see its post office only being open for one day a week. More: continued here

New York Times Post office photocopies envelopes of all mail sent in the US, says NY TimesABA JournalIn what started as an effort to combat anthrax threats, the U.S. Postal Service photocopies the envelopes of all mail sent in this country, the New York Times (reg. req.) reports. It isn't …

BRADING Post Office has been given a permanent home the postal service has confirmed. More: continued here

Fire leaves post office without powerEast Oregonian (subscription)An electrical fire between 11 p.m. and midnight Tuesday caused the power to go out at the Pendleton Post Office. The power remained out Wednesday, as a long line of customers moved slowly. There were no lights on overhead. A generator supplied only …and …

Ashaway woman uninjured after driving truck into building that houses post officeThe Westerly SunASHAWAY — A local woman was not injured when the pickup truck she was driving hit the building that houses the Ashaway Post Office and an empty storefront on Main Street. Hopkinton Police Chief David Palmer said …