Post Office

A BALACLAVA-wearing man staged an armed robbery at a New Forest post office this morning. More: continued here

New York Times (blog) Guardians of Peru's Treasures Stake Out Post Office to Block SmugglingNew York Times (blog)Last year, the post office team, which Ms. Collatupa joined in August, replacing another archaeologist, made 22 seizures, totaling dozens of items. They included pre-Columbian textiles and pottery, fossils, a 19th-century saber, a 19th-century oil … More: continued…

Letter carriers protested outside the Laurel Heights Post Office Thursday evening. More: continued here

A Culture Ministry team tries to keep Peru’s ancient riches from being spirited out by mail, battling a depletion that began nearly 500 years ago with the Spanish conquest. More: continued here

Spring Valley's Post Office Square project stalls; builder didn't pay permit feeThe Journal News / Lohud.comWork on Post Office Square began this winter after a village building inspector told developer Larry Weinstein he had permission to start construction, Spring Valley Deputy Attorney Edward Katz said. But the village's permission was contingent on …and more » More:…

Online Auction To Determine Yankton Post Office's FateYankton Daily PressThe Press & Dakotan reported earlier this week that the facility would be auctioned off, and now more details of how it will occur have emerged. According to Peter Nowacki, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), the property will be listed on … More:…

Joe Lhota: Use NYC Post Office Land To Build More Affordable HousingNew York Daily News (blog)Lhota, frontrunner in the party's three-way mayoral primary, on Thursday used a CUNY Graduate School of Journalism appearance to sell his plan to replace post offices with affordable housing. The former deputy mayor and ex-chief of the MTA said thanks…

Shenandoah Finance post office reopens after fire7Online WSVN-TVMIAMI (WSVN) — A Miami post office is back in business after going up in flames. The Shenandoah Finance Unit along Southwest 22nd Street and 18th Avenue is once again operational again after weeks of repairs. Customers were forced to use another post … More: continued here

Guardians of Peru's Treasures Stake Out Post Office to Block SmugglingNew York TimesLast year, the post office team, which Ms. Collatupa joined in August, replacing another archaeologist, made 22 seizures, totaling dozens of items. They included pre-Columbian textiles and pottery, fossils, a 19th-century saber, a 19th-century oil … More: continued here

Restaurant Owner Buys Historic Post Office Building5newsonline.comThe “for sale” sign is coming down at the old post office in Fayetteville's historic square. Jim Huson, the new owner, says he will lease the building and plans to preserve the historical landmark which was built in the early 1900s. For more than three … More: continued here