Post Office

Agawam post office blocked-off due to leaking packageWWLP 22NewsAGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – Agawam police have blocked the driveways to the U.S. Post Office on Suffield Street. The town's fire department was called-in for a package that was leaking at the post office. Some area hazardous materials personnel have been …Agawam …

FRONT counter staff at South Shields Post Office are to take part in a walk-out tomorrow afternoon.         More: continued here

Old Scotland Post Office on Maryland endangered listSo Md NewsThe old Scotland Post Office building has been placed on this year's list of Maryland endangered historic properties. The small post office building sat behind a U.S. Postal Service trailer in southern St. Mary's County for many years. The trailer was …

The U.S. Postal Service will conduct a biohazard exercise Tuesday at its Little Rock Processing and Distribution Center. More: continued here

Five people protesting the closure of Salem's mail sorting facility were arrested Wednesday after they refused to leave its work room. More: continued here

The F.B.I. is investigating a suspicious package handled at a Tri-State post office. Cincinnati Fire firefighters were called to the Dalton St. Post Office late Wednesday night to handle the situation. The discovery was made just before midnight. A fire investigator tells Local 12 that there was a suspicious substance inside a package. Several employees …

Protesters arrested at post officeStatesman JournalPostal Protest: Protestors demonstrate at the Salem Main Post Office on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in opposition to the June 1 closing of the mail sorting plant. In order to save on costs mail from Salem will be routed to Portland and back in the …

Stivers bill seeks to name post offices for fallen heroesThisWeekNewsCongress is considering legislation that would name three central Ohio post offices after three fallen military heroes. The three separate bills would authorize naming three veterans memorial post offices after Army Master Sgts. Shawn T. Hannon and … More: continued here

Even parts of government that look like a business never get run with the efficiency of a business. Just look at the post office. More: continued here

EcommerceBytes Ridiculous pension requirement threatens future of post officeBuffalo NewsPeople could send emails, so they didn't need to buy stamps. They could shop online, so retailers didn't have to mail as many catalogs. They could go online to pay their mortgages, utility bills, credit cards and student loans, so they …