Post Office

The U.S. Postal Service wants consumers to shred. More: continued here

The Associated Press Post Office Seeks To Revamp Health Plan And Retiree FundingKaiser Health NewsDuring a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Patrick R. Donahoe, the postmaster general, asked Congress to give the Postal Service permission to run its own health plan for employees and retirees, …

GAO: Post Office is "High Risk" Area of Government MismanagementTown Hall (blog)The Government Accountability Office issues biennial reports on "high risk areas" of government, which they define as having "greater vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement or the need for transformation to address economy … More: continued here

Route 209 open after truck fire outside Kresgeville post officePocono RecordA tractor trailer caught fire this morning, closing Route 209 in front of the Kresgeville Post Office for about 40 minutes. New England Motor Freight driver Francisco Cespedes of New Jersey was driving a load from Connecticut to Lehighton shortly …

The mysterious origins of the seminary post officeAlexandria TimesThe history of the small post office along Seminary Road, located on the grounds of the Virginia Theological Seminary, has been the subject of considerable discussion in recent years. Unfortunately, no known records document the exact age of the … More: continued …

A COMMUNITY post office has been forced to close due to a lack of funds just three years after it was opened by villagers. More: continued here

Share/BookmarkIdyllwild’s Saturday postal service will remain unaffected despite last week’s U.S. Postal Service announcement of plans to discontinue Saturday mail delivery beginning Saturday, Aug. 5, 2013. Mail will still be placed in Hill post office boxes on Saturday, said Idyllwild Postmaster Kelly Gates. As with the rest of the country, …

BERWICK Post Office is looking for a new retail partner to operate from its West Street branch. More: continued here

Waterbury Republican American Tenants wanted for unused space in downtown post officeWaterbury Republican AmericanThe Post Office at 135 Grand St., the main postal facility in Waterbury, is trying to lease unused space in its historic downtown building to generate revenue. A "for lease" sign appeared last week in front of …

An MSP claims changes proposed by the Royal Mail could see the closure of the oldest working post office in the world in southern Scotland. More: continued here