Post Office

A PROMISING young boxer has been branded “deplorable” after stealing more than £33,000 from an 89-year-old woman’s savings. More: continued here

Saving post offices: Branchville spared, but others see reduced hoursThe Times and DemocratBut mail volume is plummeting — due to the economic recession and the increased popularity of mobile Internet devices — even as population growth adds 700,000 addresses across the nation each year. “We are losing money like crazy,” Bryan Cramer says … More:…

St. Paul: Hamm Building post office closing in MarchPioneer PressThe end of an era is nigh. After putting city officials on alert months ago about a possible consolidation of its two downtown post offices, the U.S. Postal Service has confirmed it will close its retail location in the historic Hamm Building on St …Hamm Building…

Schiff fights for post officeGlendale News PressAdam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Tuesday called on the U.S. postmaster general to abandon plans to close and sell the historic post office on Broadway in Glendale as part of a nationwide effort to rein in costs. In his letter, Schiff said closing the office … More: continued here

Casino would improve odds for post office makeoverChicago Sun-TimesIt's been a year and a half since British investor Bill Davies unveiled massive plans for the old and unused Chicago Main Post Office that spans Congress Parkway. His proposal was fanciful and to many outlandish. Davies imagined a thicket of high-rises … More: continued here

Duo retire from post office after decadesThe TennesseanPictured are, from left, longtime Dickson postal employees Viola H. Geddings and Becky England Clark during their retirement celebration Saturday in White Bluff. Clark's mother, Bernice Stokes, crafted the stamp quilt in the background. / Josh Arntz … More: continued here

BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Though shuttered for nearly a year and a half due to floodwaters from Tropical Storm Irene, ultimately neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night could keep the Milltown post office closed. read more More: continued here

Even during the anthrax scares following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Dianne Brown and Sue Jendro declined to don surgical masks and gloves, so confident were they in the benevolence of their customers. Downtown St. Paul's Hamm Building post office to close in March More: continued here

A POST office worker took advantage of an 89-year-old pensioner to steal more than £33,000 from her savings account. More: continued here

Aberdeen post office to stop processing most mail Feb. 23AberdeenNews.comLetters, packages and any other postage, such as postcards, sent through the United States Post Office in Aberdeen will be sent to Huron for processing and distribution, said Pete Nowacki, a United States Post Service spokesman based in Minneapolis. More: continued here