Post Office

Time capsule uncovered at old Wailuku Post OfficeHonolulu Star-AdvertiserThe time capsule was in a rectangular metal box. Inside was a letter from the general contractor who built the building, a book of blueprints of the building itself and a copy of the Maui News with the story of the new …

First things first. The United States is never going to “pay back” its debt. With an exception of a few years in the 1830s when the government was able to expropriate enough native American lands and sell … More: continued here

New York Times (blog) The Day: The Putnam Triangle and a Post Office JobNew York Times (blog)The Day: The Putnam Triangle and a Post Office Job. By PHILIPPE THEISE · Brooklyn, NY Francisco Daum The near perfect New York City sunsets continued last night with this pastel painted sky. The …

WAHOO – Several area post offices will forego drastic changes in the near future. More: continued here

Reopening of post office restores some normalcyAsbury Park PressOn Oct. 27, the Lavallette Post Office closed in anticipation of the much-publicized superstorm Sandy. No one could have prepared for the devastation that left our post office vacant and plastic-wrap clinging to the mailboxes 12 weeks later. On Dec. 15 … …

Standard Speaker Beaver Meadows post office faces reduced hoursStandard SpeakerThe Beaver Meadows post office, located on state Route 93, faces reduced hours as a result of cuts in the U.S. Postal Service. Photo: N/A, License: N/A, Created: 2013: ERIC CONOVER/Staff Photographer Beaver Meadows residents listen to Andrea … More: continued …

The U.S. Postal Service continued its proposal to reduce hours in area post offices without closing them. The Beaver Meadows post office, much like in Kelayres and Tresckow, will remain open but likely with reduced hours. About 19 residents attended a me More: continued here

ATLANTIC – Janet Nielsen and Julie Christensen have worked at the Atlantic Post Office for a combined total of 55 years. That streak is about to come to an end. Both employees will retire at the end o More: continued here

Residents of one of Cork’s great city villages have threatened to boycott An Post if the company proceeds with plans to relocate their post office. More: continued here

By Anna Bitong annab@theacorn.com The Newbury Park post office at 1602 Newbury Road may be relocated to a mail carrier station at 3401 Grande Vista Drive, about 2.5 miles away, as part of a nationwide effort to cut postal service costs following a $15.9-billion loss last year. U.S. Postal Service …