Post Office

NEW YORK – The "Dear Santa" letters piled high in the back offices of New York's main post office are just as cute and misspelled as ever, but their scribbles and drawings tell heart-wrenching stories of children dealing with the hardships of unemployed parents and the ravages of Superstorm Sandy. …

Extra  holiday hours on Sunday December 9th and 16th from noon to 4 p.m. Alafaya Branch 650 N Alafaya Trail orlando fl 32828 Orlo Vista Branch 501 S Kirkman Rd Orlando FL 32811 Sand Lake Branch 10450 S Turkey Lake Rd 32819   South Creek Branch -1701 Wetherbee Rd Orlando …

CBS2 Chicago Santa letters show hardships caused by Sandy, economyUSA TODAYStarting Tuesday, Fontana and postal elves at about 25 post offices around the country copy the letters, black out the identifying information such as addresses and last names, and offer the letters to the public for adoption. Nationwide, the Postal …

Hillsboro's post office to stay openThe Star DemocratHILLSBORO – Hillsboro's post office will remain open, with reduced retail window hours and 24-hour post office box access, it was announced Nov. 30 at a meeting with a U.S. Postal Service representative. About two dozen residents attended the meeting …and more » More: …

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Ohio village helps post office keep Rudolph postmarkColumbus DispatchThousands of letters flood the village post office every December so that they can be stamped with a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer postmark. But the tradition was in danger of ending when the post office staff was cut …

Rural post offices to reduce hours starting next monthEffingham Daily NewsDespite the cost-cutting measure of reducing post office hours, most of the offices are not expecting to lose full-time employees. Sara Muma, the PMR for the Montrose post office, said she anticipates everything still will be business as usual for …

RUDOLPH, Ohio (AP) — The most famous postmark of all has been saved, thanks to volunteers in the northwest Ohio… More: continued here

The San Francisco Appeal SF Post Office Kicks Off "Operation Santa"The San Francisco Appealchristmas_presents.jpg Bay Area residents who have a little bit of time and goodwill on their hands are being invited to play Santa Claus this holiday season. Many local children have written letters to Santa as the holidays …

Operation Santa underway at the post office on Dalton Avenuekypost.comCINCINNATI – Sitting inside the lobby of the post office on Dalton Avenue, supervisor Betty Smith has a pile of letters written from Tri-State children in need as part of the Operation Santa program. "A lot of them are asking for …

Post offices get reduced hoursnewtoncitizenAccording to an informational flyer supplied by the Postal Service, 1,227 customer surveys were mailed out and 320 returned by Newborn customers, with 86 percent of customers saying they would prefer a realignment of hours versus closing the post… More: continued here