Victory for people power as Post Office says NO to Sainsbury'sThis is The West CountryIn a letter sent to politicians in the town, Post Office regional network manager Tony Jones said: "We received a number of responses and a petition during local public consultation. "Many of those responding said that …
Read More »Victory for people power as Post Office says NO to Sainsbury's
THE Post Office has bowed to overwhelming public pressure and decided NOT to put its main Bridgwater office in Sainsbury’s. More: continued here
Read More »PO changes revealed for three towns – Fort Dodge Messenger
PO changes revealed for three townsFort Dodge MessengerThe customer service window at the Barnum Post Office would be open just two hours a day on weekdays beginning next year under a plan introduced Thursday by a postal official. The customer service hours at the post offices in Dayton and Duncombe …
Read More »A post office helps give small towns like Wentworth identity, according to Ward. – Greensboro News & Record
A post office helps give small towns like Wentworth identity, according to Ward.Greensboro News & RecordWright Tavern, the post office's current location, was built in 1816 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was sold to the Rockingham County Historical Society in 1967, which leases the …
Read More »Breaking news Victory for people power as Post Office says NO to Sainsbury’s – This is The West Country
Breaking news Victory for people power as Post Office says NO to Sainsbury'sThis is The West CountryTHE Post Office has bowed to overwhelming public pressure and decided NOT to put its main Bridgwater office in Sainsbury's. The Post Office plans to resume talks with other retailers about an alternative location. …
Read More »Wentworth post office to stay, but hours are cut
WENTWORTH — People here received good news at a town hall meeting Wednesday afternoon: their post office, located in the historic Wright Tavern building, won’t close. The discouraging news? It will operate under reduced hours. The new hours, expected to take effect Feb. 9, will be 1 to 5 p.m. …
Read More »An underground Confederate post office was located on Baltimore Street during … – Cumberland Times-News
An underground Confederate post office was located on Baltimore Street during …Cumberland Times-NewsThough Cumberland had had a post office since 1795 when Charles F. Broadhag was appointed postmaster, Confederate sympathizers couldn't walk to the post office and mail a letter to a state that the Union was fighting against. According …
Read More »Secret Confederate post office once operated on Baltimore Street
Though Cumberland remained in the Union during the Civil War, it doesn’t mean that everyone supported the Union. However, Confederate sympathizers had to keep their feelings hidden or they might wind up in prison. More: continued here
Read More »Man accused of using French maid outfit to expose himself at Upstate post offices – Anderson Independent Mail
Man accused of using French maid outfit to expose himself at Upstate post officesAnderson Independent MailAccording to arrest warrants, Evans went into the Liberty Post Office in late October wearing black and white lingerie that exposed his buttocks. The warrants say he went to the same post office again the …
Read More »Longtime postal worker hangs it up after four decades
Craig Wise worked for the Effingham Post Office for 44 years and four months. Wise retired Friday with memories of a job that’s changed immensely since he started as a 22-year-old in 1968 More: continued here
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