Post Office

Historical Vignettes: The Stuart Post Offices — 1890s to 1925TCPalmSTUART — Traditionally, once a community had been established, a post office was usually designated for the processing and transfer of incoming and outgoing mail — one of the most important places in any town or city years ago. In 1891, …

Woman Gets Hand Stuck in Mail Chute at Bronx Post OfficeDNAinfoThe 50-year-old woman was trying to push a letter deeper into a mail slot at the Morris Heights Post Office, 2024 Jerome Ave., just before 10:30 a.m. when her hand got trapped, witnesses and the FDNY said. Postal workers managed …

Letter: Scarborough Post Office Has New LeasePatch.comIt is indeed a relief to learn that the Scarborough Post Office has, literally, a new five year lease of life thanks to the successful agreement reached between the Village of Briarcliff Manor (the actual building owner) and the U.S. Postal Service. We … …

USPS: New Service May Not Be Beneficial to Marketers or ConsumersHuffington Post (blog)The Challenge: The United States Post Office has introduced a new direct mail service for businesses. But the program could prove to be more detrimental than beneficial. Earlier this year, the USPS unveiled a new service for direct …

Reader AM informed us that Japan Post no longer accepts alien registration cards as valid identification. "Even though alien registration certificates are valid until 2015, Japan Post decided effective July 9, 2012, to no longer accept such cards. Please see www.post.japanpost.jp/service/fuka_service/honnin/" he writes. More: continued here

Politicker SI Congressman's Office Vandalized: Politics? Or Something Else?New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TVCarol Danko — Grimm's spokeswoman — says his campaign headquarters at 2582 Hyland Blvd., between the New Dorp Post Office and the Hylan Shopping Plaza — was vandalized and burglarized overnight. She e-mailed reporters about what happened …Congressman's …

Post Office Ltd completes board line-upPost and ParcelAlice Perkins, the Post Office Ltd chairman, said of Franklin's appointment: “His expertise in the financial services industry and extensive experience leading customer-facing businesses will be a great asset to the Post Office as we continue to build … More: continued here

Public can have say on post office's futureThe Times and Democrat13 that post office box renters and rural route customers have been sent surveys seeking input regarding a number of options available for continued service at the Cope Post Office, including limited window service hours and the possibility of … …

COPE — The fate of the Cope Post Office rests in the hands of its users, including 100 post office box renters and the 1,000 patrons served on the rural route. More: continued here

How vital is the Post Office?Huddersfield Examiner (blog)The Post Office is currently the 'go to' place for driving licences and other matters related to the DVLA, but if another preferred bidder comes along, what impact will it have on the Post Office? Customers will follow the service they need to …