Post Office

Christiansburg Post Office closes temporarilyWSLSLast month the Christiansburg Post Office on East Main Street closed its doors due to structural problems with the building. A major drain project must be completed, which the post office said will likely begin in January. Despite the repairs the plan … More: continued here

Post office good purchaseCambridge TimesIt has been Cambridge City Hall's worst kept secret for months, but council has finally decided to take the plunge and purchase the Old Galt Post Office. While naysayers will say, “here we go again dumping more money into downtown Galt”, the idea of … More: …

In Pursuit of Junk MailNew York TimesFaced with multibillion-dollar losses and significant declines in first-class mail, the post office is cutting deals with businesses and direct mail marketers to increase the number of sales pitches they send by standard mail, the official term the …and more » More: continued here

Post Office van held up and security officer robbed at gunpointstv.tvA Post Office van has been held up in an armed robbery in Glasgow. The security officer driving the vehicle was delivering cash to a Royal Mail branch on Balmore Road at around noon on Wednesday when he was approached …

Postal Service Teams Up With Red Cross, Salvation Army to Help Duluth …Patch.comThe Richfield Post Office, along with all post office locations within zip codes beginning in "554," are collecting basic hygience products through Nov. 1. Many Duluth area residents have been displaced and are now facing homelessness, according to …

As a retired postmaster from Mathews, I am really concerned for the future of our community post offices. I enjoyed every day in my office and was blessed to have employees and customers to be literally a part of my extended family. But changes have come to your community. More: …

LAPORTE — A man who pocketed more than $17,000 from the sale of stamps and other items while employed as a window clerk at the post office in LaPorte will not have to do any additional time behind bars. More: continued here

Through snow, sleet and rain …The Smithville HeraldGathering places that would evolve to include post offices where letters and news were received were the early post offices of Clay County and the topic of the Clay County Museum and Historical Society's September Study Group. In the years prior to …and …

Seeking Revenue, Post Office Plans to Deliver More Junk MailNew York TimesFaced with multibillion-dollar losses and significant declines in first-class mail, the post office is cutting deals with businesses and direct mail marketers to increase the number of sales pitches they send by standard mail, the official term the …and …

Prescription medications addressed to military post office boxes in Germany soon will be flagged by U.S. postal clerks stateside and not sent. More: continued here