Post Office

Post office robber 'left for dead'The Press AssociationA robber was left to bleed to death by associates after being shot during a north Belfast post office raid which went wrong, an inquest has heard. Patrick Ward, 26, was discovered at a flat following a failed robbery at Ballysillan post office …

Microsoft's Office team pushes ahead with 'active reading' products, servicesZDNetMicrosoft's Office team pushes ahead with 'active reading' products, services. Summary: A new Microsoft job posting indicates the Office team is working on some kind of reading/publishing app/service which may be related to its Barnes & Noble partnership. More: continued here

Military and postal timeFederal Times (blog)Q. I have worked 9½ years in the post office. Now I am active-duty Army. Can I buy back the years from the post office or add my 10 years and eight months to post office retirement? A. Your years of service with the Postal …

Mary L. Greer, customer service supervisor at the Lodi Post Office, has been named postmaster in Lockeford. She will be sworn in at noon Thursday by Post Office Operations Manager Bobbi Riley. More: continued here

McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Police in McMinnville say they're investigating break-ins at 20 post office boxes in the town's Post Office. That word comes as the U.S. Postal Service announced a maximum $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for recent burglaries at three Eugene-area post offices. …

Crews were called to a post office Tuesday morning when a car slammed into a post office building. More: continued here

Mansfield Today 10 things the postal service won't tell youMarketWatchYour failure to send your Mother a proper birthday card is the least of the U.S. Postal Service's problems. Here are 10 things the post office won't tell you. 1. Your failure to send your Mother a proper birthday card is …

Newstalk 1450 KBKW USPO to Celebrate 50th Village Post OfficeNewstalk 1450 KBKWCopalis Crossing, WA – The United States Postal Service will hold a grand opening ceremony for a Village Post Office (VPO) at the Voss Acres Produce Market, 1683 Ocean Beach Rd., Copalis Crossing, at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 31. …

Rok Bar N Grill To Open At Post Office Cafe SitePatch.comSteve Marra didn't live to see it, but the restaurant concept he dreamed of with Brandon Sweet – general manager of Waterplace Restaurant – moved one step closer to reality Monday night, when the Town Council approved transfer of the …

Boxford post office to be sold for £630000Suffolk Free PressTHE future of a village sub-post office is in question after the historic building and village store in which it trades was put up for sale on Thursday, writes Anne Wise. Sudbury estate agent Thorntons is marketing the Grade II listed …