Post Office

Berkeley letters: Residents need the post officeSan Jose Mercury NewsResidents need the post office. I was shocked to learn in the Berkeley Voice that the postmaster wants to close and sell the post office in downtown Berkeley. This is very disturbing to me. I am disabled, do not drive and …

Information Age Post Office plans implementation of 'service towers' worth £360mComputerworldUKThe Post Office has revealed that it plans to adopt a 'service towers model' to provide IT services across the organisation, and has issued two contracts worth up to £360 million to support these. 'Towers' are set up so that …

George D. Mercer, graphic artistWashington PostMr. Mercer, a Washington resident, had worked for the Postal Service and the old Post Office Department as an artist and stamp designer for about 16 years. He previously did graphic design work for the Navy, Vitro Engineering Corp. and the Afro … More: continued …

D'oh! Post office stuck with millions of 'Simpsons' stampsNBCNews.comHas "The Simpsons" fandom run its course, or did the U.S. Postal Service simply dream too big? The post office produced 1 billion "Simpsons" themed 44-cent stamps in 2009, but only 318 million were sold, the New York Times reports. That leaves …

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Postal Service Saves Millions in Energy CostsU.S. Politics Today"Postal employees are enthusiastic about reducing energy use at Post Offices, mail processing facilities and in all our buildings," said Tom Samra, vice president, Facilities. "Energy-saving projects in 2011 reduced costs by $22 million annually or …and more » More: continued here

Lamoille Post Office may reopen soonElko Daily Free PressSoon after the closure, Laney and Ella May Bottari signed releases that would have allowed the Elko post office to come to Lamoille with mail for residents, but officials in charge chose not to do so. “There has been a post office …

Deccan Chronicle “Over Rs750 crore lying in inactive post office saving accounts”MoneylifeNew Delhi: The government today said around Rs752 crore is lying as unclaimed deposits in more than 2.49 crore inactive savings accounts in post offices, reports PTI. “Rs752,44,57414.03 is the amount lying in all inactive (silent) accounts as on …

Has "The Simpsons" fandom run its course, or did the U.S. Postal Service simply dream too big? The post office produced 1 billion "Simpsons" themed 44-cent stamps in 2009, but only 318 million were sold, the New York Times reports. More: continued here

After this week, Bangor residents will no longer have to drive to West Salem to mail a package or pick up their mail. And the temporary mailboxes set up at Hansen’s IGA will soon be a thing of… More: continued here