Post Office

THE Dunwich post office and a school classroom were set alight and a woman assaulted on North Stradbroke Island this morning. More: continued here

Santa Monica Daily Press Community speaks up for post officeSanta Monica Daily PressDOWNTOWN — Santa Monicans gathered at the Ken Edwards Center to lodge their complaints against a proposed closure of the Fifth Street post office, but left feeling that the so-called proposal was more of a done deal. Perhaps …

North Stradbroke Island post office and school set alight and woman bashed in …Herald SunA woman was robbed and bashed, post office and house torched and school classroom burned as gang ran amok on North Stradbroke Island. Police said offenders first lit a fire in a swamp area near a …

WOMAN robbed and bashed, post office and house torched and school classroom burned as gang runs amok on North Stradbroke Island. More: continued here

A stamp honoring San Diego native Ted Williams was issued today by the U.S. Postal Service as part of a set of four stamps depicting members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. More: continued here

Summer trips to the mailbox and post office just got a bit more exciting. Starting today, the United States Post Office is selling stamps bearing the likeness of four late Hall of Famers — Ted Williams, Larry Doby, Joe DiMaggio and Willie Stargell. We've known about this for awhile now …

A pair of peacocks have decided to call a post office in Pickaway County home. More: continued here

The National Park Service announced last week that the Washington Monument may be closed until 2014 for repairs to damage from last year’s earthquake, no doubt disappointing tourists who wanted to see the capital city from 555 feet above the center of the Mall (and the hosts who’d hoped to …

Telegraph.co.uk Households may accept fewer postal deliveries for longer opening hours, says …Telegraph.co.ukPeople would also expect Post Offices to open in more convenient locations to make picking up signed-for packages and letters easier, which would help to make up for the number of branches that have closed. The findings are …

The Old Post Office Tower offers a capital vantage pointWashington Post (blog)The tower of the Old Post Office Pavilion offers unbeatable views of Federal Triangle, the Washington Monument and the Mall. (Fritz Hahn/The Washington Post)The National Park Service announced last week that the Washington Monument may be closed …and more » …