Post Office

Suspicious parcel at post office destroyed by bomb technicianFoster’s Daily DemocratKittery police officers responded to the post office at 6:36 p.m. for a report of a suspicious package. When officers arrived, they found a sealed cardboard package resting on top of a mailbox in front of the main entrance. The …

KITTERY, Maine — A suspicious, unmarked package placed into the slot of the mailbox in front of the Kittery post office drew local public safety officials and a state police bomb technician to the area Tuesday night. More: continued here

Post office closure hearingSanta Monica Daily PressResidents and business owners will have their chance tonight to voice their support of or opposition to the proposed closure of the historic Fifth Street post office. The U.S. Postal Service will hold a community meeting at the Ken Edwards Center at 5 … …

While lawmakers continue to fight over how to fix the ailing U.S. Postal Service, the agency's money problems are only growing worse. More: continued here

Aurora post office to be closedYorkRegion.comMonths after Canada Post first floated idea, it confirmed yesterday the main Aurora post office at 20 Wellington St. E. will close for good Aug. 17. That will be the final day for the retail counter, whose three employees will be relocated to Newmarket. More: …

New Home post office unexpectedly shuts downMYfoxLUBBOCK.COMTalk about a surprise in the mailbox, residents of New Home just got one. It's a letter informing them their post office is shutting down, and it's wasn't on the closure list. The contractor who operates the post office has been suspended, so the …

Telework points to management issues in and out of the officeWashington PostBy Joe Davidson, The Washington Post. Reader reaction to a Federal Diary column on an Obama administration report gives life to the document's findings on impediments to teleworking. The Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) annual report on the …and …

RailwayAge Magazine Post Office Nears First Default in Its HistoryWall Street JournalBy JENNIFER LEVITZ. While lawmakers continue to fight over how to fix the ailing U.S. Postal Service, the agency's money problems are only growing worse. The Postal Service repeated on Wednesday that without congressional action, it will default—a …FedEx …

KINGSTON, OK–After today mail will no longer be forwarded to Kingston residents using their former address. In July residents were given a new 911 addresses to help better direct emergency services. More: continued here

As the Ionia Post Office celebrates 100 years, it is also welcoming Beth Woodard as its new postmaster. More: continued here