Post Office

As a moratorium on post office closings approaches, a group rallies around keeping their station open. More: continued here

Las Olas community fights to keep post office openMiamiHerald.comAs a moratorium on post office closings approaches, a group rallies around keeping their station open. By Jay Waitkus Whether it's a grandparent mailing a birthday present or a stamp collector buying the latest piece in a series, there is a certain …and more » More: continued here

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to drum up support in the House of Representatives to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would make it tougher for the Postal Service to close some facilities, in part by targeting representatives who may lose postal facilities and jobs in their districts. The group…

On May 12, local communities across America, including Marblehead, will be asked to join the U.S. Postal Service and its letter carriers to combat one of this nation’s growing problems: hunger. More: continued here

Reopening of post office delayed, spider problemWTVQ(AP) — The planned reopening of a Louisville post office has been postponed indefinitely as officials deal with a brown recluse spider infestation. The Postal Service closed the Fairdale Post Office after venomous spiders were found there.Fairdale post office to remain closed longer due to spider infestationWLKY LouisvilleFairdale Post…

BBC News McCaskill, Blunt press for delay in post office closingsSTLtoday.comBY BILL LAMBRECHT • blambrecht@post-dispatch.com > 202-298-6880 WASHINGTON • Yet another round of brinksmanship is taking shape in Washington, this time over post office closings and draconian steps to keep the Postal Service afloat.Post Office needs helpSeacoastonline.comSenators seek to extend post–office closure banMarketWatchSenators Urge Postal…

The post office was shut down in April because of brown recluse spiders. More: continued here

Waiting on the mail: WV businesses try to find ways to adapt as postal…State JournalIt is 65 feet tall, has a 125-inch circumference at breast height (4 feet) and has a 63-foot crown spread Sunshine Farm and Gardens owner Barry Glick said the closure of his local post office in Greenbrier County could significantly hurt…

The Hindu Post offices to turn centres for TNPSC examsThe HinduOf this, nine centres would be operated in the post offices at Ambattur, Avadi camp, Park Town, General Post Office, Tambaram, Ayanavaram, Washermenpet, Greams Road and Vepery. The remaining would function in the branches of Indian Bank. More: continued here

With a deadline looming, senators want more time to fix ailing Postal Service.  More: continued here