Post Office

Angela Carella: Signs of Postal Service troublesStamford Advocate"They told me that if I wasn't getting them, it must be the post office," Alipranti said. So she called her post office in Stamford, which is the one on Camp Avenue in Springdale. "The first time I talked to them they said …

Gohmert hot over postal service map flubKETKThe Tyler Republican has long been at odds with postal service plans to shutter rural offices to cut expenses. And he practically fumed last week when the post office sent him justification for closing the Tyler mail processing plant — using a map of …

Please Don't Close The Post OfficeThe ChattanooganI read in today's news that the Senate is asking members to give further consideration to the proposed post office closings. More than 80000 motorists in Hamilton County depend on our mail and internet options to renew their vehicle registrations. More: continued here

Montana Watchdog Postal workers' endorsement comes on heels of saving jobsMontana WatchdogThe endorsement, given Thursday, comes two days after Tester orchestrated amendments to a US Postal Service reform bill, which keeps 85 rural Montana post offices open for at least another year. Tester attached to the bill an amendment to …

The U.S. Postal Service and the building's landlord have reached a deal and the estimated $85,000 in repairs are underway. More: continued here

BBC News Senators seek to extend post–office closure banMarketWatchBy Eric Morath WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Four Senators who championed postal reform legislation are urging the US Postal Service to extend a moratorium on post office and plant closures that is set to expire May 15. Without an extension, the Postal …Senators …

Ex-postal worker pleads guilty to theftWisconsin Rapids Tribune(WTW) — A former US Postal Service worker has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing money from the Jefferson Street Post Office in Lafayette. Between July 2009 and February 2010, court documents say Natalie Thomas stole between $1000 and $17662 …and more » …

PENTWATER — With many seasonal residents now back in the village, there is some parking congestion downtown, particularly at the post office, with the back ends of vehicles sticking out onto Hancock Street as residents run in to retrieve their mail. More: continued here

BBC News Delay Postal Closures, Senators PleadGovExec.comCharles Dharapak/AP A bipartisan group of senators is asking the head of the US Postal Service to delay the closures of post offices and mail processing facilities scheduled to begin May 15 until after Congress passes legislation reforming the agency.Senators ask USPS to delay …

The Birmingham News – al.com Cranford Post Office food drive is May 12Cranford Chronicle – NJ.comBy Cranford Chronicle Tom Cuccaro, president of Br. 754 National Association of Letter Carriers in Cranford, announced the Cranford Post Office will conduct its annual food drive, Saturday, May 12. Every year on the second …