Post Office

Schumer amendment could save North Hoosick post officeBennington BannerCharles Schumer has not only introduced an amendment to a bill that would protect door-to-door postal delivery but is also backing a bill to keep 53 rural post offices that are slated to close, including one in North Hoosick, open for at …

Lawmakers strike deal to save Eastern Shore mail centerBaltimore SunBy John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun Key senators reached a tentative agreement Tuesday to save a mail processing center considered significant to the Eastern Shore economy but left the fate of more than a dozen post offices in the Baltimore region …

Senate passes measure to protect rural post officesGreat Falls TribuneWASHINGTON — Rural post offices in Montana and elsewhere would be saved for at least a year under a measure that passed the US Senate on Tuesday. The amendment to a US Postal Service bill would establish a one-year moratorium on …

A Leeds post office branch has been repossessed by its shopping centre landlord because of claims of rent arrears of £30,000. More: continued here

An amendment in a postal reform bill offers protections against the closing of rural post offices in Missouri for the next year, Sen. Claire McCaskill said Tuesday afternoon. More: continued here

Northland’s NewsCenter Amendements Could Save Post Offices from Chopping BlockNorthland’s NewsCenterCo-sponsored by Senators Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar the amendments would also establish a one year moratorium on closure of rural post offices. "Seniors rely on it for their medications, businesses for their commerce and jobs, both directly and …and …

Senators seek to slow closing of rural post officesSoutheast MissourianBy HOPE YEN ~ AP WASHINGTON — The Senate moved Tuesday to impose new restrictions on the closing of rural post offices, adopting a provision that would prevent them from being shuttered for at least a year. Under the measure, the …

Rural post offices may get reprieveSTLtoday.comDavid Holmes gets in his tractor to head home after picking up his mail at the Truxton post office on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. Robert Cohen / rcohen@post-dispatch.com WASHINGTON • Rural post offices on the chopping block would get a reprieve for another … More: …

Senate moves to bar closing of post offices for 1 year in rural areasMinneapolis Star TribuneArticle by: HOPE YEN , AP WASHINGTON – The Senate moved Tuesday to impose new restrictions on the closing of rural post offices, adopting a provision that would prevent them from being shuttered for at …

Senate seeks to slow closing of rural post officesSTLtoday.comAP | Posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 6:55 pm | ( Loading… ) comments. The Senate moved Tuesday to impose new restrictions on the closing of rural post offices, adopting a provision that would prevent them from being shuttered for at least …