Post Office

Schumer introduces legislation to protect rural post officesLittle Falls Evening TimesCharles Schumer announced Tuesday he is introducing legislation to preserve door-to-door mail delivery service for the US Postal Service, and is showing his support for legislation that would put a two year moratorium on rural post office closings. More: continued …

Rural post office closings may be put on holdFort Worth Star TelegramWASHINGTON — The Senate has moved to impose new restrictions on the closing of rural post offices. Under the measure, the ailing US Postal Service would be barred from closing post offices for one year if they are in …

Post office stops delivering mail because of aggressive dogsKPRC HoustonResidents in 3900 block of Spring Meadows and 9400 block of Spring Mount are being forced to pick up their mail at the post office. The US Postal service said it's to protect their letter carriers from being attacked by dogs.and …

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced Tuesday he is introducing legislation to preserve door-to-door mail delivery service for the U.S. Postal Service, and is showing his support for legislation that would put a two year moratorium on rural post office closings. More: continued here

Senator pushes legislation to preserve NY's rural post officesEmpireStateNews.netWASHINGTON – US Senator Charles Schumer is introducing legislation to preserve door-to-door mail delivery service for the US Postal Service, as well as his support for legislation that would put a two year moratorium on rural post office closings. More: continued here

Bloomberg Post Offices Tougher to Close Under US Senate OverhaulBusinessWeekBy Michelle Jamrisko on April 24, 2012 A Senate bill to overhaul the cash- strapped US Postal Service would make it more difficult to shutter post offices considered too costly to maintain. The legislation would create an appeal process to let …

Lawmakers strike deal to save Eastern Shore mail center, but area post offices…Baltimore Sun (blog)By 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 …

Owners of the city’s Old Main Post Office have been hit with 21 code violations after a February blaze that scorched the historic building’s roof. Among the allegations against owners International Property Developers is that the track fans used to ventilate fumes from underground trains were dirty and inoperable. The …

Owners of old Post Office hit with code violations after Feb. 17 fireChicago Sun-TimesBY TINA SFONDELES Transportation Reporter tsfondeles@suntimes.com April 24, 2012 2:24PM Chicago firefighters battle a roof fire at the old Chicago Post Office building Friday evening. The fire was contained to a section of the roof in the …

The Manassas city post office building may be worth more in sentiment than in dollars, but the U.S. Marshals Service thinks it’s definitely worth more than what it fetched at auction recently. The stately brick building on Church Street has been home to the Old Town post office since the …