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 …
Read More »Senate passes Franken legislation to help communities with postal matters – Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
Senate passes Franken legislation to help communities with postal mattersCoon Rapids ECM Publisherslegislation that gives communities the opportunity to fight to prevent closure of their local post offices and processing centers. Sen. Franken's amendment was incorporated into the Postal Reform Bill that is currently being debated on the Senate floor …
Read More »Manassas post office building remains in limbo – Washington Post (blog)
Manassas post office building remains in limboWashington Post (blog)By Jeremy Borden The post office in Old Town Manassas has been seized by federal marshalls because the property's owner, Linda Sadr, is in jail after conviction in a mortgage fraud ponzi scheme. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) The Manassas city … …
Read More »Rural Living – Post Offices Play a Vital Role – Syracuse Journal-Democrat
Rural Living – Post Offices Play a Vital RoleSyracuse Journal-DemocratProposals put forth by the US Postal Service to close rural post offices and end Saturday mail delivery would do just that. Those who live in cities don't always appreciate driving distances in agriculture country and what rural folks have to …
Read More »Bellevue Council: Post Office Move From Downtown Bad Idea – Patch.com
Bellevue Council: Post Office Move From Downtown Bad IdeaPatch.comThe US Postal Service's move would put the new consolidated post office between Northup Way and Northeast 12th Street, about a mile and a half away from either current location. By Venice Buhain Bellevue City Council members criticized the US Postal … …
Read More »Post offices and shops see surge in stamp panic buying – Comet 24
Comet 24 Post offices and shops see surge in stamp panic buyingComet 24By Laura Burge Tuesday, April 24, 2012 SHOPS and post offices across Comet country have seen a surge in people panic buying stamps, as a 30 per cent price increase looms. To send a link to this page …
Read More »Post office can’t deliver on Tax Day – The News Herald
Post office can't deliver on Tax DayThe News HeraldI submitted my return electronically, and made my way to the Sherman Avenue “main” post office to mail my payment before the midnight deadline. I had done this dance in years past, waiting in a line of cars to slowly parade in …
Read More »Posting my firm feelings – This is South Wales
Posting my firm feelingsThis is South WalesI petitioned, as did my colleagues, against the Government's action, as I did when Labour reduced the effectiveness of the Post Office and I still remain an advocate of keeping the Royal Mail in the public sector. K Roberts (April 18) asks what I …
Read More »Landlord shuts Leeds post office ‘due to £30,000 rent debt’
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
Read More »Vandalism in the Knoxville Post Office lobby – GalesburgPlanet.com
Vandalism in the Knoxville Post Office lobbyGalesburgPlanet.comKnoxville Postmaster Gayle Whitmore is just sick of the repeated vandalism and mischief that has been going on lately in the lobby of Knoxville's post office. Monday morning's mess was another in a repeated string of incidents that may lead to the end …and …
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