Post Office

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said in a telephone conference call with Oregon reporters Tuesday that he supports siting a temporary post office trailer in Cascadia while awaiting word about possible nationwide rural post office closures. More: continued here

The University of Georgia will close the post office in the Tate Student Center as the volume of mail has declined in recent years. More: continued here

WXIA-TV UGA post office in Tate Student Center to closeWXIA-TVThe University of Georgia will close the post office in the Tate Student Center as the volume of mail has declined in recent years. University officials say that the post office will close permanently on May 31. Officials say the volume …

SAN JOSE — Authorities in California have reopened a post office in downtown San Jose after an evacuation was prompted by concerns about a white powder discovered in a package. More: continued here

NoVa residents battle to save local post officesWashington Post (blog)By Tom Jackman Elaine Mittleman stands outside the Pimmit Hills Branch Post Office in Falls Church, which she had been using since 1980. In fighting its closure, she discovered, among other things, that closing local post offices barely makes a dent …

The University of Georgia will close the post office in the Tate Student Center as the volume of mail has declined in recent years. University officials said the post office will close permanently May 31 because the volume of mail on campus has declined by about 75 percent over the …

Flemington's postal customers won't lose their post office, but some of the backstage areas of the building will be repurposed if a pending sale goes through. More: continued here

Flemington Post Office building is under contract for saleHunterdon County Democrat – NJ.comBy Rick Epstein / Hunterdon County Democrat Photo by George PaccielloFlemington's postal customers won't lose their post office, but some of the backstage areas will be repurposed if a pending sale goes through. FLEMINGTON — A contract that …

San Jose post office evacuated after powder foundFox NewsAuthorities have evacuated a post office in downtown San Jose after a mysterious white powder was discovered in a package. Fire Capt. Mary Gutierrez told the San Jose Mercury News that two employees complained of sore throats and headaches Tuesday … More: …

EU Approves UK Grant Of GBP1.16B To Post Office LtdWall Street JournalBRUSSELS (Dow Jones)–The European Commission said Wednesday it has cleared a GBP1.16 billion network subsidy by the UK government to state-owned Post Office Ltd. to keep open and modernize non-commercially viable offices.EU approves 1.2 bln stg UK subsidy for …