Post Office

Postal Service signs five-year lease for Stockbridge Post OfficeBerkshire EagleSTOCKBRIDGE — The downtown post office, where most residents and business owners pick up their mail daily since there's no home delivery in town, is safe from relocation. After nearly a year of what the Elm Street building's landlord, Bob Owens …

Crews examine Auburn post office after sicknessThe Seattle TimesHazardous materials crews were examined the post office in Auburn after a postal worker says he became ill from being exposed to an unknown substance. The Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article. Hazardous materials crews were …HazMat crews …

Every Door Direct Mail by the U.S. Postal Service Helps Churches Reach Out to …Houston ChronicleThe Post Office has developed a new program called Every Door Direct Mail. It has several advantages for churches looking to reach out to their communities this Easter including: no mailing list required, postcards can …

The U.S. Postal service plans to close nearly half of the nation’s mail processing centers beginning May 15th. The move, which follows a five-month study on 264 of the country’s 461 centers, puts more than 35,000 workers’ jobs at stake. More: continued here

POINT PLEASANT — A Point Pleasant man remains on the run after law enforcement has identified him as the prime suspect in last week’s robbery of the Apple Grove Post Office. A warrant has been i… More: continued here

Plaque Commemorates 'All Affected by Post Office Tragedy'Patch.comBy Judy Davids Royal Oak postal workers gathered for a moment of silence this morning next to a plaque honoring the victims of the Nov. 14, 1991 Royal Oak Post Office shootings and "all those that have been affected by the tragedy. More: …

KOB.com Post Office Closings: The Nine States With The Most Mail Centers Closings [PHOTOS]Huffington PostWhen not available, the employees will be offered other work, such as being post office clerks or mail carriers. In some cases, workers could be relocated to different states. Nine states will see eight or more …

Suspect identified in post office robberyPoint Pleasant Registerby Beth Sergent POINT PLEASANT — A Point Pleasant man remains on the run after law enforcement has identified him as the prime suspect in last week's robbery of the Apple Grove Post Office. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of …

KOB.com Post office: Expect big cuts starting in mid-MayElizabethton StarBased on community input and other factors, the post office said, it will move forward with consolidations involving virtually all of the 252 facilities on the list, as well as up to 12 new locations, beginning in mid-May. Of the 264 …

Kristoffer Tripplaar has spent three years taking photographs of the mundane — and often delightful — realm of the small-town post office. More: continued here