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ACUSHNET — Selectmen have dispatched to federal postal authorities a petition with nearly 700 names, asking that the South Main Street branch remain open. More: continued here

Post office chief executive sees growth for service in e-commerceCanadianBusiness.comBy Craig Wong, The Canadian Press | February 20, 2012 OTTAWA – The growth of online retailers represents the biggest opportunity in a generation, but Canada Post chief executive Deepak Chopra says the post office first needs to change to survive as …and more » More: continued…

Gazette Live Acklam Post Office…Then and nowGazette LiveThe image showing Acklam Post office was kindly submitted by Albert Honeyman, a long standing contributor to Remember When. Between the wars Acklam rapidly became a desirable suburb of Middlesbrough, originally it had been a small village some miles … More: continued here

MyFox Tampa Bay Presidents Day closuresMyFox Tampa BayUS Post Office: Post offices will be closed with no mail delivery. Federal Offices and Courthouses: State and county offices, however, remain open. Federal courts, including the one in Tampa, are closed, but state and county courts remain open.Holiday on Monday: Washington's BirthdayNew York TimesPresidents Day closing federal,…

By Craig Wong, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The growth of online retailers represents the biggest opportunity in a generation, but Canada Post chief executive Deepak Chopra says the post office first needs … More: continued here

I hope everyone living in this area knows that Powell was named for Judge Thomas Powell of Delaware, who was successful in getting the town’s first post office in 1857. More: continued here

HOLIDAYMAKERS can now get commission-free foreign currency from a new specially designed cash machine at Harlow Post Office. Foreign exchange ATMs are being trialled in 13 Post Office branches nationwide giving people even more convenience when it comes t More: continued here

Post Office, Library, Senior Center Closed MondayPatch.comBy Janet Metzner The post office on Bedford Avenue in Pikesville will be closed Monday. Mail will not be delivered on that day, with the exception of Express Mail. The post office on Bedford Avenue will be closed Monday for the Presidents Day holiday, … More: continued here

Commentary: Feds are sitting on assets that could spur developmentWashington PostMore than one year ago, I held my first hearing in the Old Post Office Pavilion, an empty and dilapidated portion of the Old Post Office building that, for the past decade, has cost the taxpayer in excess of $6.5 million each year. More: continued…

Desk from FDR's office days heads to his NY estateGlens Falls Post-StarAP | Posted: Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:28 pm | (0) Comments While the future 32nd president of the United States didn't hawk policies, he did spend most of the 1920s working for a Maryland-based insurance company. After his failed attempt to get …and…