Hope, Minn. post office hopes for a miraclePost-BulletinIt's one of about 100 small towns in Minnesota, and about 3700 towns nationwide, that may lose their post offices as the US Postal Service tries to balance its budget. It's fair to say that some of Hope's 90 or so citizens are skeptical of their role …The…
Acushnet residents turn out in bulk to say, "Save our post office!"SouthCoastToday.com / AdvocateBy Peggy Aulisio ACUSHNET — The Main Street post office received accolades like "the heart of the community" at a meeting Jan. 12 about the possible closure of Acushnet's only post office. It was music to the ears of postal officials who…
ROCKWOOD: Elderly man drives into post office doorsSouthgate News HeraldBy Jackie Harrison-Martin ROCKWOOD — City officials are among those breathing sighs of relief after a potentially disastrous accident at the post office was avoided late Tuesday afternoon. The single-car accident came just a few feet of possibly … More: continued here
Opposing Views New Postal Prices Start SundayPatch.comThe cost to mail letters and packages through the Postal Service will increase by one cent. By Melissa Lattman It might be time to stop by the Carrollwood post office, because the price for first-class forever stamps goes up by one cent on Sunday. …Letter: Hardly junkNaples Daily NewsSCORE…
Union City mayor thinks three of city's four post offices will closeThe Jersey Journal – NJ.comBy John Heinis/The Jersey Journal UNION CITY — National cuts by the United States Postal Service may lead to the closure of three of the city's four post offices this summer, though a USPS spokesman said the agency is just…
East Anglian Daily Times Hopton post office armed robbers jailedBBC NewsTwo men have been jailed for an armed robbery at a village post office in Suffolk. Trevor Summers, 28, of South Ockendon, Essex, threatened staff at the Thelnetham Road branch in Hopton with a gun and a knife on 28 July 2010. …Hopton: Two men…
Telegraph.co.uk Post Office launches index-linked bond as inflation fallsTelegraph.co.ukBy Emma Simon The Post Office has launched a new issue of its popular inflation-linked savings bond, which guarantees to pay interest at 0.5 percentage points above the retail prices index (RPI) if customers lock their money away for five years. … More: continued here
TWO men who took part in an armed robbery at a Suffolk post office have been jailed for a total of 16 years. More: continued here
Worker stole more than £5000 from Post Office to pay off debtsPlymouth HeraldA WORKER stole more than £5000 from a post office to pay off her debts, a court heard. Employee Hannah Lewis took cash from the till at the Tavistock branch and then altered computer records to cover her tracks. Lewis, aged 25, took…
We look at a new account that promises savers inflation-beating returns. More: continued here