Post Office

Downtown post office remains open and fire is under control, officials say Baltimore firefighters and BGE crews were on the scene Monday morning of a one-alarm fire at the main U.S. post office downtown. More: continued here

Australia Post thinks outside the box on e-commerceThe Australian"You might want to receive parcels at the office or at home at a certain time of day," he said. Mr Mortimer said he wanted to see more services made available in post offices to help its licensees grow their revenue base. …

Moneywise Magazine Post Office launches leading notice accountMoneywise MagazineIt also comes with the Post Office's'savings promise', which ensures the account will amend its interest rate in line with any Bank of England base rate changes until January 2013 at least. So if the base rate rises by 0.5%, the interest …

Incident reported at production building adjacent to post office, officials say Baltimore firefighters and BGE crews were on the scene Monday morning of a one-alarm fire reported at a production building adjacent to the main U.S. post office downtown. More: continued here

New York Times (blog) Complaint Box | Addressee DeceasedNew York Times (blog)The Post Office used to have something called the “Dead Letter Office,” where mail for people who could not be located was put. It's now euphemistically called the “mail recovery center,” as if the dead are not to be …

Talks of relocating the Eau Claire Post Office could open the door for more development downtown.   More: continued here

Neath man is jailed for post office theft of £24kSouth Wales Evening PostJohn Andrew McCutcheon stole money over four years when he ran a post office in Seven Sisters. He was jailed for 14 months after pleading guilty to the theft of £23959 between 2007 and last year. Jailing him, …

Northwest Post Offices to remain openMontgomery NewspapersBy Sue Ann Rybak The US Postal Service has confirmed that 13 of the 14 post offices in Philadelphia that were recommended to be closed will remain open according to Cathy Yarosky, a spokesperson for The US Postal Service said on Thursday, Dec. 29. …

Post Office launches new issue of Reward Saver accountMyFinances.co.ukThe Post Office has announced changes to some of its savings products that should help customers to get the best from them. The AA has raised the interest rate to 3.20% gross pa/AER on its Extra easy-access internet savings account from Thursday …

KATU Mail expected to slow as Postal Service deals with lossesAltavistaSome mail could still be delivered in one day, officials said, if it reaches the post office early enough. Recently, the Postal Service announced a five-month moratorium on closing facilities. The waiting period, which ends in May, will give Congress …