Post Office

A new shop and post office opens on a former Ministry of Defence housing estate in Cornwall after two years of work by the local community. More: continued here

Breckenridge has the worst post office that I have ever experienced. Over the last few years, they have lost or failed to forward literally buckets of mail to me and my family. More: continued here

Postal closuresBluefield Daily TelegraphAfter all, citizens in our area are still dependent upon their commuity post office. We simply cannot afford for these vital postal facilities to be closed based upon insufficient data. To do so would be a great disservice to those families across our …and more » More: continued …

BBC News Community opens new shop and post office in St EvalBBC NewsA new shop and post office have opened on a former Ministry of Defence (MoD) housing estate in a hamlet in Cornwall. After the RAF withdrew from St Eval, there was uncertainty about local services, as the MoD …

Proposed post office closures shortsightedStatesman JournalFor those unaware, the plan is to potentially close thousands of mail processing centers (including Salem's) and thousands of post offices around the US with a completion date of 2015. Cost cutting is, of course, the objective. … More: continued here

As Cambridge’s gathering spot recovers from a truck crashing into it, residents fight the postal closing. More: continued here

Postal truck overturned in collisionWHIO RadioA US postal official was transported to a nearby hospital Saturday afternoon after colliding with a white Infiniti sedan at the intersection of North Mechanic Street and New Street. According to police, the driver of the Post Office vehicle — a male …Postal worker taken …

The downtown Columbus post office has received a stay of execution for now. But a number of local organizations are trying to figure out what — if anything — can be done if a proposed closure moves from conjecture to certainty. More: continued here

Press Herald Possible loss of post office latest trouble for town storePress HeraldNow, however, the store's owners and town residents are worried about the building's north side, specifically the small, attached post office, which serves as a community hub. The US Postal Service is proposing to close it because of …

Post Office mess may cost FedEx $400 M in next contractThe News JournalFedEx Corp., the delivery company that is both a partner and rival to the US Postal Service, may see a federal mail-flying contract drop by more than 27 percent in 2013 as the agency restructures. Revenue from carrying …