Post Office

Mayor dedicates post–office boxes in east J'lemJerusalem PostBy MELANIE LIDMAN Residents of east Jerusalem sent Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat a rock thrown at the crowd instead of a postcard on Wednesday, as the mayor dedicated a post–office box distribution center in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Isawiya. …and more » More: …

Powell got post office in 1857ThisWeekNewsBy Carole Wilhelm 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. The Powell Post Office file at the Powell Liberty Historical … More: …

HNN Huntingtonnews.net Rahall Says Postal Service Must “Go Back to the Drawing Board” on Post Office…HNN Huntingtonnews.net“The Postal Regulatory Commission was blunt in its assessment of the Postal Service's closure process – citing unreasonable assumptions about cost savings and an insufficient focus on the needs of communities where post offices …

New York Times Tiny Towns Fight for Post Offices, and SurvivalNew York TimesThen one day they closed the post office. Now Mozart is a place on the road where only those who knew it was there would know it was there. The same thing happened with Newnata, Rushing and Cozahome. …

A man had a handgun and a pellet pistol outside of the post office on Washington Avenue More: continued here

In northern Arkansas, people whose post offices are on a list of more than 3,600 being considered for closing have mounted campaigns to defend their communities’ lifelines. More: continued here

Atherstone post office staff locked in cupboard in raidBBC NewsMembers of staff have been locked in a cupboard during an armed robbery at a Warwickshire post office. Three people wearing balaclavas entered the Long Street Co-op store in Atherstone, where the post office is located, at about 16:15 GMT on …

NSI to probe black money invested in post office savings schemesTimes of IndiaNAGPUR: With the government tracing black money flowing even into small savings schemes, post offices offering these plans are also coming under the lens of probe agencies. National Savings Institute, which is headquartered in the city, markets these …

A Muskegon man is in the Ottawa County Jail today awaiting weapons charges after he and another man caused the Grand Haven Post Office to close briefly Tuesday afternoon. More: continued here

Armed man arrested in Grand Haven post officeWZZM(WZZM) – A Muskegon man is in the Ottawa County Jail today awaiting weapons charges after he and another man caused the Grand Haven Post Office to close briefly Tuesday afternoon. Grand Haven Police were first called about three men acting suspicious …and …