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The U.S. Postal Service has postponed the potential closure of more than 3,700 post offices and 252 mail processing facilities until at least mid-May 2012. More: continued here

Tiny town's faithful fear post office closureThe TennesseanDonald MacArthur talks with Nancy Kirkland at the Cottage Grove Post Office earlier this month. The US Postal Service wants to shut down the rural post office to help cut costs. / George Walker IV / The Tennessean Cottage Grove residents fear closing … More: continued here

Cottage Grove residents say shutting down their post office will hurt local Mennonites and elderly people most. More: continued here

Services to be cut at a fifth of post offices in LincolnshireThis is LincolnshireServices at one in five post offices in Lincolnshire could be downgraded under plans to make the network more profitable, it has been claimed. Around 2000 of the network's 11500 branches will be changed into new 'PO Locals' offering limited counter ……

Pensioner foils Brighton post office raidBBC NewsThe 75-year-old man even managed to grab the robber's crash helmet after he had had burst into the Premier Store post office, Widdicombe Way, Brighton. The offender managed to flee on a moped driven by a second man after the incident on Wednesday. …Pensioner tackles Brighton armed robberThe Argusall…

Milltown Post Office faces uncertain futureMyCentralJersey.comMILLTOWN — Three plans of action are being considered for the Milltown Post Office, which was placed under emergency suspension after suffering severe flood damage from Tropical Storm Irene in August. United States Postal Service (USPS) spokesman …Postal Service policy changesFort Dodge Messengerall 2 news articles » More: continued here

Elmira post office gets reprieveElmira Star-GazetteIt may be my favorite Christmas present ever, and it continues to reliably In my last post, I reported that I blew an opportunity to bag a pheasant because my usually trusty shotgun jammed when I went to eject a shell. The downtown Elmira post office…Elmira Downtown Post Office To…

Stevens Point post office could move if lease not renewedMyFox WausauBy Bonnie Shelton, Multimedia Journalist – bio | email STEVENS POINT (WAOW)– The Stevens Point post office could be moving soon. City officials say the lease ends Saturday and a new agreement is still up in the air. According to the US Postal Service, …Stevens…

Tucson Citizen Protestors arrive at public USPS meetingKOLD-TVAP Entertainment News Video By Paige Hansen – email A series of meetings and press conferences were held in Tucson today, all to discuss the possible closure of the Cherrybell Post Office Processing Center located on Tucson's south side. …“Snail mail” could get even slower; 12/28 public hearing…

VERDI — As residents of this small border town began to get the news this week that their U.S. post office had been destroyed, many wondered why. “(The mail) was always there on time,” resident Frank Toledo said Tuesday, as he stared at the shattered glass and burn marks on the building. More: continued here