Post Office

A VILLAGE post office and shop could close in the New Year unless a new buyer comes forward. More: continued here

Post Offices in Tennessee will be open Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31. Most will have shortened retail lobby hours and will close at noon. Mail delivery for Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 will be the same as any other Saturday. More: continued here

Post offices dropped from closure listHerald and NewsThe US Postal Service removed 20 Oregon post offices, including three in Lake County, from the list of closures announced this summer. Post offices in Adel, Fort Rock and Summer Lake will be spared closure, according to a press release from Sen. …Protesters …

Heaven knows Santa needs all the help he can get, given everything he has to do before he takes off Saturday night. But for decades, a special memorandum of agreement has existed between Santa Claus and the U.S. Postal Service. It’s so special, not even Congress interferes. After all, think …

WNED Post Office Deadlines For Christmas GiftsWCYBIf you are planning to mail a Christmas present through the USPS, you better head to the post office soon. Time is running out to get it there on time. Today was one of the busiest days of the year for postal workers. Cars …

Postmaster hurt in Hampton in Arden post office raidCoventry Telegraphby Emma Stone, Coventry Telegraph DETECTIVES are hunting two masked men who burst into a busy post office wielding a gun and an axe in Hampton in Arden. The postmaster was left with a fractured jaw and other facial injuries after …

Easley Post Office Staying Busy for the HolidaysPatch.comThings are busy, but post office workers are staying on top of the holiday rush. By Jeff Brush (From Left) Lovenia York of Greer and Stephanie Wilson of Pickens work to sort a recent shipment of packages at the Easley Post Office Tuesday. …

Closures and consolidations of post offices and mail processing centers have been put on hold until mid-May. More: continued here

Where's the Holiday Spirit at the Post Office?Patch.comBy Jim Cameron These are not the happiest of times at the Post Office. It's not just the long lines or customers who think postal clerks should wrap and package their gift boxes (Hey… this ain't Mailboxes Etc.!), it's just that this is …

Letters: Post offices aren't like they used to beAppleton Post CrescentWith the Postal Service being in the news, I'm reminded of my youth. Growing up in the 1940s and early '50s, all us kids knew the greatest post office in America was in Battle Creek, Mich. With a cereal box …