Post Office

The Historic Downtown Leesburg Post Office will not be closing just yet. The United States Postal Service made a statement on Dec. 13 that they will be delaying closing or consolidation of any post office until May 15, 2012 instead of by the end of 2011. More: continued here

Police arrest pair at vandalized property of old Dighton post officeTaunton Daily GazetteThe building at 402 Spring St. in Dighton was once was both a bank branch and post office. It has since become run down and defaced with graffiti. By CHARLES WINOKOOR Thanks to an alert passerby, police Monday …

msnbc.com Douglas Post Office gets a 6-month reprieveJuneau EmpireBy Pat Forgey The Douglas Post Office has a new lease on life, as the US Postal Service Tuesday announced it would delay any closure decisions for at least five months. “That's wonderful,” said Rep. Beth Kerttula, D-Juneau, a Douglas resident. …Post …

The Post Office suffered disruption this week after thousands of branches were hit by a computer crash. More: continued here

Lifesite Aspen Hill Post office manager stops Christmas carolers, draws ire of local …Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineA post office manager stopped a group of carolers mid-song Saturday at the branch in the Aspen Hill Shopping Center. That didn't sit well with Silver Spring resident JP Duffy, who said he …

Mendota Post Office Gets Five-Month ReprievePatch.comThe United States Postal Service has agreed to wait until May before potentially closing any locations. By Danielle Cabot The Mendota Post Office on Sibley Memorial Highway has been listed for potential closure by the United States Postal Service. … More: continued here

Post Office holiday shipping deadlines coming upKXLF Butte NewsIf you've been to the post office this week, you could probably tell that the holidays are here. "It's skyrocketed this week a lot," Bachofer said. It's one of the busiest times of the year for the post office. "I'm mailing a …

Post office delays closure decisionsThe Register-GuardThe Oregon facilities targeted for closure include the 200-employee processing center next to Gateway Mall in Springfield, as well as rural post offices in Walton, Deadwood and Swisshome. During the moratorium, scheduled to end May 15, the Postal …and more » More: continued here

John O’Groat Journal Caithness post offices close as system crashesJohn O’Groat JournalHundreds of post offices closed on Monday morning when the Post Office's banking line failed. POST offices in Caithness were forced to shut when a malfunction in the national system meant that they were unable to offer services to …

Post Office move isn't Big and it isn't good for SocietyThis is North DevonHave you been down to your local Post Office in the past few days? Hell isn't it? All those festive lemmings descending upon the counters at the same time, the queue snaking out through the shop and …