Post Office

Stay of execution for post offices includes Eltingville stationSILive.comBy Judy L. Randall STATEN ISLAND, NY — Post offices slated for possible closure — including one in Eltingville — got a five-month reprieve in a deal brokered by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and 14 of her Senate colleagues, it was announced yesterday. …

PRINCETON BOROUGH — A band of concerned citizens worried about the plan to relocate the Palmer Square post office made their feelings known at the Princeton Borough Council meeting last night, as an official for the U.S. Postal Service discussed the current status of the move. More: continued here

Future of Milltown post office still uncertainEast Brunswick SentinelMILLTOWN — The fate of the borough's post office is still unknown, a US Postal Service spokesman says. “The Milltown post office was placed on an emergency suspension status due to the flood damage,” said George Flood, …Woe at US Postal Service …

A major problem on the Post Office’s Horizon IT system floored transactions for two 30 minute periods yesterday, as tens of thousands of customers queued in branches, waiting to send their Christmas parcels. More: continued here

msnbc.com Decisions on rural post offices get delay until MayCorvallis Gazette TimesCASCADIA – The US Postal Service agreed Tuesday to delay announcing closures of post offices and mail processing centers until May 15, 2012, due to requests made by 11 senators, including Ron Wyden of Oregon. The announcement affects post …

Post office closures delayedOmaha World-HeraldThe US Postal Service has agreed to delay until May 15 the closings or consolidations of 252 mail processing centers and 3700 local post offices. Among the targets are mail processing centers in North Platte and Lincoln and post offices in Ithaca, …and more » More: continued …

The U.S. Postal Service has voluntarily agreed to a five-month moratorium on closing postal facilities to give Congress more time to enact postal reform legislation, Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Tuesday. The Oregon facilities targeted for closure include the 200-­employee processing center next to Gateway Mall in …

Tribune Opinion: New Raymer gets a reprieve; post office to remain open for nowGreeley TribuneThe US Postal Service announced that the New Raymer Post office is off the government's chopping block — at least for now. This is good news for the tiny community. The post office is really the …

Post office closures delayed temporarilySilver City Sun NewsSILVER CITY – Post offices on the chopping block around the country got a reprieve Tuesday after the US Postal Service agreed to put a temporary moratorium on closing any postal facilities at the request of 15 … More: continued here

Financial woes might close Sylvan Way post officeKitsap SunMEEGAN M. REID/KITSAP SUN Manette resident Bob Johns holds a stack of packages to mail while waiting in line Monday at the Sylvan Way Post Office in East Bremerton. MEEGAN M. REID/KITSAP SUN Sylvan Way Post Office in East Bremerton. …and more » …