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Post office closures put off until MayPress HeraldMembers of Maine's Congressional delegation today praised the United States Postal Service for its decision to delay closing post offices until May 15. There are 30 post offices in Maine on the closure list. …Post Office ConcernsKIMTall 2 news articles » More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to delay the closing of 252 mail processing centers and 3,700 local post offices until mid-May. More: continued here

Cocoa post offices will stay open until mid-MayFlorida TodayThe Cocoa Village Post Office and the Five Points facility on Lake Drive in Cocoa will remain open until at least May 15, 2012, after Congress and the United States Postal Service on Tuesday agreed to a moratorium on any post office …

SILVER CITY – Post offices on the chopping block around the country got a reprieve Tuesday after the U.S. Postal Service agreed to put a temporary moratorium on closing any postal facilities at the request of 15 U.S. senators, including New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall. More: continued here

Downtown post office site to be sold; office or residential development could replace it More: continued here

Maine’s congressional delegation praises the postal service’s decision to keep the offices open through May More: continued here

FOX 21 Online Postal Service to delay cutbacks until mid-MayNewsOK.comBrad Holcomb, of Mesquite, Texas, prepares a package to be delivered inside the Dallas main post office Dec. 5. AP Photo Nearly 90 post offices in Oklahoma are being considered for closure, mostly in rural areas, along with mail processing facilities …

Austin American-Statesman Downtown post office site to be sold; redevelopment options under discussionAustin American-StatesmanThe post office would relocate in early 2013 to a yet-to-be-determined site, which "very likely" will be downtown, said Sam Bolen, a Postal Service spokesman. The site would be redeveloped, with options including "office, residential, retail and/or …

The Postal Regulatory Commission on Monday affirmed the decision of the U.S. Postal Service to close the village station post office in downtown Pinehurst. More: continued here

PARKERSBURG In an effort to save jobs and prompt service in communities throughout the country, it was announced Tuesday the U.S. Congress has pushed back the closure of U.S. Postal Service facilities for six months. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V. More: continued here