Post Office

Bangor Daily News Postal cuts imperil holiday tradition: O little town of Bethlehem, your …Washington PostBETHLEHEM, Ind. — Each December, a sleepy one-man post office in rural Indiana roars to life as thousands of holiday greeting cards arrive from around the world, each seeking the outpost's unique red-inked imprint that …

Eagle River postal worker who spent 34 years in hometown office retiresThe RepublicThe lifelong Alaskan was going to work at an Anchorage post office for a year before attending college. On Dec. 2, Hightower's nearly four-decade career as a US Postal Service employee came to an end. Hightower — who …

Downtown Post Office Busier Than EverKMEG 14However, two of Sioux City's post offices closed in September. With the Morningside post office and the Northside post office both closed, people are headed to the downtown Sioux City post office location, causing a lot of lines. …and more » More: continued here

The borough’s post office is one of at least 50 in the state slated to close because of looming bankruptcy of the U.S. Postal Service. Nationwide, more than 3,600 offices may be shut More: continued here

Raleigh Chronicle Allentown Post Office Could Close in February13WMAZA US Postal Service representative says the Allentown post office is waiting for final word from the Washington DC headquarters. Bobby Greene says he makes a stop at the Allentown post office at least once a day. "I own a business here …

Each December, a sleepy one-man post office in rural Indiana roars to life as thousands of holiday greeting cards arrive from around the world, each seeking the outpost’s unique red-inked imprint that pays homage to the hamlet’s biblical name. More: continued here

KVAL Oregon State Senators Fight Post Office ClosuresKTVZA bi-partisan group of Oregon state senators lead by rural Republicans said Thursday they are petitioning Congress to maintain vital postal links in Oregon. More than 41 post offices are under consideration for closure in Oregon, the majority located …Oregon lawmakers critical of …

Woden post office will close; Joice and Grafton next?Mason City Globe GazetteWODEN — Woden residents knew the local post office was likely to close, now they know when. Residents were notified last week by mail the post office would close on Jan. 13. Other towns — Joice and Grafton — …

The Associated Press Small towns fear losing holiday postmarksThe Associated PressBETHLEHEM, Ind. (AP) — Each December, a sleepy one-man post office in rural Indiana roars to life as thousands of holiday greeting cards arrive from around the world, each seeking the outpost's unique red-inked imprint that pays homage to the …

The Associated Press Small towns fear losing holiday postmarksSeattle Post Intelligencer6, 2011, photo shows the postmark cachet depicting the three wise men following the Star of Bethlehem on a letter stamped at the Bethlehem, Ind., post office. For decades, the post office in this little town of Bethlehem has been …