Post Office

TheStreet.com OP/ED: Postal Service In 'Desperate Trouble'Patch.comOur founders understood the critical role a post office would play as our nation developed. The Continental Congress hired Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general in 1775. When the Constitution was adopted in 1789, …On behalf of The Committee to Save Our Post …

The pressure is on to save three Niobrara County post offices. The final scheduled post office meeting was is in Van Tassel on Oct. 6 at the Van Tasse Town Hall at 6 p.m. More: continued here

Possible post office closure not sitting well with Platter residentsKXII-TVPLATTER, OK-After the US Postal Service lost billions in revenue last year, thousands of post offices across the country are facing closure, including one in Platter, Oklahoma, and it's not sitting well with its residents. 3700 post offices in the US …

LaSalle News Tribune Post Office Closure Affects Tight-Knit TownKULR-TVROSEBUD – In an attempt to balance a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, the US Postal Service is considering proposals to cut thousands of small town post offices across the country. On Tuesday evening, people in and around the town of …USPS proposes to …

The Sagamore Beach Post Office at MeetingHouse Lane will be renamed in memory of a Green Beret who was killed in Afghanistan during his third tour of duty. More: continued here

Postal Service announces holiday mailing deadlinesWisconsin Rapids Tribune12 is the deadline for sending holiday packages to troops stationed overseas using Parcel Post to all Air/Army Post Office (APO) or Fleet Post Office (FPO) ZIP Codes. "We encourage everyone planning to send something special this holiday season to …US Postal Service …

SALISBURY—The “declassification” of the Lakeville Post Office is being appealed by noted artist Etienne Delessert and his wife, graphic designer Rita Marshall, amid their growing concern that declassification really means closing. More: continued here

Belton Post Office honors postmater for serviceBelton JournalBelton Post Office Postmaster Andy Avila (center) is presented a plaque in honor of his 11 years of service for the US Postal Service.For the past 11 years Andy Avila has dedicated himself to the US Postal Service and he was honored … …

Yaccarino Confident Post Office Will StayPatch.comThe message from State Representative David Yaccarino (R-North Haven) to residents concerned about losing the Post Office on Washington Avenue: Don't panic. Discussing the situation today, Yaccarino said that after meetings with local … More: continued here

BULLHEAD CITY — Local postmaster Joe Spensieri gave a brief update Wednesday on the status of the potential closure of the Highway Station post office at 990 Highway 95, renewing his earlier call for the public to speak up in support of keeping it open. More: continued here