Post Office

The discovery of a Maori adze beneath the demolished Lyttleton post office has provided physical evidence for an oral history dating back more than 800 years. More: continued here

GLENCOE – Glencoe’s post office, one of five offices targeted for possible closure in Lincoln County, has recently renewed its lease until 2016, a contradiction that drew several questions during a meeting with Postal Service representatives on Thursday. More: continued here

Indian Country Today Media Network.com Wounded Knee Post Office Under Siege, Citizens Fear Losing a Critical ServiceIndian Country Today Media Network.comThe Wounded Knee Post Office on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota has been added to the list of 3600 possible Post Office closings by the federal government for budget reasons. Residents of Wounded…

Post office gets serious about general delivery regulationsYorkdispatch.comThe South George Street post office branch in York has decided to be more stringent on its general delivery mail option. General delivery mail is a free, temporary option for people who don't have immediate access to a PO Box or other mailing address, … More: continued here

WOUB Columbus Day: What's Open and Closed in FrankfortPatch.comHowever, that doesn't mean all businesses and government offices are closed. Here's a list of some of the businesses and services that might be affected. Postal service: There is no mail delivery, the Frankfort Post Office will be closed. …Post Office is closed Columbus Day 2011: No…

Bernard Kaltoft of Kimballton said that Kimballton’s ‘birthday’ was 1883, when the post office – the town’s first business – first opened there. “We held our centennial in 1983 and a quasquicentennial in 2008. So if our birthdate is 1883, what do you think the date will be on Kimballton’s death certificate?” More: continued here

When you check your mail, junk mail is probably the first thing to go in the recycling bin… More: continued here

Efforts to Save Post Office; Medford Honors Local HeroesPatch.comWoman Works to Save Post Office: Marie Rizzo remembers West Medford's old five and dime. And the A & P. And the bakery that was across the street from it. But those places are all memories now. She doesn't want the West Medford Post …and more » More:…

CBRE/NE to Lease 400K SF 50 Post Office Square in Boston's Financial DistrictCitybizlist Real EstateCBRE/New England has been selected by Commonwealth Ventures and Bentall Kennedy as the leasing agent for 50 Post Office Square in Boston, Mass, a redevelopment project in downtown Boston with over 400000 square feet for lease. The CBRE/New England team …and…

Firstpost Post office, PPF rates set to rise, but not by too muchFirstpostBy R Jagannathan For a finance ministry that has been advising the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to think “out-of-the-box” on interest rates, here's a reality check on double-standards: faced with a sharp drop in collections under post office savings …Finance ministry pushes…