Post Office

The government has released new proposals to create a ‘mutual’ Post Office, changing the way customers and communities use its services. Supporting your local Post Office may no longer mean sending a parcel or purchasing travel insurance. More: continued here

After being missing for more than 40 years, two historically significant murals from downtown Modesto’s post office have been found. The coveted artwork has been turned over to the investment group that’s buying that now-closed federal building. More: continued here

The letter carriers have even considered adding groceries to their mailbags to boost delivery volume. More: continued here

Second post office robbery suspect capturedOpelousas Daily WorldJimmy Darbonne with the sheriff's office. The three men are wanted in connection with the Aug. 13 armed robbery of a postal worker in Lawtell. Darbonne said that robbery took place about 5 pm just outside of the Post Office at 116 Main …

Telegraph.co.uk No more post office closures? Try telling Bridgwater that . . .This is SomersetBy Matthew GeorgeAt the Lib Dem conference in Birmingham Post offices have a bright future under the coalition – with no more branch closure programmes, Liberal Democrats were told yesterday. But the pledge might sound pretty …

NEW CITY — The New City post office on Monday was renamed the Kenneth Peter Zebrowski post office in honor of the late state assemblyman who represented town residents for nearly three decades in the county and state legislatures. More: continued here

No closings for county post officesCarroll County NewsCARROLL COUNTY — Although Carroll County escaped the list of 3700 suggested closings of rural post offices announced in July by the United States Postal Service (USPS), nearby mail processing centers were not … More: continued here

The Durango Post Office is one of more than 250 locations nationwide that may shut down their mail processing operations. More: continued here

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Post Office sitting on a gold mine, but still going brokeIrish CentralThis is an untapped source of income for the Post Office, selling advertising space on stamps. Similar ideas for raising revenue have been appearing all over the country, such as naming sports stadiums after corporate …

After being missing for more than 40 years, two historically significant murals from downtown Modesto’s post office have been found. The coveted artwork, created by a Depression-era public works program, has been turned over to the investment group that’s buying that now-closed federal building. More: continued here