Post Office

Two thieves admit holding up a post office with a samurai sword in West Lothian after their DNA was found at the scene. More: continued here

Reuters Restoration Plaza Post Office May Soon Be No MorePatch.comRestoration Plaza Post Office, located at 1368 Fulton Street, is on that list. In a recent plea to Congress, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe stressed that the USPS is in financial distress and if congress did not act soon, the 200 plus …

Area Post Office Manager Cynthia Bolles explained 35 percent of all post office transactions occur outside ‘brick and mortar’ post offices. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Carroll Post Office would not be affected by Postal Service study1380 KCIMTodd Oxley, Director of the Carroll Post Office says there has been some confusion with the announcement. Oxley says the post office in Carroll will not be affected as the study is focusing on the processing center which …

LONDON, September 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – One-third of employees send parcels through work to avoid Post Office queues – Collect+ announces 4000th store in convenience shop network – A sixth of us choose to have parcels sent to our work … More: continued here

Reading post office gets temporary reprieveTopeka Capital JournalShe indicated that consideration of closing the community's post office, which has been in operation since it was founded in 1870, was suspended due "to the unwavering efforts of Senator Jerry Moran and Senator Pat Roberts, along with all of the other … …

Ministers unveiled plans to mutualise the Post Office today which postal workers warned are a step towards privatising the entire network. More: continued here

stv.tv Samurai sword pair admit Knightsridge Post Office theftBBC NewsTwo thieves have admitted holding up a post office in West Lothian with a samurai sword, after their DNA was found at the scene. Francis McLean, 50, and Valene Brown, 21, raided Knightsridge Post Office in Cameron Way, Livingston, in May. …

The Guardian Question Of The Week: The Recession And The Post OfficePatch.comThese words are inscripted on the general post office in New York City. This is the unofficial creed of the US mail carriers. No matter what mother nature has in store for us, one thing you can always count …

NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Officials at the financially troubled U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that they may close more than 250 mail-processing facilities across the country and reduce service standards for first-class mail to cut costs. The closings are part of an effort to alleviate escalating financial woes and stave …