Post Office

Replacements sent for alphabetically absent ballotsThe Register-GuardBut she did say that two elections employees delivered 1586 ballots — the number of registered voters in Oakridge — to the US Post Office at Gateway on Sept. 2, in five or six mail trays. “Everything looked like it was going to plan,” …

EVERETT — Carol Smith didn’t think twice about sending her son a manila envelope containing several pieces of mail delivered to her home while he moved to a new place in Stanwood. More: continued here

Passport Fair Day at Accokeek Post OfficeGazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineThe Accokeek Post Office at 16405 Livingston Road will take passport applications on a walk-in basis Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm as part of its Passport Fair Day. First-time applicants will need proof of US citizenship, …Yadkinville Post …

WBEN 930 Source: William Street Post Office in Buffalo to CloseWGRZ-TVBUFFALO, NY — A source within the US Postal Service tells 2 On Your Side, one of the region's largest post offices on William Street in Buffalo could close by March of 2012. The source says workers were told of …

Possible consolidation of mail processing centers. More: continued here

HYDETOWN — The Hydetown Post Office building is for sale and it appears likely that the office will be closing. A “For Sale” sign was posted on the outside of the building several days ago, according to Ron Sutton, owner of Sutton Realty. More: continued here

Downtown post office to close Friday for financial reasonsThe Independent Florida AlligatorThe post office will close because of purely financial reasons, said Bill Logeson, postmaster of Gainesville. "The rent was more than we can handle," he said. The Main Street post office, 1401 North Main St., took over 23 of …

The Waughtown Station Post Office is in danger of closing, and the neighborhood around it is fighting to keep it open. More: continued here

WBEN 930 "No Comment" On Post Office ClosingWBEN 930WBEN touching base with United States Postal Service spokesperson Karen Mazurkiewicz who would not confirm or deny the the Buffalo William St. branch, one of the largest largest post office stations in Buffalo, would close by March of 2012. …Source: William Street …

The U.S. Postmaster General is set to announce proposals for comprehensive restructuring of the nationwide infrastructure of the postal service, changes that could result in significant job gains in Davenport and Des Moines. More: continued here