Post Office

US Postal Service to sell historic buildings to save moneyBizjournals.comThe post office has already sold some $140 million in post offices and other property in fiscal year 2011, according to a postal official. The agency has said it could close one in 10 of its 32000 post offices to save …

Bridgeton — Residents of a small Parke County community say the U.S. Postal Service’s plans to close their post office could deal a harsh blow to local tourism. More: continued here

Palm Beach Post Bushey got more attention than he bargained forPalm Beach PostHundreds of workers were evacuated from the courthouse, Florida Health Department, US Post Office and other neighboring buildings as officials determined whether or not the unattended vehicle, which had been parked for at least one day, was a …

Postal Service selling historic buildings to cut costsBizjournals.comThe post office already has sold some $140 million in post offices and other property in fiscal year 2011, according to a postal official. The agency has said it could close one in 10 of its 32000 post offices to save money.and more » …

by ALLAN TUNNINGLEY A VILLAGE post office which has been run from a private front room for nearly 60 years has moved to a new purpose-built home. More: continued here

Fox News Post office changes could save serviceWisconsin Rapids TribuneIt's more than just post office employees who would stand to lose if the Postal Service folds. More than 8 million people work in the $1.1 trillion mailing industry that includes direct mail, periodicals, catalogs, charities and businesses that rely on …

International parcels with banned drugs caught at Delhi Post officeTimes of IndiaPTI | Sep 14, 2011, 01.04PM IST NEW DELHI: The Foreign Post Office (FPO) here has busted an apparent drug racket smuggling banned drugs to international destinations. "We have found banned drugs in over 200 parcels over the last …

Officials want to discuss possible post office closingSouthCoastToday.comACUSHNET — Acushnet without a post office? Selectmen won't think of it. The Main Street postal branch, after all, has been in place since the 1950s. New Bedford Postmaster Ron Pauline, however, has officially notified the board that his …and more » More: continued …

Most of the parcels caught with drugs were to be mailed to addresses in the US, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Spain. More: continued here

WNYC Possible Post Office Closures in the Bronx Would Threaten a Way of LifeWNYCThe US Postal Service may close thousands of brick and mortar post offices by the end of the year as mail volume falls and an increasing number of people pay bills online. And though the brick and …