Post Office

A former post office clerk has been arrested in Taipei in connection with the theft of almost NT$40 million (US$1.3 million) in postal savings belonging to the town hall and residents of a small islan ….. More: continued here

An Indianapolis Fire Department hazardous-materials crew found a package to be “nonhazardous” Saturday after being dispatched to the main post office in Downtown Indianapolis to investigate a container emitting an odor. More: continued here

Community meeting Monday on the possible closure of the Brier Hill Post OfficeWatertownDailyTimes.comBRIER HILL —The US Postal Service can expect a fight before it approves a proposal to close the Brier Hill Post Office. “We've begun a letter writing campaign and are getting help from (state Sen.) Patty Ritchie and …

Haz-mat team checks package at post officeIndianapolis StarAn Indianapolis Fire Department hazardous-materials crew found a package to be "nonhazardous" Saturday after being dispatched to the main post office in Downtown Indianapolis to investigate a container emitting an odor. Employees at the post office…Downtown Indianapolis post office shut downFox 59all 2 …

MIZELL STEWART: Postal service needs a frank lookEvansville Courier & PressPostmaster General Patrick Donahoe is proposing sweeping changes to deal with a nearly $10 billion deficit, including closing small post offices. Poole, Ky., in Webster County may actually be a two-time loser; it is slated to lose both its post …

“They’ve always had a Post Office here,” she said walking into the brick building. Sissy Bell Hill has been patronizing the Hickory Plains Post Office since she was three years old. More: continued here

The Hindu Sub post office faces threat of closureThe HinduResidents of Radha Nagar, Chromepet, are anxious about the fate of the sub post office in their locality. The post office has been functioning from a portion of a house in a by-lane of Radha Nagar for nearly four decades. It …

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog) As Postal Service grapples with red ink, users fear cutsBoston Globe“A lot of people would miss it,'' says Tony Conway, a 34-year post office veteran who now heads the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers. The letter carrier or clerk is the face of the mail. But …

An Indianapolis Fire Department hazardous-materials crew was dispatched about noon today to the main post office in Downtown Indianapolis. Initial reports indicated a spill had occurred, and crews set up a decontamination area. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Around 1 p.m., radio dispatches indicated that the spill had …

AuctionBytes Blog (blog) Would You Miss Your Post Office If It Closed?AuctionBytes Blog (blog)Kenneth Corbin attended hearings in Washington DC this week on the USPS plans to close over 3652 post offices (see the Newsflash article). In defending the plan, a USPS representative told the Postal Regulatory Commission it would …