The United States Postal Service (USPS) is facing billions of dollars in revenue loss, forcing many local post offices to make changes in operations, including closing distribution centers and consolidating local offices. More: continued here
Read More »Bryn Mawr 100: Bryn Mawr Post Office – Patch.com
Main Line Bryn Mawr 100: Bryn Mawr Post OfficePatch.comSo every day, 70000 of these discrete bits of mail make their second-to-last stop at the Bryn Mawr Post Office, where 26 carriers and nine clerks use 19 vehicles to deliver them over 225 miles of route. Mail has stopped there since …
Read More »Rocky Ford hopes to save post office
While officials in Washington, D.C. review the viability of Rocky Ford’s post office, the town will host a public meeting in hopes of preserving its link to the world. More: continued here
Read More »‘A lot of our history is gone’ – Carthage Press
'A lot of our history is gone'Carthage PressMore than 35 Avilla residents and others attended a public meeting on Thursday to let residents make their opinions known to the Postal Service about a proposal to close the Avilla Post Office and provide service from the Sarcoxie Post Office. …and more » …
Read More »Saturday’s letters: To save Postal Service, cut down on deliveries – Tampabay.com
Central Florida News 13 Saturday's letters: To save Postal Service, cut down on deliveriesTampabay.comIt's small wonder the US post office is having financial troubles. The methods of delivery have, compared to other services, not evolved much from the Pony Express days. To have routes walked in urban areas and trucks …
Read More »Winnetka post office’s carrier operations to move this fall
The Winnetka Post Office may take center stage again as village officials discuss redevelopment and affordable housing plans. The U.S. Postal System this week announced it will move its carrier operations from the Post Office, at 512 Chestnut St., to the Glenview Post Office on 1400 Patriot Blvd. Sean Hargadon, …
Read More »Bath residents blunt about post office closure plan – Peoria Journal Star
Bath residents blunt about post office closure planPeoria Journal StarPostmaster Dennis Sank has little to say about the efforts to save the local post office. He couldn't even go to the public hearing about its possible closure Wednesday night. "Postmasters are not supposed to be at those meetings," he …and …
Read More »Police called to post office protest
A heavy detachment of police have been dispatched to the district of Point Hill in St Catherine where irate residents have staged a fiery demonstration. More: continued here
Read More »The One Thing USPS Needs to Survive: Innovation – Death and Taxes
West Virginia Public Broadcasting The One Thing USPS Needs to Survive: InnovationDeath and TaxesThe United States Postal Service, around since 1775, has been doing awful in 2011, and things aren't looking up. According to CNN, “Unless an external source of funding comes in, the post office will have to …Why …
Read More »Winnetka post office’s carrier operations to move Oct. 22
The Winnetka Post Office may take center stage again as village officials discuss redevelopment and affordable housing plans. The U.S. Postal System this week announced it will move its carrier operations from the Post Office, at 512 Chestnut St., to the Glenview Post Office on 1400 Patriot Blvd. as of …
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