Post Office

Rochester, N.Y. — The U.S. Postal Service is hiring seasonal workers at its Rochester distribution centers. More: continued here

Councillor wants NOC for new post office at MiramarTimes of IndiaPANAJI: The corporation of the city of Panaji (CCP) councillor for ward 9, Surendra Furtado, has demanded that the North Goa Planning and Development Authority (NGPDA) issue a NOC to start the Miramar post office immediately. The four-room post office, …

Mid Columbia Tri City Herald Kennewick post office reopens, no threat foundMid Columbia Tri City HeraldPaula Horton / Tri-City Herald staff – The Richland bomb squad is investigating a suspicious package found this morning at the Kennewick post office. The Kennewick post office on Auburn Street reopened just after noon …

Central Florida News 13 Businesses tracking problems for US Postal ServiceCentral Florida News 13He is a regular at the post office in Clermont and relies on the service to make his living. Dewberry is in at least three times a week shipping arts and crafts supplies to customers all over …

Central Florida News 13 The post offices we used to knowThe Wenatchee World OnlineTheir post office will close. This is important. For these and thousands of other rural towns the post office is critical infrastructure. It is the federal government presence. It confers official recognition and their sense of identity. …

The United States Postal Service maintains it can serve its customers without a brick and mortar post office in every small town. About 50 residents of the Sawyer area were present at a meeting Wednesday night, many of them in apparent disagreement with that theory. More: continued here

Jon Stewart: Firing 220000 Postal Workers—What Could Go Wrong?GothamistIn this mixed-up modern world, the idea of a Post Office charging less than 50 cents to hand-deliver information across America is only "incrementally less crazy" than Urbanfetch, which, according to Jon Stewart, was "basically a service for people who …McCaskill letter …

These closings are so devastating to residents because Poole has only one bank and one post office. More: continued here

Pajamas Media The Post Office: It Was Fun While It LastedPajamas MediaThe Senate is considering various bills to allow ending Saturday delivery, post–office closures, etc. In the House, Rep. Darrell Issa also wants a financial-control board established, in case the USPS goes into default. Titanic, meet deck chairs. …Freehold gets …

Starkweather residents gathered at the city’s school to ask questions and submit comments about their post office. More: continued here