Many small post offices across the county are being scrutinized and face possible closure as the U.S. Postal Service tries to get its budget problems under control. More: continued here
Read More »4 Staten Island post office branches taking part in ‘Passport Day’ on Saturday – SILive.com
SILive.com 4 Staten Island post office branches taking part in 'Passport Day' on SaturdaySILive.com/Nicole BoffaThe Manor Road Post Office branch will be taking part in "Passport Day in the USA." STATEN ISLAND, NY — On Saturday, the Department of State will host its third annual "Passport Day in the USA. …
Read More »Uniontown Post Office On Closure List – KHBS-KHOG Northwest Arkansas
Uniontown Post Office On Closure ListKHBS-KHOG Northwest ArkansasUNIONTOWN, Ark. — The Uniontown Post Office is one of several area post offices in small towns slated for closure. Wednesday evening, US Postal Service and local officials will meet with town members to discuss the closure at 5:30 pm at the Uniontown …
Read More »Residents Of Ward Fights To Save Historic Post Office
One of the post offices on the chopping block is a nearly 150-year-old post office in the town of Ward in western Boulder County and the community is fighting to save it. More: continued here
Read More »Virginia’s State of Mind: Save the U.S. Postal Service: legalize it – Naples Daily News
Virginia's State of Mind: Save the U.S. Postal Service: legalize itNaples Daily NewsWhen did the post office go bankrupt? I went on vacation a few weeks ago, so did I miss something? Every time I go to the post office there is a line five people deep. My post office …
Read More »Bankrupt, the U.S. Postal Service has signed millions of dollars worth of questionable contracts
The post office currently leases 982 buildings from employees, former employees or their relatives. The audit also found another 220 older, inactive leases, altogether worth $8.2 million in annual rent paid to employees, former employees or their relatives. More: continued here
Read More »Pasay City postal worker, customs employee suspects in mail theft – Inquirer.net
Pasay City postal worker, customs employee suspects in mail theftInquirer.netA post office personnel and a customs employee were caught in the act of opening a parcel and stealing money contained in the package. Postman 1 Lovilyn de Leon of the PhilPost Central Mail Exchange Center, and examiner …Customs official in …
Read More »Post Office warns of default
WASHINGTON — Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe warned that the Postal Service is on “the brink of default” as he battles to keep his agency solvent.Without legislation by Sept. 30, the agency “will default on a mandated $5.5 billion payment to the … More: continued here
Read More »Reading residents lobby for Post Office – Emporia Gazette
Reading residents lobby for Post OfficeEmporia GazetteThe meeting, held by two representatives of the United States Postal Service, was organized to take public comment after the post office in Reading was put on a list of rural offices to be studied for possible closure. The heart of the controversy lies …
Read More »Post office closings protested
About 15 people gathered inside Toledo’s main post office at lunchtime Wednesday to protest the potential closing of five postal branches in the city. More: continued here
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