Post Office

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, is surrounded by local community leaders including state Rep. Dan Carter, R-Bethel, right, and state Rep. Joseph Taborsak, D-Danbury, in his support of the Main Street post office downtown. Photo taken Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. More: continued here

The Brush Post Office may not be one of the 677 retail locations under consideration for closure by the United States Postal Service (USPS), but there will be changes, if and when a decision is made. More: continued here

A tow-truck driver has been charged in federal court with stealing mail after he allegedly looted a Sunnyvale post office where he had obtained a key, court records show. Michael Edward Souza of San Jose stole numerous… More: continued here

NY1 Roosevelt Island Post Office Faces ClosureWFUV NewsResidents are fighting for the fate of their post office. By Evangeline Axiotis The Roosevelt Island Post Office is in danger of being shutdown, but not without a fight. Elected officials and residents gathered, petitions in hand, to urge the US Postal …New …

Scotland Courier US Post Office closures: Get ready for a battleLos Angeles Timessaid in a news release on his website that he's determined to save about 130 rural post offices in his state that are on the "hit list." Such rural post offices make up less than 1% of the …

Offer of free Clarksville property may not bring back post officeBaltimore SunThe future of a Clarksville post office location remains unclear, despite an offer from the Howard County of rent-free property at the Gateway school site of Route 108, as the US Postal Service has already shifted … More: continued …

Harrodsburg Post Office facade crumblesWKYTThe Harrodsburg fire department spent several hours cleaning up today after the front brick facade of the Harrodsburg Post Office fell. Officials say about 9:20 this morning, firefighters were replacing an aging weather siren on the top of the post …Part Of Harrodsburg Post Office Roof …

Hye residents mobilize to save post officeSan Antonio ExpressHYE — Folks in this tiny Blanco County town are mobilizing to protect its culture and history, particularly the landmark post office that counts President Lyndon Baines Johnson and his family among its past customers. “It's … More: continued here

Official: Lead Post Office never considered for closureBlack Hills PioneerPete Nowacki, a spokesman with the United States Postal Service said that the Lead Post Office was not listed under the postal service's review process, therefore, closing the office was never considered. “Post offices currently under review do not …Freistatt Post …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Union leaders are calling on the Postal Service to disavow a proposal to slash up to 120,000 jobs. The National Association of Letter Carriers says the plan is “an outrageous show of bad faith.” More: continued here