Post Office

Harmony post office closes for goodSan Luis Obispo TribuneOpened in 1914, the doors to the Harmony post office officially closed Thursday, putting it on the early edge of what's becoming a new wave of proposed postal closures across the nation. … More: continued here

What’s a post office mean to a small community? Just ask folks in Point Baker, a Southeast fishing town threatened with the loss of one of its few institutions. More: continued here

Fox News Cash-strapped USPS may cut 120000 jobsCBS NewsCongressional approval would be needed for either step, and both could be expected to face severe opposition from postal unions which have contracts that ban layoffs. The post office has cut 110000 jobs over the last four years and is currently engaged …

Two teenage boys who used a toilet roll to start a fire in a wheelie bin which spread to a village post office and destroyed it have been found not guilty of arson. More: continued here

KSEE Postal Truck Fire Burns Madera County Tax PaymentsKSEE“You would think the Post Office would contact us after they discovered some of our mail was in the truck,” Kennedy said. “We mail out and receive literally thousands and thousands pieces of mail each year.” Kennedy immediately contacted the post …KMPH …

USA Today Wider role could secure the future of post officesScotsmanPOST Offices could be used to deliver more council services – in a move which could offer better access to vulnerable people and also save the embattled Post Office network, the industry's watchdog has claimed. …Grassy Creek Post Office on …

Millions of dollars unclaimed by California taxpayers, IRS saysSacramento BeeIf your paper refund check was returned to the IRS as "undeliverable" by the US Post Office, you need to claim it. The IRS uses a taxpayer's last known address, but if you moved and hadn't notified the IRS, your check …

AFP Postal Service Seeking to Layoff 120000, Overhaul BenefitsKTLAThe post office claims it needs to eliminate 220000 positions, or more than 30% of its staff by 2015, but only 100000 of those positions can be made through attrition. The other 120000 must come from lay offs, according to the documents. …

Hoboken councilmen Michael Russo, left, and Tim Occhipinti, right, oppose the closing of the West End Post Office. Hoboken councilmembers Michael Russo and Tim Occhipinti have spoken out against the possible closing of the West End Post Office, officials say…. More: continued here

Cibola County Beacon Post office closures studiedCibola County BeaconCIBOLA COUNTY – For more than one hundred years the Post Office presence in Cubero and Paguate has served the community's postal needs. The Cubero Post office was established in 1880 with Solomon Bibo serving as its first postmaster. … More: continued …