Post Office

Postal Office closings painful, necessaryThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and HeadlinesGovernment numbers show that 80 percent of the nation's 32000 post offices lose money. Meanwhile, more than a third of the Postal Service's retail revenue now comes from 70000 other access locations such as supermarkets, office supplies and pharmacies. …

Police say man took gun into post officeAbilene Reporter-NewsAn Abilene man was arrested Friday morning after allegedly taking a gun into the downtown post office. About 11:30 am, a 911 caller reported a man carrying a gun while walking down a street, said Abilene Police Detective John Clark …Man Arrested …

The Postal Service said Friday it lost $3.1 billion in the April through June period and could be forced to default on… More: continued here

You sell something valuable and pay extra to ensure its safe delivery only to have the package arrive with the valuable missing and the Post Office refusing to pay the insurance claim. More: continued here

A decade ago, the former mill village of Tariffville, tucked into the northeast corner of Simsbury, could boast a wonderful history but not much of a present. The carpet mills on the Farmington River that were the village’s reason for being had long since closed. Things were pretty quiet. More: …

The decline in first-class mail occurred more rapidly than officials expected, but parcel delivery business is up. More: continued here

AFP Village Should Get Its Post Office BackHartford CourantEverything was going swimingly until February, when the US Postal Service closed the Tariffville post office. The post office was on the first floor of an older Main Street building with an apartment on the second floor. On Feb. 2, as I …

Where the post office is the townWashington PostThere is a US post office. It's across the street from Roberts Chapel Baptist Church and a mile down the road from Willis Hare Elementary School, which doubles as the polling station on Election Day. Along with the cemetery, these things in Pendleton, …

Blumenthal and Himes Advocate to Keep Glenbrook Post Office OpenPatch.comSenator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Jim Himes today joined local officials at the Glenbrook Post Office in Stamford to advocate keeping the office open, as well as encourage the community to voice their support for the branch. …Blumenthal, Himes call on …

NS&I post officeFinancial Times“It's a less clean process than that of other online banking products and I think it should be available at the Post Office.” NS&I said that it had expected to see a high demand for the certificates when they were released and had hired extra help to …