Post Office

The L Magazine Post Office Considers Closing Five Brooklyn LocationsThe L MagazineBut the neighborhood got no new post office to go along with this split. In fact, the United States Postal Service is now considering closing five of its branches in Brooklyn, part of 3700 potential closings around the country. …

The Associated Press Post office closures would make long hikes harderThe Associated PressA plan to close rural post offices could shutter several outposts long used by hikers to receive food and gear as they walk the trail from Georgia to Maine. Closing the post offices in Fontana Dam, NC; Glencliff, …

ODD, W.Va. (AP) — For rural America, the post office is more than a convenient place to mail letters. It’s income in areas where jobs are scarce, a place to pay the bills, and at times, a neighborhood spot to socialize. More: continued here

RALEIGH, N.C. – Hiking the nearly 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail already is grueling, and the U.S. Postal Service… More: continued here

ABC News Post office closings: Necessary but insufficientBaltimore Sun (blog)They are among 42 in Maryland and 3700 nationwide that the Postal Service says it can no longer afford to operate, either because they don't have enough patrons or are located near another post office. That's sad news to those who …

Kansas City Star Post office closures would make long hikes harderWall Street JournalA plan to close rural post offices could shutter several outposts long used by hikers to receive food and gear as they walk the trail from Georgia to Maine. Closing the post offices in Fontana Dam, NC; Glencliff, …

ODD, W.Va. (AP) – For rural America, the post office is more than a convenient place to mail letters. It’s income in areas where jobs are scarce, a place to pay the bills, and at times, a neighborhood spot to socialize. More: continued here

Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com Parchment Post Office: 'It would be very sad for us if it closes'Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.comBy Fritz Klug | The Kalamazoo Gazette Enlarge Fritz Klug | The Kalamazoo Gazette Postal employee Tom Nufer, 55, right, takes a package from Terri Ouding, 55 of Plainwell at the …

The Postal Service is considering closing more than 1 in 10 of its retail outlets. One of those closures could be Grove Oak Post Office in DeKalb County, though a final decision still hasn’t been made. More: continued here

Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com Sandy Point Post Office among those eyed for closureVillageSoup BelfastAmong those being eyed are 34 post offices in Maine, according to information on the USPS website, including one in Waldo County: the Sandy Point Post Office, in the neighborhood of the same name in Stockton Springs. …