Post Office

It was a disappointment, but not a shock for area postmasters Tuesday when a list of post offices heading for potential closure was released by the United States Postal Service. More: continued here

Russell Barni struggled into the Visitacion Valley post office Tuesday afternoon, gripping his cane with one hand and his friend’s arm with the other. Having lived in the neighborhood for almost all his 64 years, Barni… More: continued here

BBC News Computer problem hits Post OfficeBBC NewsA computer problem has blocked access for customers with Post Office card accounts, the organisation has confirmed. Transactions involving card accounts, and debit and credit cards using the pin pads at branch counters are affected. …and more » More: continued here

Los Angeles Times US Postal Service Studies Closure of Nearly 4000 LocationsVoice of America (blog)Smartphones and online business is causing the United States Postal Service to evaluate the status of nearly 4000 of its nearly 32000 retail postal locations. The US Postal Service said Tuesday it will begin the shift …

Post office releases list of possible area closingsStaunton News LeaderUSPS letter carrier Kathy Pritt, left, and Officer in Charge Ladonna Smith sort mail in the Williamsville Post Office on Oct. 27. / File/The News Leader It was a disappointment, but not a shock for area postmasters Tuesday when a list …

Special Delivery: Sewickley Post Office to Survive as USPS Reviews Branches …Patch.comThe Sewickley Post Office is not slated to be closed, but with more than 3600 postal branches under review for closure nationwide, we decided to ask locals: how often do you go to the post office? Could you survive …

Power Breakfast: Cobb and Clayton property taxes to rise, transportation list …Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Following long-winded debate, much of it opposition from residents, Cobb commissioners Tuesday night approved a 15.7-percent millage increase, AJC reporter Janel Davis writes. That means a $105 increase on a tax bill for a home valued …

The post office in Point Place is an unassuming one-story building near the banks of the Maumee River. It sits next to a vacant laundromat and its tall flag pole is rusted, with flaking white paint. More: continued here

Post Office considers closing 50 outlets in NJNewsday (subscription)Click here Post Office considers closing 50 outlets in NJ Published: July 27, 2011 5:50 AM By The Associated Press (AP) — Fifty retail outlets in New Jersey face closure as the Postal Service looks to cut costs. The agency announced Tuesday …

Once a week, 17-year-old Unique Higgins of Dorchester walks around the block to the Grove Hall Post Office on Warren Street, clutching a letter to her boyfriend of three years. More: continued here