Post Office

  Lancaster City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution opposing the proposal to relocate mail sorting from Lancaster’s main post office to Harrisburg.The vote came the night before a public meeting to discuss the issue with senior officials of the U.S. Postal Service. The meeting… More: continued here

Neighbors are fighting a U.S. Postal Service proposal to take away the post office in Daisy, Georgia. More: continued here

Old post office could be razed by end of yearToledo BladeThe Jefferson Center, at 13th Street and Madison Avenue, opened in 1911 as the Old Central Post Office. The building, designed by architect James Knox Taylor, went on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. … More: continued here

The North Canton Post Office is more than a place to buy stamps and mail letters, local residents say, it’s the epitome of rural America and one of the few remaining public buildings left in this close-knit community. More: continued here

Town Fights for Post OfficeWSAV-TVNeighbors in a tiny Evans County town are fighting a US Postal Service proposal to take away their post office. (more) By Tuquyen Mach Neighbors in this tiny town in Evans County are fighting to save their post office, which first opened in 1890. …and more » …

City sends post office a messageLancaster NewspapersLancaster City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution opposing the proposal to relocate mail sorting from Lancaster's main post office to Harrisburg. The vote came the night before a public meeting to …and more » More: continued here

Government, Too, Has Trouble Selling BuildingsNew York TimesThe government owns or manages more than 900000 structures, and many are vacant or underutilized, like the Old Post Office Building in Washington. A vacant former federal office in Bethesda, Md. But the federal government did not put the building on …and more » …

Gas spill at Alaska tank farm briefly closes village school, post officeThe RepublicAP ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska officials say a spill of nearly 2000 gallons of gasoline at a tank farm in a village more than 300 miles west of Anchorage briefly closed the local school and post office and …

Pittsfield 250th envelopes zip outBerkshire EagleElaine LaPierre, right, buys Pittsfield 250 envelopes Tuesday at the post office while Bernice Keeler, Julie Pelletier and Peter Drozd prepare them. PITTSFIELD — Postal workers around the country will get a …and more » More: continued here

Cutbacks at the U.S. Postal Service are affecting a Mobile County community. More: continued here