Post Office

Post office had $329 million loss in first quarterWashington PostBy RANDOLPH E. SCHMID AP WASHINGTON — The post office continues to lose money at a rapid pace thanks to a requirement that it make advance payments to … More: continued here

BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington post office is expected to reopen at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday after engineers determined damage to the roof was contained to the conference center after heavy snow caused the roof to sag. More: continued here

Post Office Records a Loss Due to Health-Care PaymentWall Street JournalAP The post office continues to lose money at a rapid pace thanks to a requirement that it make advance payments to cover expected health-care costs for … More: continued here

Post office had $329 million loss in first quarterBloombergBy AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The post office continues to lose money at a rapid pace thanks to a requirement … More: continued here

Independent Online Cornastone asks Concourt to allow Post Office appealIndependent OnlinePhoto: Simphiwe Mbokazi Allegations that the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) was biased in overturning a R60 million damages award against the SA Post Office… More: continued here

Vandals burn mail at Kapalama post officeKHON2Someone set fire to a drop box at the Kapalama post office early this morning and destroyed about 100 pieces of mail. Firefighters got the call at 6 am … More: continued here

In case Maison Premiere wasn’t throwback enough, Williamsburg is getting another old-timey drink den: Time Out reports that on February 15, Alla Lapushchik of Death & Co. is opening a whiskey bar, Post Office, featuring “eagle-emblazoned wallpaper and light fixtures fashioned out of whiskey decanters.” (Between the whiskey-decanter light fixtures …

Sagging roof closes Bloomington post officeBloomington PantagraphSnow is seen piled on top of the roof of the US Post Office on Towanda Avenue in Bloomington on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. (The Pantagraph, David Proeber) …Snow, sagging roof closes Bloomington post officeWANDall 11 news articles » More: continued here

Access Legal from Shoosmiths Accused postmasters launch Post Office legal actionAccess Legal from ShoosmithsMore than 50 postmasters accused of theft and false accounting are planning legal action against the Post Office. … More: continued here

Post Office savings stamps, which allow people to set money aside for household bills, are being withdrawn. While users look for alternatives such as regular savings accounts, they could also save money … More: continued here