Post Office

Larry Totman of Plymouth is on the outside looking in these days at the customer service window in the Hamel Post Office. More: continued here

Idaho delegation sponsors one successful billOntario Argus ObserverWalt Minnick's measure to designate a Nampa post office as the “Herbert A. Littleton Postal Station.” The Idaho Mountain Express reports that the Idaho …and more » More: continued here

LETTER: Post Office problemsLufkin Daily NewsTo combat this shortfall, the post office will propose another two cent increase in the cost of a first class stamp by year end. The mail delivery business … More: continued here

Times Union, Albany, NY, Inside Politics column [Times Union, Albany, NY]TMCnet31–As the days dwindle for the Delaware Station Post Office — or, uh, the Delaware Station Not Post Office, if you believe the United States Postal …and more » More: continued here

A Hidden World Inside New York's Great Post OfficeNPR7:00 pm ET You can still mail a letter at the Farley Post Office, but most of the huge structure is deserted. You can still mail a letter at the Farley Post … More: continued here

The Delaware Avenue mail facility, one of scores targeted for closure, was not shuttered for good Friday as planned but instead will stay open until further notice while the U.S. Postal Service transitions to a new postmaster general, spokeswoman Maureen Marion said. […] the reprieve was welcome news to those …

How post office closures affected York communitiesThe Press, YorkBy Megi Rychlikova » It is now nearly three years since dozens of post offices in York and North Yorkshire closed in a major shake up of Post Office Ltd. … More: continued here

It is now nearly three years since dozens of post offices in York and North Yorkshire closed in a major shake up of Post Office Ltd. MEGI RYCHLIKOVA has been finding out what happened next – and what the future could hold for the survivors. More: continued here

Fire in drop box destroys mail at E. Manatee post officeBradenton HeraldMANATEE — A fire destroyed most of the mail in a drop box at the US Post Office in the 4100 block of 53rd Avenue East, Bradenton, according to the Manatee … More: continued here

Post office still has a big roleToledo BladeAmericans should be outraged that government agencies are trying to kill the post office. The Social Security Administration now requires direct deposit, … More: continued here