Post Office

New Hawleyville post office slated for Barnabas RoadDanbury News Times, CTBy Lidia Ryan NEWTOWN — After months of uncertainty, the site of the new Hawleyville post office has finally been selected. First Selectman Joe Borst received a letter from the United States Postal Service late last month approving 23 Barnabas Road …

Patrons of the Greencastle Post Office have likely noticed something missing during the last week. Sure, all the stamps and packing supplies are still available, but gone is the friendly smile and… More: continued here

GOVERNMENT vows to consult communities on post office closure are branded a sham More: continued here

Labour pushed ahead with plans to shut 2,500 branches, some in isolated rural communities, because the Post Office was losing £3.5million a week. More: continued here

NEWTOWN — After months of uncertainty, the site of the new Hawleyville post office has finally been selected.First Selectman Joe Borst received a letter from the United States Postal Service late last month approving 23 Barnabas Road as the official site for the post office. More: continued here

The vital signs of the real estate deal that would facilitate moving the Steamboat Springs Post Office out of downtown were stabilizing Thursday after U.S. Postal Service officials pulled back from earlier statements that the move was off. More: continued here

The Post Office closure programme was “bulldozed” through local opposition with the consultation exercise little more than a “sham” according to a damning indictment from influential MPs. More: continued here

A small New Mexico town is losing its post office. More: continued here

House OKs name change to Remington Post OfficeWatertownDailyTimes.com, NYWASHINGTON — The US post office in Ogdensburg is on its way to becoming the Frederic Remington Post Office Building. Legislation by Rep. John M. McHugh, R-Pierrepont Manor, to make that name change official passed the House by voice vote. … More: continued …

Recession, US Postal Service downsizing may force closure of …New York Daily News, NYBY Michael Roberts and Larry Mcshane The economy might do what neither snow nor rain nor dark of night could – close 20 post office branches in Manhattan and the Bronx. The shutdowns could come before Labor Day …