Post Office

Men jailed for Ashtead post office robberyYour Local Guardian, UK –2 minutes agoBy Court Reporter » A robber has been sentenced to seven years in prison following a Post Office robbery in Ashtead in June. Adrian Jones, 30 from Fulham … More: continued here

Residents support keeping post officeHamilton Journal News (subscription), OH –2 minutes agoBy Josh Sweigart COLLINSVILLE — Crammed into the former two-car garage that houses this village's miniature post office, residents from Collinsville and … More: continued here

iNews880.com Residents beat out-of-state mailing rushGreeley Tribune, Colorado –25 minutes agoChristmas at the post office is just a part of the holidays. “I really don’t mind it,” said Hunter. “It’s kind of our tradition.” Alas, after 10 minutes on …Christmas Rush Is On At The Post OfficeKHSLChristmas Rush Makes Post Office Busy …

Dubai Media City gets new post officeTrade Arabia, Bahrain –1 minute agoEmirates Post has opened a new post office at Dubai Media City premises in the Tecom Free Zone aimed at providing service to the facility along with Dubai … More: continued here

Scientific American Turn the tables on Saint NickNational Post, Canada –11 hours agoSanta's Post Office is another important stop. He has received 12.5 million letters from 197 countries (700000 last Christmas) over the years. …Business of being SantaTimes of IndiaSanta's helper: Postal worker makes sure letters to St. Nick get …Deseret NewsSanta …

New Post Office Makes Its DebutThe Ledger, FL –2 minutes agoBy MIKE GROGAN POINCIANA | Residents have been waiting a long time for this community of more than 70000 people to get its own full-service post office, … More: continued here

Post Office Reopens Santa Program With Privacy ControlsNew York Times, United States –4 hours agoFor nearly 100 years, people would pick out letters at a post office and send gifts directly to children using the address listed on the letters. …Post Office puts buffer between kids and 'Santas'The Associated PressSanta Letter Program …

The Associated Press Post Office puts buffer between kids and 'Santas'The Associated Press –2 minutes agoIt was a shocking moment for the century-old effort that started in New York's main post office almost a century ago. Back then, postal clerks answered … More: continued here

WASHINGTON (AP) — Operation Santa is resuming at the post office. The program in which volunteers reply to children’s letters to Santa was suspended after what the Postal Service said was a “privacy breach” in New York on Tuesday. More: continued here

Lines at the post office are long these days, with people trying to get their gifts to their destinations on time. The time has passed to send packages by regular mail in time for Christmas. More: continued here