Post Office

BANGOR, Maine — The U.S. Postal Service this week issued a request for proposals from owners of property — preferably downtown — that could serve as a home for the Bangor post office. More: continued here

Town protest at Post Office planBBC News, UK –2 minutes agoSome 30 branches in Somerset were earmarked for closure earlier in the week by the Post Office. One protest, in the morning, is outside the Windmill Hill … More: continued here

The United States Post Office Contract Unit in The Market Shops at Sandestin is now open for business in Suite 25. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The facility is closed on Sundays and …

Kickoff Post office calls for 2010 stamp ideasKickoff, South Africa –8 hours agoThe South African Post Office, which prints more than 380 million postage stamps a year, is calling for suggestions about themes which could be used as part … More: continued here

The Crookston Post Office is losing its postmaster of 3 1/2 years after today when Renae Ingersoll leaves to become the new postmaster of the Jamestown, N.D. office, effective Saturday. Employees at the Crookston office won’t have to get used to calling out a new name just yet, though – …

Wilfred Ourso turned the corner and searched for his post office box down a new hall Tuesday afternoon. After coming up with no luck, Ourso turned the corner back and found his new post office box directly in front of the door. More: continued here

List of Post Office branches that are to be closed, region by region. Branches where consultations on closure are ongoing are not included. More: continued here

Update: White powder found in package at post officeWimbledon Guardian, UK –5 hours agoPolice were called to the depot in Grove Road after post office sorting staff intercepted a package containing suspicious white powder. …White powder found in two letters at post officeWimbledon Guardianall 3 news articles More: continued here

Cooking flour sent from Sri Lanka caused a security alert at Sutton sorting office this morning. Police were called to the depot in Grove Road after post office sorting staff intercepted a package containing suspicious white powder. More: continued here

It’s “ridiculous,” it’s “annoying,” and it has just made the notoriously difficult Ridgefield Post Office experience even more aggravating, postal patrons say. More: continued here