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MiamiHerald.com Post office food drive benefits local pantriesDefiance Crescent News (subscription)Defiance Post Office, with help from its carriers and volunteers, brought in 21754 pounds of food last year to stock the shelves of county food pantries. Locally, the event is sponsored by National Association of Letter Carriers, the US Postal Service, …More than mail being…

Acumen Brands Delivering New Life To Fayetteville's Old Post OfficeArkansas Business OnlineWhenever Jim Huson passed the Old Post Office on the Fayetteville Square, he was reminded of his childhood. Huson grew up in Heber Springs, where his grandfather served as postmaster and his father worked for the Postal Service, so the 102-year-old … More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service has targeted the Tatamy Post Office for possible closure. More: continued here

After a half-century at the same place, a change of address is in order for the Castaic Post Office. More: continued here

New Year’s Day is a federal holiday, so if you want to mail a package, get to the post office before it closes on New Year’s Eve. Keep in mind, most USPS locations will close early on December 31 so employees can get home in plenty of time to ring in 2015 with their families….

The post office must persuade lawmakers focused on broader fights on the deficit and spending to pass a law to let the agency cut costs and plug losses. More: continued here