Finding joy at the post office

Last-minute shippers pack Chico post officesEnterprise-RecordCHICO — Carrie Cantrell walked into the Vallombrosa Avenue post office on Monday, looked at the line and thought, "Oh no, this is going to take forever." "I'm one of those — I waited until the last minute," she said. "These are my last two packages …and more » More: continued…

Santa Monica activists plan rally to save post office buildingLos Angeles TimesThe U.S. Postal Service announced a year ago that it would sell the building, and the conservancy and others have since been advocating for its preservation. In 2012, the National Trust for Historic Preservation put the nation's historic post offices… More: continued here

Most post offices closed on Veterans DayLockport Union-Sun & JournalMost post offices closed on Veterans Day. All United States Post Office locations will be closed in Western New York on Wednesday for the Veterans Day holiday, except for the Cayuga Road branch in Cheektowaga. The branch, located at 285 Cayuga Road, … More: continued here

Downtown Post Office EvacuatedLex 18, KYThe post office on High Street in downtown Lexington was evacuated and nearby streets closed Thursday afternoon after a suspicious package was left in the building. The package was discovered around 3 pm Officials at the scene say that it appears that … More: continued here

Orlando Sentinel 'Suspicious package' at post office deemed harmlessOrlando SentinelOrange County deputies were called Monday to the Pine Castle Post Office after receiving reports of a suspicious bag, they said. The Sheriff's Office received a call about 11:50 a.m. saying the bag had been left outside the building at 7707 S. Orange …and more » More:…

The Post Office is to launch its own bank next year enabling customers to open accounts at thousands of branches in a return to “old fashioned banking” the head of the organisation said. More: continued here