By: Melanie Gillespie WHITE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — More changes are coming to a post office near you. Two post offices in Cambria County found out Monday night that their hours are being slashed by half. United States Postal Service said it's in an effort to drive down deficits and was implemented in 2012. … More: continued…
Package leading to Sequim Post Office bomb scare had powder around its basePeninsula DailySEQUIM — A bomb scare closed off the Sequim Post Office for nearly five hours Sunday, but was deemed a hoax by police after a suspicious package turned out to be only a box of trash. A call reporting a suspicious package…
Glen Lyon post office could see hour changesWilkes Barre Times-LeaderGregory Miller, manager of Post Office Operations for the Central Pennsylvania District of the U.S. Postal Service, met with residents at the Glen Lyon American Legion on Monday to discuss options for the town's post office. The Glen Lyon Post Office, …and more » More: continued here
Las Vegas Review-Journal Postal Service delivery unhampered by portable potty blazeLas Vegas Review-JournalFront entrance of the U.S. Post Office as seen Monday, July 7, 2014 at 455 East Pebble Road, near Bermuda Road. Postal Service is providing mail service outside the facility after Sunday's portable toilet fire on the roof of the building. No mail…
Forces TV Great War Stamps Raise Money for Forces CharitiesForces TVThe Forces Philatelic Bureau is producing two special covers to coincide with the 'The Great War' issue of stamps from Royal Mail on 28th July. There will be a first day cover complete with all six stamps in the set, plus a commemorative cover with…
FLINTON, CAMBRIA COUNTY – Changes are coming to several local post offices. Hours will be reduced at many of them to cut back on costs. The Flinton Post Office will only be open four hours a day. It's not just Flinton. USPS Representative Joseph Scherder has held the same conversation at several other small towns in…
The postal services network has teamed up with EE and will launch mobile handsets and customer services in the autumn More: continued here
Promoting 'food stamps' at farmers marketsPetaluma Argus CourierSandra Ortiz stands amid baskets of colorful fruits and vegetables at the Petaluma East-Side Farmers Market on a recent Tuesday morning. She holds up a wooden coin with “$1” stamped on it, explaining how local residents receiving public assistance … More: continued here
WWL Louisiana gave away $1.3 million in food stamps to deceased peopleThe Times-PicayuneThe Department of Children and Family Services said it is difficult to cut off people's benefits in the month after they die because there can be a lag in the reporting of their death. The state also can't revoke food stamps unless they…
The Fate Of Rural Post OfficesKHAS-TVInstead, they decided to cut hours. Over the past few months, 9 area post offices have had community meetings to determine the fate of their locations. One of those was a meeting held in June for the Giltner Post Office. Residents say they depend on …and more » More: continued here