VERDI, NV — A fire, apparently caused by vandals, roared through the U.S. Post Office in Verdi Christmas morning, heavily damaging the building and closing down postal operations at the site. More: continued here
Read More »Top 10 #6: Post Office Woes Rank No. 6 – Fort Smith Times Record
Top 10 #6: Post Office Woes Rank No. 6Fort Smith Times RecordChanges to area postal service ranks as the No. 6 story of 2011. Amid passionate community protests and criticism on all sides, the financially strapped US Postal Service continued in 2011 to close or plan to close thousands of …
Read More »Christmas Day Arson at the Tallahassee Centerville Post Office? – WCTV
Christmas Day Arson at the Tallahassee Centerville Post Office?WCTVFire officials were called to this post office around 1:30 on Christmas Day and what they found is suspicious. Fire officials say the post office was closed for the holiday, but a pile of mail was left burning in the middle of …
Read More »Burton post office delivers to the North Pole
With toys having magically appeared this morning under many Christmas trees, it is a wonder just how More: continued here
Read More »No one returns a turkey – Coos Bay World
No one returns a turkeyCoos Bay WorldJames Dougherty told NBC News that toward the end of the month when their stamps run out, his family subsists mainly on rice. So they join the ravenous crowds when they can shop again. 'It's chaotic, I mean, it really is," he says. …and …
Read More »Top 10 #6: Post Office Woes Rank No. 6
Editor’s Note: Each year, the Times Record newsroom staff votes on the Top 10 local stories of the year. Changes to area postal service ranks as the No. 6 story of 2011. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Goes Green for the Holidays – Domestic Fuel
The Moderate Voice Post Office Goes Green for the HolidaysDomestic FuelThe eco-friendly options offered by USPS include mailing and shipping supplies, free package pickup and holiday cards printed on recycled paper available in 2000 Post Offices. “We have a 'fleet of feet' delivering mail the greenest way possible, …USPS issues …
Read More »Mastodon Guitarist Victim Of eBay Fraud – Gun Shy Assassin
Mastodon Guitarist Victim Of eBay FraudGun Shy AssassinMastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher needs your help — if you work for the German branch of the auction site eBay. Poor Bill took to Mastodon's official Facebook page to gripe about his recent experience selling a guitar on eBay. … More: continued here
Read More »United States Post Office set to close hundreds of post offices nationwide – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) United States Post Office set to close hundreds of post offices nationwideSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)This year, the United States Post Office announced that they plan to close hundreds of post offices nationwide. While the list is still not final, many postal workers are wondering what will …
Read More »Post office has its fans – NorthJersey.com
Post office has its fansNorthJersey.comBY KIM LUEDDEKE GARFIELD — The rumors that the city's Outwater Lane post office is closing are just that: rumors. "There were some early discussions of putting it on the study for closing," US Postal Service spokesman George Flood said. … More: continued here
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