After three months' closure, West Nyack post office reopensThe Journal News | LoHud.comThe West Nyack post office, which was flooded by Tropical Storm Irene in August, reopened on Monday. Residents used post offices in Nanuet, Bardonia and Valley Cottage while the facility was closed. / Ricky Flores/The Journal News WEST NYACK …and more » More: continued…
Post Office moves ahead on slower delivery; no decision on La Crosse plantLa Crosse TribuneThe plan, announced in September and presented today to the Postal Regulatory Commission for an advisory opinion, would relax service standards, doing away with most next-day delivery of letters. It hinges on the closure of 252 of the post office's 487…
An Economic Statistic Worthy of a StampWall Street Journal (blog)Here's how big a deal South Korea's government thinks that reaching the $1 trillion mark in annual trade is: a stamp is being issued to mark it. That comes after the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, which tallies up trade activity, …and more » More: continued here
MILWAUKEE Five mail processing centers in Wisconsin are among the 252 nationwide that the U.S. Postal Service plans to close starting in April. More: continued here
Tangerang post office head murdered in robberyJakarta PostPost office official Rahmat Santoso, 42, was murdered in a robbery at his office on Jalan Hasyim Ashari in Cipondoh, Banten, on Monday. “He died after being harshly beaten about his head by a metal object used to stamp letters,” Tangerang Police chief …A Postmaster in Indonesia Tangerang…
Post office plans to close 5 process centers in stateHerald Times ReporterAP MILWAUKEE — Five mail processing centers in Wisconsin are among the 252 nationwide that the US Postal Service plans to close starting in April. Centers in Eau Claire, Kenosha, La Crosse, Portage and Wausau are included on the closure list. …Post office plans…
Letters to Santa program fulfills children's holidaysDelmarva NowRehoboth Beach Postmaster Rick DeWitt works on his laptop at the Rehoboth Beach Post Office, using his computer to respond to children's letters to Santa. / SCOTT NATHAN/DELAWARE WAVE Post offices around the country participate in the Letters to Santa …Elves needed as Santa letters hit post officeOCRegisterall…
Obama administration targeting food stamp fraud as program reaches record highsWashington Post (blog)More than 46.2 million people received a total of $75.3 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, in fiscal 2011, according to Agriculture Department statistics released Monday. … More: continued here
Alaska Dispatch Elves needed as Santa letters hit post officeOCRegisterLetters addressed to Santa Claus are once again pouring into the US Post Office and starting Tuesday morning (Dec. 6) the public is invited to dig through them. Individuals, business and coroporations can go …Operation Santa: How to get your wishlist to North Pole, AlaskaAlaska Dispatchall…
Facing bankruptcy, US Postal Service plans unprecedented cuts to first-class …NewserNearly 30000 workers would be laid off, too, as the post office struggles to respond to a shift to online communication and bill payments. A first class envelope is shown at a US Post Office in San Jose, Calif., Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. …and more »…