Post office says no decision yet on local processing centersWEAU-TV 13(WEAU) – A Postal Service representative says no decision has been made on the closure of processing centers in Eau Claire and La Crosse. Monday afternoon, the Associated Press released a story saying five mail processing centers in Wisconsin were set … More: continued here
Rajaratnam's Trades May Run From Stamps to Mackerel PacketsBusinessWeekHe will trade in suits for a uniform, a luxury Manhattan apartment for a cell, and credit cards and cash for postage stamps and packages of mackerel, the black market currency of his new home. The millions of dollars he made on illegal trades will be …and…
By David ZanoniUnited Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx (FDX) act as Santa’s reindeer during the Christ… More: continued here
The Catholic Review Christmas stamp features Walters Art Museum museum treasure by RaphaelThe Catholic ReviewA Raphael masterpiece that hangs in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is getting national attention this holiday season as the US Postal Service features the “Madonna of the Candelabra” as one of its 2011 Christmas stamps. … More: continued here
Tredyffrin mail center on Post Office list for possible closureMain LineSusan Collins, the top Republican on the Senate committee that oversees the post office, believes the agency is taking the wrong approach. She says service cuts will only push more consumers to online bill payment or private carriers such as UPS or … More: continued…
West Nyack post office repopens for business without fanfare; Irene flooding …The Journal News | LoHud.comWEST NYACK — Carrying a large box in one arm and a stack of letters in another, Mary Passarella walked briskly to the entrance of the post office to drop her mail. It's been three months since Passarella and other…
200 jobs could be lost with closure of Saginaw Post OfficeWNEM SaginawThe post office has already announced a 1-cent increase in first-class mail to 45 cents beginning next month. It's facing imminent default this month on a $5.5 billion annual payment to the Treasury for retiree health benefits. The Postal Service has … More: continued…
WBIR-TV Some TN post offices may close as part of national closuresWBIR-TVSimilar closures in Jackson, Tennessee and Chattanooga would see mail re-routed through facilities in Memphis and Northern Georgia. As for actual post office branch closures, in August the Postal Service announced five small post offices locally that … More: continued here
Publisher Worries Post Office Cuts Will Hurt Oologah NewspaperNews On 6Wylie's waiting for the headlines to reveal the Post Office's next move… ready to report the news that would make delivering the news much harder. Wylie relies on the post office to deliver 10000 copies a week of the Oologah Lake-Leader. … More: continued here
Post office eliminating overnight deliveryKPLC-TVThe Postal Service says eliminating the overnight delivery guarantee will trim $2 billion from operating costs and help avoid bankruptcy next year. (NBC) – Facing a staggering drop in business and potential bankruptcy, the US Postal Service is cutting … More: continued here