Post Office Fails to Deliver

Citing “reasons of sanitation and safety,” the U.S. Postal Service shut down the Childwold post office at the end of the day Friday. This tiny Adirondack hamlet’s 30 or so box holders will now have to go to the Piercefield post office, six miles away. More: continued here

The city of Waterville won’t lose its longtime post office after all. More: continued here

Once, there were post offices— lots of themThe Ridgefield PressFor years, people have complained about the Ridgefield Post Office and its lack of enough convenient parking spaces. A century ago, parking was never a problem when visiting the post office— the town had a fraction of today's population, but seven … More: continued here

Bronxville Post Office Closed For Hurricane SandyThe Daily VoiceA large number of Bronxville residents have been coming in over the past few days to send out their mail before the storm hits, said post office employee Kathy Valentine. "It was really crowded earlier this morning from about 9 to 10, but has since … More:…

GeekWire Despite Trump tirade, Amazon consumer chief says U.S. Post Office …GeekWireAmazon has publicly addressed its relationship with the United States Postal Service for the first time since President Donald Trump recently escalated his criticism of the e-commerce giant dealings with the USPS. Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon's worldwide …Why America's post office should be…

Kansas City Star Memo to post office: Don't cancel my magazinesKansas City StarBut Loux is never pleased when he spots machine cancellations on his periodicals. It seems like a waste of time, and the cancellations wreck the resale value of the collectibles. Loux wonders why the Postal Service bothers to cancel magazines at all ……