Post office refurbishment means longer hours

Among the thousands of post offices under review for closure is a cramped branch in downtown Elmira, N.Y. , bustling on a rainy summer afternoon. It was, until recently, a place retiree Charlotte Dumas took for granted. She visits the downtown branch about three times a week. “I would hate to see it close,” she…

A cash machine containing thousands of pounds was grabbed by a gang after they battered it from its mounting in an early hours ram raid on a Leeds suburban post office. More: continued here

Post office renamed in honor of SEAL killed in AfghanistanOmaha World-HeraldPresident Barack Obama has signed legislation renaming a Millard-area post office after a Navy SEAL from Omaha who was killed in Afghanistan five years ago. The law will rename the post office at 5780 S. 142nd St. the “Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb A. More:…

Rome post office, Amazon team up for Sunday package deliveriesRome News-TribuneWhen the doorbell rings this Sunday afternoon, there's a chance it might be your mailman. No kidding. The Rome post office, 1420 Martha Berry Blvd., is teaming up with Amazon to pilot Sunday delivery of packages purchased from the online mega-retailer. More: continued here

BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington post office on Towanda Avenue was closed until further notice Monday morning after part of the roof was sagging from the weight of snow. More: continued here

Quad City Times Cedar Rapids post office renaming ceremony set Sept. 17 | Iowa …Quad City TimesCEDAR RAPIDS — A renaming ceremony at the downtown Cedar Rapids Post Office to honor a Cedar Rapids soldier killed in Afghanistan will be Sept. 17.'We're grateful our son will be remembered' Cedar Rapids post office …Journal-Eurekaall 2 news…