The U.S. Postal Service has informed the Town of Westport it intends to move the Main Post Office to the Playhouse Square Shopping Center, 275 Post Road East, First Selectman Gordon Joseloff announced today. He said he was disappointed in the decision.
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Small W. Iowa city works to retain post officeQuad City TimesBLENCOE, Iowa (AP) — Residents of Blencoe will meet with postal officials next week as they try to ensure the small western Iowa community can keep its post office. The Sioux City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1lSKr5S ) the Aug. 20 meeting is focused …and more » More:…
Because it’s not on the national closure list, the U.S. Postal Service announced in July, a USPS district-level proposal to close the May Post Office has been put on hold, at least temporarily. More: continued here
European Voice Armed raid at EU parliament post officeBBC NewsTwo men, one of them armed, held up the post office in the parliament building on Friday afternoon. It is said to be the third major breach of security in …Parliament shut down after post office robberyEurActivEuropean Parliament post office'robbed at gunpoint'European VoiceEuropean parliament victim of…
The Star Behind Post Office FacesThe StarOrganiser Laurie Harvey said: “In its heyday in the 1930s, every letter sent to a Sheffield postcode would come to the head post office to be sorted. It was also the place where telegrams were delivered during the two world wars and beyond. In its … More: continued here
UPDATE 1-Italy post office says needs more funds to keep up full serviceReutersA 40 percent stake in the post office was due to be listed this year as part of a government drive to put stakes in several companies on sale and reduce Italy's sky-high public debt, but the plan has run into delays, casting…
Postal police evict Berkeley Post Office occupiersEast Bay Times (subscription) (blog)BERKELEY — A group of protesters and the shack they occupied in front of the Berkeley main Post Office for 17 months was removed early Tuesday morning by postal police. "We came in this morning and issued several federal misdemeanor citations, and … More: continued here