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The SA Post Office says it has let go 600 contract workers, following its regular monthly review of branch staff requirements. More: continued here

A Duluth woman accused in the identity theft of nearly 6,000 people has pleaded guilty Monday to her role. More: continued here

Post offices, Ellis Island join endangered listWall Street JournalAP WASHINGTON — Hundreds of historic US post offices nationwide face uncertain futures as the US Postal Service downsizes, so preservationists on Wednesday added these American institutions to the list of the country's most endangered historic places.and more » More: continued here

Indiana’s NewsCenter Police Confiscate 7.5 Pounds of Pot from a Roanoke HomeIndiana’s NewsCenterMonday morning at 6 o'clock, a postal inspector at the Roanoke Post Office called police after he thought something suspicious was being shipped to a home in town. As it turns out, it was 7.5 pounds of marijuana with the street value of…

Although some customers have been told otherwise, mailboxes are still available for rent at the post office on Centre Street. According to Fernandina Beach Postmaster Ron Steedley, it is “not true at all” that there are no boxes available for rent. More: continued here

Maine city registers opposition to closing of island post officeThe RepublicAP In a unanimous vote Monday, the council said it would tell the Postal Service that the Cliff Island post office is a key part of island life and that its elimination would mean a three-hour round trip by ferry for residents who need to…