Woman Gets Trapped Inside Post Office

Des Moines post office facility cited for safety violationsWashington TimesDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A federal workplace safety report says a Des Moines postal service facility has been cited and fined nearly $120,000 for repeated safety violations that put workers in danger. The Des Moines Register reports …and more » More: continued here

Winston-Salem residents are holding commuity meetings and starting a petition to prevent the closure of the Waughtown post office. More: continued here

Folio Magazine Postal system's financial woes spark debate in MaineBangor Daily NewsBy Kevin Miller, BDN Staff ELLSWORTH, Maine — With 30 rural Maine post offices facing potential closure and nationwide service cutbacks looming, some local postal service employees and activists are attempting to ratchet up pressure on Congress to …The Postal Service is facing financial…

In observance of the holidays, the post office is closed today and will be closed next Monday, January 2nd. More: continued here

The camp-out at the Berkeley Post Office is in its fourth week. The action is a protest against the plan of the Postal Service to sell the building and relocate the postal services to a smaller facility. This is clearly unacceptable to the Berkeley community for a number of reasons. More: continued here

The Wolfville post office is one of nine in the province that will send mail to an automated sorting facility in Halifax, beginning Feb. 18. The others are Kentville, Greenwood, Digby, Sydney, Yarmouth, Amherst, Liver pool and Port Hawkesbury. More: continued here