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New Post Office Opens Near Madison Square Park - The Epoch Times

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New Post Office Opens Near Madison Square Park
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The new post office was relocated from 39 West 31 Street, which was also called the Greeley Square Post Office, according to Connie Chirichello, Corporate Communications for the US Postal Service (USPS) in New York City. “We relocated the retail ...

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Video: SD town makes do with mobile unit while post office awaits repairs

IPSWICH, SD -

It could be months before the U.S. Postal Service reopens the post office building in a northeast South Dakota town.

The USPS has been offering service in Ipswich through temporary means since a problem with its rental building made it a safety hazard. During open hours, you’ll find a line of people outside a post office on wheels in the town.

"It’s unusual," Beverly Kilber said. "But it’s better than driving 50 miles to get our mail."

That’s what people with a post office box were first doing after the post office closed its doors and they had to drive to Aberdeen. A leaking roof and other damage lead to the closure. The USPS sent the mobile unit to town earlier this month.

Read more: KELOLAND.com | Post Office Problems.

Post Office Problems - KELOLAND TV

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Post Office Problems
KELOLAND TV
It could be months before the U.S. Postal Service reopens the post office building in a northeast South Dakota town. The USPS has been offering service in Ipswich through temporary means since a problem with its rental building ... That's what people ...
South Dakota town of Ipswich using mobile post office - Rapid City JournalRapid City Journal

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U.S. Rep. Bonamici talks about need for postal service reform - Daily Astorian

U.S. Rep. Bonamici talks about need for postal service reform
Daily Astorian
The requirement that the USPS must pre-fund its retirement pension program has put an unneeded burden on the agency Bonamici said. “Nobody else has to do that; no other agency or business does that,” Bonamici said. “That makes the post office look like ...

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Post Office to Address Closure of Historic Post Office - Patch.com

Post Office to Address Closure of Historic Post Office
Patch.com
Redlands' historic Main Post office on Brookside may eventually be under new ownership if the US Post Office follows through on a proposal to sell the historic building. Eva Jackson, spokeswoman with the US Postal Service, said the building has been ...

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Businesses, workers lament possible post office closure - Beaumont Enterprise

Businesses, workers lament possible post office closure
Beaumont Enterprise
If the U.S. Postal Service closes its Walden Road mail processing and distribution facilility in Beaumont, it may end up losing customers like Michael Engle, corporate manager at Total Industrial Plant Services, to carriers such as UPS and FedEx. Right ...

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Second Bethesda Post Office In The Works, Residents Remain Skeptical - Bethesda Now

Second Bethesda Post Office In The Works, Residents Remain Skeptical
Bethesda Now
United States Postal Service The United States Postal Service is actively searching for a location to put a 2,000-square-foot retail post office in Bethesda, although the man in charge of the site selection process isn't sure where and is asking ...
Future of Reading Post Office Still UnclearPatch.com

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Workers protest possible closure of Walden Rd. Post Office - 12NewsNow.Com

Workers protest possible closure of Walden Rd. Post Office
12NewsNow.Com
Consolidation is a nationwide initiative by the postal service to save $3.4 billion in 2017. So far, local union workers have received 700 signatures on it's petition to keep the processing unit open. The U.S. Postal Service is holding a town hall ...

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Carrier changes won't close Archdale post office - High Point Enterprise

Carrier changes won't close Archdale post office
High Point Enterprise
A change in how one local U.S. Post Office operates is coming this weekend, but shouldn't affect service to postal customers, officials said. Letter carriers who currently work out of the postal facility at 10193 N Main St. in Archdale will relocate to ...

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USPS looks for new Bethesda post office - Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online

USPS looks for new Bethesda post office
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
advertisement. It's déjà vu all over again as the United States Postal Service once again scouts Bethesda for a new post office. This latest move comes after several years of opening and closing post offices around Bethesda and after being criticized ...

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Ace is the place for mail in Caledonia - The Livingston County News

Ace is the place for mail in Caledonia
The Livingston County News
It's been 2-1/2 years since the Caledonia Post Office closed. Caledonia customers were directed to the Mumford Post Office for mail services and retail products. As the United States Postal Service continued to lose money, many small post offices ...

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Is The Monte Sereno Post Office Closing? - Patch.com

Is The Monte Sereno Post Office Closing?
Patch.com
Since 1980, the City of Monte Sereno has operated a contract post office at City Hall under a franchise agreement with the United States Postal Service. For the last several years the agreement called for USPS to pay Monte Sereno a fixed amount of ...

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Middle Amana post office reopens - kwwl.com

Middle Amana post office reopens
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"You get exercise walking to the post office and you meet friends up there and hear what's happening in town and see what's new going on," said Middle Amana resident Katie Berger. Earlier this week, U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, a Democrat from Iowa, sent a ...

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Two St. Joseph Post Office Locations Closing in June - Kqtv - stjoechannel.com

Two St. Joseph Post Office Locations Closing in June - Kqtv
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Richard Watkins, a spokesman for the United States Postal Service, cited a significant drop in revenue at the facilities as the reason for the closures. Watkins said the Pony Express location had 56 post office boxes. Wyatt Park had 120 boxes. Those ...

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Palo Alto hopeful about buying historic post office - Palo Alto Online

Palo Alto hopeful about buying historic post office
Palo Alto Online
The future of Palo Alto's downtown post office building could become clearer Monday night, when the City Council considers whether to purchase the historic and iconic Hamilton Avenue building from the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service. City officials ...

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The US Postal Services has reversed course on closing a half dozen Eastern ... - WITN

The US Postal Services has reversed course on closing a half dozen Eastern ...
WITN
That's because the U.S. Postal Service says effective next Saturday, May 18th at least a half dozen Eastern Carolina post offices will be closed Saturdays and Wednesday after 12 noon. Those on the list include Atlantic Beach, Holly Ridge, Kenansville ...

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U.S. Rep. Bonamici talks about need for postal service reform - Daily Astorian

U.S. Rep. Bonamici talks about need for postal service reform
Daily Astorian
The requirement that the USPS must pre-fund its retirement pension program has put an unneeded burden on the agency, Bonamici said. “Nobody else has to do that; no other agency or business does that,” Bonamici said. “That makes the post office look ...

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Old Market to lose door-to-door mail delivery under plan that could expand to ... - Omaha World-Herald

Old Market to lose door-to-door mail delivery under plan that could expand to ...
Omaha World-Herald
The Postal Service is studying the possibility of ending door-to-door residential delivery in Omaha but does not have a schedule for when it might happen, Omaha Postmaster Keith Reid said. Reid has asked his managers to review which business districts ...

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Postal Service Closes Saugatuck Contract Postal Unit - Westport Now

Postal Service Closes Saugatuck Contract Postal Unit
Westport Now
The unit, which sells stamps and other postal products and services, opened in September 2008, almost a year before the Saugatuck Post Office closed at 611 Riverside Ave. “Customers may complete retail transactions at the Westport Post Office, 275 Post ...

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Sign the Petition; Save the Postal Service!

(05/06/13) The APWU is asking union members and supporters to sign an online petition urging the White House to Save the Postal Service and Save American Jobs by supporting the Postal Service Protection Act (H.R. 630 in the House and S. 316 in the Senate). The We the People petition must garner 100,000 signers by May 24 to generate a response from the White House. We still need more than 80,000 additional signatures!(author unknown)