Courier Journal: The future of the St. Matthews post office at Shelbyville Road Plaza in Louisville, Kentucky, is in question as the post office and the property owner disagree about the status of a proposed lease when the current one expires in about six months. The branch’s lease for about 22,000 square feet of space expires at the end of the … Read More
Is Your Post Office Safe and Well-Maintained?
USPS OIG: In a 2015 report, the OIG identified poor working conditions at a Post Office in New Mexico. We found problems with heating and air conditioning, lighting, electrical, and plumbing systems as well as deteriorating building conditions. As a result of the deplorable conditions we found, the OIG is conducting a series of facility condition reviews at retail facilities … Read More
How the Post Office Created America: Book review
Linn’s Stamp News: “The history of the post office is nothing less than the story of America,” begins Winifred Gallagher in the introduction to her entertaining new book, How The Post Office Created America: A History. While some might take this as a provocative assertion, Gallagher makes a compelling case by tracing the arc of the post office to show … Read More
Winchester IL post office faces emergency suspension over lease issue
The City of Winchester, Illinois, has just filed an appeal with the Postal Regulatory Commission challenging the Postal Service’s decision to close the post office over a lease renewal issue. Winchester is the county seat of Scott County, and its post office serves several government agencies, the administrative offices for the public school system, and numerous businesses. The post office … Read More
Comments sought on relocation of South Park post office in Alexandria, LA
USA Today: The Postal Service is seeking public comments about the possible relocation of the South Park Postal Station, which is currently located at 3401 Government St. in Alexandria, Louisiana. A possible new site has not yet been determined. A Postal Service official will talk about the possible relocation during the Alexandria City Council’s meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May … Read More
Postal Service releases financial report for April 2016
The Postal Service posted its April 2016 financial report with the Postal Regulatory Commission today. Seven months into the fiscal year, compared to the same period last year (SPLY), First Class and Standard mail volumes have declined slightly, 1.1 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. But continued growth in shipping and package services has more than made up for the drop … Read More
World Stamp Show comes to New York, May 28 – June 4
The World Stamp Show-NY 2016 is a once-in-a-decade event. It will take place May 28 through June 4 at the Javits Center in New York City. Admission is free. Designated as a “World Stamp Exhibition” by the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP), WSS-NY 2016 will provide all show-goers with a unique experience combining the passion of stamp collecting with the fun and … Read More
Post office in Barryville NY closed since 2014, community feels jerked around
Times Hearald Record: Residents of the sleepy hamlet of Barryville in Sullivan County, New York, say they’ve been given the runaround ever since their post office was closed without warning in November 2014 due to a fuel oil spill. Now, postal officials say the historic post office will reopen this fall, though locals say they’ve seen little evidence of any progress … Read More
Contract post office in Desert Hills AZ to close
havasunews.com: The contract post office that serves the Desert Hills, Arizona, community will close its doors May 31 along with the mini mart it currently resides within. Maggie Hickson, a Desert Hills Post Office employee, said owners of the Desert Hills Mini Mart are selling their business, but the post office can’t legally be a part of the private sale. Hickson … Read More
Post Office in Wheeler OR closed due to storms, then mold
The North Coast Citizen: The post office in Wheeler, Oregon, has been closed for five months following the storms in December and, according to city manager Geoff Wullschlager, nobody knows when it will be operating again. “The storms affected our post office in a way that caused water inundation. We knew the longer the water sat there, the worse the … Read More
Historic post office in Auburn CA may close
CBS Sacramento: The oldest post office west of the Mississippi may be shutting its doors. Known as “Station A,” the post office opened in Old Town Auburn, a small town outside of Sacramento, Calif., back in the late 1870s. Its wooden doors may soon close permanently since the U.S Postal Service isn’t renewing its contract. Some residents are saying the city should … Read More
House committee holds session on Postal Service
The House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform is holding a meeting today on “Reforming The Postal Service: Finding A Viable Solution.” The purpose of the session is to examine the need for timely and comprehensive postal reform legislation and to hear from key stakeholders to better understand the specific provisions necessary for a comprehensive solution. The video is here, … Read More
USPS on-time delivery performance for Q2 2016 improves but still below targets
Yesterday the Postal Service released its service performance reports for the second quarter of FY 2016 (January – March). Overall, the reports show that on-time delivery has been improving — after dropping precipitously in January 2015, when phase 2 of Network Rationalization began — but the numbers continue to fall short of the Postal Service’s targets. For example, in Q2 2016, 93.9 … Read More
Delivery Drones: Coming to the Sky Near You?
Congressional Research Service: Can you prevent a drone from flying over your house to deliver a package to your neighbor? Until now, that question has been of purely theoretical interest. However, the Senate recently passed a bill that could significantly change the operational landscape for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones) and make these kinds of hypothetical delivery drones a … Read More
DOJ threatens lawsuit over Berkeley post office
Berkeleyside: In a strongly worded letter, the U.S. Department of Justice has warned the city of Berkeley that a lawsuit could be coming over the city’s “interference” with USPS plans to sell its downtown post office on Allston Way. The DOJ’s Civil Division sent the letter — stamped April 28 — to Mayor Tom Bates, and asked for a response by … Read More
Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service to Hold Field Hearing in NYC
The Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service will hold a field hearing in the Bronx, New York, to discuss how to ensure that our public post offices are able to provide dependable and trusted services for generations to come. Field hearing officers will include: Minister Deirdre Fisher-Kemp, New Light Baptist Church; Michelle Holder, Assistant Professor of Economics, John … Read More
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