Grand Island Independent: When Grand Islanders heard that the downtown post office might close, many objected by saying “Please, Mr. Postman.” The Postal Service rejected the written comments, figuratively saying “Return to Sender.” The final day for the downtown post office in Grand Island, Neb., has arrived. The retail window at 204 W. South Front will close at 11 a.m. … Read More
Historic Reading, PA post office has a potential buyer
Reading Eagle: The downtown Reading, PA post office might come under new ownership. The building, on the east side of Fifth Street from Court to Washington streets, is at the center of negotiations between a prospective owner and the national mail carrier. “USPS is negotiating with a buyer to allow retail operations to downsize and remain in the current location,” Karen … Read More
19 million letters a day! How Chicago’s old main post office used to work
Chicago Tribune: With Walgreens signing on to rent 200,000 square fee in the old main post office, the massive building that straddles Congress Parkway appears poised to get a new life. The U.S. Postal Service moved across the street in 1996 and the 13-floor limestone art deco behemoth has been empty ever since. In its heyday the old post office … Read More
Grand Island, NE post office move set for June 30
The Independent: The United States Postal Service has sent letters to its customers in Grand Island, Neb., informing them that the Grand Island Post Office (both retail and delivery unit) will be moving into the USPS processing facility at 3835 Old Potash Highway from the 204 W. South Front St. location on Saturday, June 30. According to the correspondence received … Read More
Postal Service has officially declared its intention to move the historic Rutland, VT Post Office next door
Rutland Herald: The U.S. Postal Service has officially declared its intention to move the post office in Rutland, Vermont, sell the historic building to the GSA, and relocate next door to another historic building, the Post Office Annex. The USPS informed city officials in April that it was exploring selling the post office building at 151 West St. to the … Read More
Postal Service gives up Port Ewen, NY post office due to mold, hopes to operate out of trailer
Kingston Daily Freeman: The U.S. Postal Service has decided not to reoccupy the post office building at 158 W. Main St. in Port Ewen, NY, due to mold contamination, according to town Supervisor Shannon Harris. Harris said Tuesday that a temporary post office could be established in a trailer on a vacant lot at West Stout Avenue and Bowne Street … Read More
Postal workers rally to save customer service in Portland, OR
Dozens of postal workers and customers picketed in front of the Waterfront Post Office in downtown Portland, Oregon, today to protest job cuts that will cause further reductions in service to the public, including longer lines and phone calls unanswered at retail locations, and delay of mail delivery. Postal management plans to eliminate nearly 300 clerks from Portland Post Offices … Read More
Postal Service plans to relocate post office in East Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto Online: Customers of the East Palo Alto, Calif., branch post office will soon need to send their letters and packages from a new location, following the landlord of its current Bay Road location choosing to not renew the lease and instead redevelop the property, according to the U.S. Postal Service. The agency is now looking to hear from … Read More
