The Winter 2020 newsletter from Communities and Postal Workers United (CPWU) has articles about a rally against the Consolidated Casing test program being run by the USPS to speed up mail carriers and eliminate routes; a community’s efforts to continue mail service to individual mailboxes rather than cluster boxes; problems with the Postal Service’s claims to fight climate change; and the potential … Read More
Mold closes historic Ashland MA post office
Metrowest Daily News: The Ashland, MA Post Office has suspended its downtown operations indefinitely, citing repairs that need to be made in the 205 Main St. building, but not specifying whether those repairs are connected to mold found in the basement level early last month. Effective Thursday, all postal employees who work in the Ashland Post Office will be moved … Read More
Depression-era mural from Lincoln Park, MI, post office to be celebrated
News-Herald: Gregory Wittkopp, director of the Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research, will give a presentation on the Depression-era Lincoln Park Post office mural, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Lincoln Park Historical Museum, 1335 Southfield Road. The mural entitled, “Hauling in the Net,” was created in 1939-1940 by acclaimed Michigan artist Zoltan Sepeshy in his studio at the Cranbrook … Read More
Snyder, NE post office closed for emergency suspension
Norfolk Daily News: A town hall meeting Tuesday night at the Snyder Auditorium included plans for mail delivery following the lock down of the Post Office in Snyder, Nebraska, a week ago as the building was ruled unsafe. “At this time we are not in the process of closing post offices,” said Dawn Bayer, manager of post office operations from … Read More
Historic Post Office in Littleton, CO accepted to National Register of Historic Places
Littleton Independent: Littleton’s 70-year-old post office at 5735 S. Prince St. will be celebrated from 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 9, and Historic Littleton Inc. is coordinating with the Littleton Post Office staff by inviting the community to join in. Why? Because the 1939 red brick building has been nominated and accepted for the National Register of Historic Places … Read More
Bloomington IL post office relocation gets mixed reviews
Pentagraph: The Eagle Station post office on Towanda Avenue will close permanently at noon Friday and the main Bloomington post office will return to its original location on Empire Street, opening at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 12. Customer service operations were transferred from the facility near Eastland Mall to Eagle Station, a former grocery store at 1211 Towanda Ave., in 1999. … Read More
Postal Service petitions DC Circuit for rehearing on the rate increase in Forever stamps
Yesterday the Postal Service filed a petition to the DC Circuit Court for a rehearing in Carlson v. Postal Regulatory Commission. The case involves the question of whether or not the Commission properly followed the relevant statutes when it approved the Postal Service’s increase on First-Class stamps from 50 to 55 cents. Carlson has argued to the PRC and DC Circuit … Read More
New life for former post office in Burlingame, CA
SM Daily Journal: Burlingame, Calif., officials are hoping to breathe new life into a historic site with a new development deal to rebuild the former post office, following years of the downtown site sitting vacant and ignored. According to an arrangement announced Friday, Oct. 11, to the Daily Journal, the 1.3-acre site 220 Park Road will be redeveloped by Sares … Read More
Safety concerns close Prague, MN Post Office, for second time this year
New Prague Times: For the second time this year, the New Prague Post Office has been temporarily closed due to safety concerns with the building. The US Postal Service issued a press release late on Thursday, Oct. 10, stating that all operations would be moved to the Belle Plaine Post Office, located at 233 N. Meridian Street. New Prague Postal … Read More
Chester, Iowa Post Office closed for emergency suspension
kimt.com: Due to building safety and health concerns, the Chester, Iowa Post Office is temporarily relocating its office beginning Saturday. The operations will be moved to the Lime Springs Post Office (7:30-11:30, 1-3 Monday-Friday). “It is unknown when services will resume at the Chester facility at this time,” the USPS said. “The Postal Service apologizes for any inconvenience this may … Read More