“With chants of 'save our post office”'and signs cleverly stating much the same, the gazebo in Tariffville was the site of a rally to do just that," reports today's Simsbury Patch. "About 50 people turned out on a hot Tuesday night to support each other to continue the efforts to save the local post office, which to this community means … Read More
Manufacturing Emergency: Stories of Post Office Suspensions
It can take months for the USPS to go through the bureaucratic process of closing a post office, but under the law’s provision for an “emergency suspension,” the USPS can shutter a post office in as little as 24 hours. According to the Postal Operations Manual (download pdf), these suspensions are supposed to be temporary closings for unusual circumstances—a natural … Read More