(July 14, 2014) As part of its massive cost-cutting efforts designed to reduce a $40 billion annual budget gap, the U.S. Postal Service is completing service cutbacks at seven rural outposts in Berkshire County. The plan, first announced in late 2012, has involved extensive community surveys and meetings in the towns affected, said Christine Dugas,…
(July 4, 2014) The U.S. Postal Service is considering reducing hours at the Lindley Post Office or closing it altogether, and wants input from town residents before making a decision. Flyers have been mailed out, and the deadline to return them is Monday. The surveys are also available at the Lindley Post Office. Also, a…
CODEN, Ala. (WALA) – Some residents in Coden, Ala. have formed a grassroots effort to help keep their neighboorhood post office open. The United States Postal Service wants to make some changes, and patrons are not happy. Folks living in Coden say they have had a post office in their town for as long as…
Branches in West Liberty, Belle Center also targeted for operations change A second wave of local post offices will have retail hours of operation cut by at least a quarter, according to an ongoing review by the United States Postal Office. However, the USPS does seek to re-institute 24-hour lobby access at nearly all locations,…
The U.S. Postal Service is wrapping up meetings this summer with customers on reduced hours at its community post offices. By this fall, about 13,000 post offices nationwide, including 49 in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties, will have had their hours reduced to either two, four or six hours daily, but they will remain…
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The U.S. Postal Service is nearing the end of a two-year process to determine a reduction of retail-service hours at 246 rural post office locations throughout Alabama. As part of the plan that will conclude in September, the agency has scheduled community meetings from June 26 through July 16 concerning the final…
