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- Sheep Ranch zip code gets canceled
The computer age has inflicted itself on the tiny Calaveras County community of Sheep Ranch and some residents are claiming the town's identity has been stolen.
- Stamp machines gone at local post offices
Efforts begun in late summer by the U.S. Postal Service to remove stamp vending machines from post offices nationwide are having an effect on customers at Vicksburg's post offices, adding to changes already in the works for area postal customers.
- Letters extinct in digital age- MassLive.com
About the only thing that made walking to the mailbox in any way an anticipated experience, a hand-addressed envelope from a friend or relative, has largely vanished.
- Most Expensive ZIP Codes - Forbes.com
90210 MIGHT BE THE MOST FAMOUS ADDRESS IN AMERICA, but in this case fame does not match fortune. 07620 (Alpine, N.J.) and 33109 (Fisher Island, Fla.) are the country's wealthiest ZIPs, based on median house prices.
- Towers Gone; ZIP Code Carries On
For some reason, probably mundane, a fair number of companies and organizations keep sending mail to the twin towers, phantoms since that day in 2001.
- Lawrence slated to get own ZIP code - NJ.com: Times of Trenton updates
For nearly 40 years, residents, mayors, and congressmen have been going postal trying to receive a ZIP code designation for the township. Now, within a month they may finally have one. 08648.
- The Economics of the Forever Stamp | TPMCafe
Until I made a trip to the Post Office today, I thought that the principle behind the new "Forever Stamp" applied to all first class stamps.
- Ford stamp debuts Friday - Latest News - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
A postage stamp honoring President Gerald R. Ford will be released Friday at simultaneous ceremonies in Grand Rapids and California.
- Post office says 'ZIP!' and it's goodbye, Linda
Some residents balk at calling Olivehurst their hometown.
- Post office prepares for a move
With construction of more than 8,000 new homes in the past few years, the North Port post office has experienced a greater workload. The only problem is that there was no place for the post office to grow.
- Stamp machines are being canceled
The Postal Service is phasing out 22,933 stamp vending machines nationwide. Notices are appearing in post offices like West Tampa and the main mail processing center at Tampa International Airport: "THIS VENDING MACHINE WILL BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE."
- USPS to improve Mexican mail
The US Postal Service and the Servicio Postal Mexicano (SEPOMEX) have signed an agreement to improve mail services between the United States and Mexico.
- USPS Releases Photos Of Mauled Milpitas Letter Carrier - News Story - KNTV | San Francisco
Dog attacks on postal workers have become a daily occurrence, and people with pets should know their damaging effects, according to the U.S. Postal Service.
- 100 USPS workers join in lawsuit
Four days after Seattle’s Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro law firm accused the US Postal Service of selling the personal information of one of its employees, more than 100 additional postal employees came forward claiming they also want restitution.
- Faulty refund process may cost USPS $500,000
The Office of the inspector general’s audit of the US Postal Service’s refund process found that retail associates and customer service supervisors are not always properly processing and recording refunds of stamps, fees, retail and Express Mail servi
- The Columbus Dispatch : Report: Many have affinity for ZIP codes
The U.S. has about 40,000 ZIP codes, and one of them is yours.
- Local News: Linda fights, rather than switch | linda, residents, olivehurst - Appeal-Democrat.com
In June, the United States Postal Service informed residents in Linda (California), west of Highway 70, that they had a new ZIP code. Instead of remaining a part of Marysville’s 95901 code, those residents were reassigned to 95961, as part of Olivehurst
- Town keeps on growing but can't get a ZIP code
Hampden Township. is a great place to live, residents say, despite the fact that in some senses, it doesn t exist.
- Saks Opens Shoe Department With Its Own Zip Code
Saks Fifth Avenue opened a new shoe department Friday that is so big, it literality has its own zip code. Actress Debra Messing welcomed shoppers to 10022-SHOE, the expanded shoe boutique covering the entire eighth floor of the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship.
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New York: Star Wars Mailboxes Coming to a Corner Near You
"The R2-D2 boxes will pop up in 200 cities nationwide. In New York, most will be in high-traffic areas in Manhattan, like 43rd St. and Broadway, 58th St.
and Fifth Ave., and 33rd St. and Seventh Ave."
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Cleveland: They're vanishing as fast as the handwritten letters which used to fill them.
"In the Cleveland area, 277 street corner mailboxes were recently removed because of low usage. Mail is counted at every mailbox over a two-week period
each year. 'Some of them have (no mail) in them for several days in a row,' said David Van Allen, spokesman for the United States Postal Service."
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Rochester: Mailboxes stamped by progress
"In the Rochester area - ZIP codes starting with "146,"
which includes Brighton, Chili, Gates, Greece and
Irondequoit - the number of mailboxes dropped
from 635 in 2001 to 598 this year, said Donna Hennessey, customer relations coordinator for Rochester branches of the postal service. Information for
local suburban areas was not easily available because the postal service lumps communities into ZIP code areas. Officials said they did not immediately
have the breakdowns by town.
Suburban areas with ZIP codes starting with "144" and
"145" have 438 mailboxes, roughly evenly split, Mazurkiewicz said. She said she did not have the
figures from previous years but said the decrease was minimal.
"If we lose about 20 boxes per year, that's about average," she said."
- Southern California: Postal icon is still in
demand
Look for a quote from me in this story by Richard K. De Atley
- LA Times (via StAugustine.com):
Residents' protest wins reinstallation of their mailbox
"Postal officials blame the declining use of mailboxes not only on e-mail but on changes in customer behavior. Officials said people have
increasingly dropped off their mail at drive-through areas at post offices or shopping centers."
- NPR: Citing Disuse, USPS Pulls Old Blue Mailboxes
"In many neighborhoods, an old fixture is disappearing: the big, blue mailbox. The U.S. Postal Service says people aren't mailing as many
letters, and some of the boxes are hardly used. They're pulling out thousands of mail boxes because more and more people are using e-mail and paying bills
online."
- USA Today: Fight for your mailbox?
USA Today asks: "Should we rip [blue mailboxes] out or keep them around?"
Also, read their story from 2002 on the subject of disappearing mailboxes.
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WebProNews: Email Credited With Public Mailbox Deaths
"The USPS said that if a mailbox gets fewer than 25 pieces of mail per day, it's pulled. If enough of the public complains about the removal, it'll be
put back, they say."
- Chicago: Many Curbside Mailboxes Get Cancellation
Notice
"Signs have been placed on mailboxes marked for removal, delivering the bad news and telling patrons where to find the nearest mailbox."
- About the Mailbox Locator
The Mailbox Locator went live in August of 2006 as an extension of the Payphone Project. Click the headline above to read about the origins of
this site.
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- Postal Service Reports Second Quarter Loss of $707 Million; Economic Slowdown Cited
Despite cost-cutting measures, the U.S. Postal Service ended the second quarter with a net loss of $707 million, driven by a continued decline in mail volume resulting from the current national...
- Postal Service Launching Competitive Expedited Mail Prices
Express Mail Will Be the Best Overnight Deal in the Country for Most Shippers
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WASHINGTON, DC — Beginning next week, customers will be able to take advantage of some of the best bargains in the...
- USPS To Begin GPS Vehicle Tracking Project
Tampa, Fl. - May 2, 2008 - GPS Fleet Solutions today announced an agreement with the US Postal Service to begin a GPS vehicle tracking project. Harold Gardner, Vice President of Sales, stated this...
- Photo: Post Office In Nutrioso Arizona
Post Office: Nutrioso, Arizona 85932
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- FTB Limits TSP Interfund Transfer Requests
From the Federal Register
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Agency) amends its interfund transfer (IFT) regulations to limit the number of interfund transfer requests to two per...
- USPS Board of Governors to Meet May 6-7, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC — The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet in Washington, DC, at Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, on May 6-7, 2008. The public is welcome to...
- District Manager Named For USPS Albuquerque District
“Matthew B. Lopez, a 30-year postal career employee, has been named District Manager for the U.S. Postal Service’s Albuquerque District. Lopez formerly served as Postmaster for the City of...
- House Committee Holds Hearing To Examine Postal Nonmailable Tobacco
“The House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled “Eliminating Smoke and Mirrors in the Mail.” The hearing will...
- NALC Members Lobby Congress to Keep Close Watch On USPS Contracting Out
Carriers from Florida, Georgia, and Carolinas Take Union’s Message Directly to Congress
Letter carriers from NALC branches throughout Region 9 continued the union’s lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill...
- Burrus Asks Bush to Appoint Postal Service Advisory Council
APWUÂ News
APWU President William Burrus has asked President Bush to appoint a Postal Service Advisory Council, noting that the appointment of the panel is required by federal law. “The Postal...
- GAO:USPS Web-Based Awards System Inconsistent With Published Policy
The GAO Report on Misuse of Government credit cards included three cases surrounding USPS:
Multiple merchants
Web-based awards system inconsistent with published agency policy
USPS $15,700
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- EEOC Rules USPS Must Process Class Action Complaint For Rehab Postal Employees
Edmond Walker, a Temporary Rural Carrier Relief, filed a class complaint alleging that discriminatory acts had been continuing for a class of disabled permanent rehabilitation employees in the Postal...
- U.S. Postal Service Again Honored as ‘Most Trusted’
USPS Press Release:
Ponemon Institute Asks Consumers to Rank 74 Government Agencies
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WASHINGTON, DC — The premier privacy trust study in America has named the U.S. Postal Service the “Most Trusted...
- APWU Criticizes Sen. McCain For Crossing Strikers’ Picket Line
APWU News
The APWU National Executive Board has adopted a resolution criticizing Sen. John McCain for crossing a picket line of striking members of the Writers Guild to appear on the Tonight Show at...
- District Court Dismisses APWU Suit Against USPS, Mailers Group
Union to Challenge USPS Secrecy in Other Forums
APWU News
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit by the APWU and the Consumer Alliance for Postal Services (CAPS), which sought access to the...
- Postal Service High-Speed Sorters Get Smarter, Faster
Board of Governors Approve Funding for New Technology
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WASHINGTON, DC — In a move to enhance mail sorting technology to better serve customers, the Postal Service Board of Governors today approved...
- Postal Employee Charged With Disclosing Confidential Information
The following is a press release from United States Attorney, Western District of New York
ROCHESTER, N.Y.–A one-count Information has been filed in United States District Court charging...
- New Video On USPS Flats Sequencing System
USPS Flats Sequencing System (FSS) Video
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- USPS To Eliminate 2,400 Supervisor Positions?
According to Hierofont Rural/Postal News:
In the past week, Postmaster General Jack Potter and members of Headquarters staff have had conference calls with each USPS district manager and district...
- Valpak Helps ‘Stamp out Hunger’
Direct Marketer to promote National Association of Letter Carriers’ (NALC) annual food drive on nearly 46 million Valpak envelopes
LARGO, Fla., March 19 /PRNewswire/ — Valpak will partner...
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