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US Postal Service Considering Closing 413 Post Offices

Angela Greiling Keane Bloomberg.com 09/02/2009
U.S. and Cuba meet on resuming direct mail service

U.S. and Cuban officials met on Thursday to discuss the possibility of resuming long-suspended direct mail service in a first round of talks that Cuba described as "broad and useful."

US Postal Service Considering Closing 413 Post Offices

The U.S. Postal Service, seeking to close a $7 billion budget deficit, pared to 413 the list of post offices it is considering for closure or consolidation.

Congress asked to OK postal cuts

Jim McElhatton The Washington Times 08/06/2009
Congress asked to OK postal cuts

U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter went to Capitol Hill on Thursday to seek permission to cut a day of mail delivery as the Postal Service faces the worst financial crisis in its 234-year history, and a key lawmaker said Congress may have to rethink its long-standing opposition to the idea.

U.S. Postal Service Mulls Post Office Closings Throughout New York City

Money problems for the U.S. Postal Service could mean a long list of post office closings in the city. There are nearly 700 possible closures across the country, including 53 in the five boroughs.

 
Hundreds of US post offices could soon close

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Postal Service is considering ways to save money on mail delivery as Americans send less mail and the service loses more money.