post office

The USPS delivers millions of letters and packages a day. But this postal carrier seems want to make his deliveries as quickly as possibly, without regard to the care of the packages.

When I was born, a postage stamp cost $0.15 cents and as a kid, I remember when the price of a stamp was just a quarter. Not the case now, just this past month the cost to zip off a letter went up to $0.46 cents, but that's not enough to get our ailing Post Office out of trouble. I've always loved getting mail on at least one weekend day (Saturdays), but come August, just like the Pony Express and

I suspect you've never said, "I need to visit the Post Office. Where's the nearest one?"  The reason I doubt you've thought that is because Oneida County has an abundant amount of post offices.  Care to take a guess at how many?

In an announcement made earlier this month, the US Postal Service told customers that as of May 16, they will no longer ship electronics like iPads, Kindles, smartphones and other devices containing lithium batteries overseas. This means that people who want to ship electronics to troops serving abroad will have to pay a premium to go through private shipping services.