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Thursday, May 09, 2013  A northern New York man is bicycling around the lower 48 states in a quest to visit the most eastern, southern, western and northern post offices.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  More than one hundred current and former postal workers came out today in Syracuse to make their voices heard. They were looking to stop deliveries from being eliminated on Saturdays.

Monday, February 11, 2013  A post office employee is accused of stealing a credit card and money from the mail.

Friday, February 08, 2013  In a move to cut costs, the Postal Service had announced Wednesday that it plans to end Saturday mail deliveries in August.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service says it plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays, but continue delivering packages six days a week.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  An Oswego man is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the U.S. Postal Office.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A Vermont woman will spend three years on probation for embezzling money from the Utica post office.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  A Baldwinsville Post Office will be named after a Lysander soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  A former U.S. postmaster will spend 10 weekends in jail and five years on probation after admitting she stole more than $20,000 from the agency while running a small-town post office in northern New York.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Representative Anne Marie Buerkle presented a bill to the House of Representatives on June 27 that would change the name of the U.S. Post Office at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville in honor of Corporal Kyle R. Schneider.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  A former U.S. Postal Service employee has admitted to stealing more than $20,000 from the agency while running a small-town post office in northern New York.

Friday, February 24, 2012  Two cars were involved in a crash on Teall Ave. in Syracuse on Friday morning.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  They want Congress to act.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  On Tuesday afternoon, postal workers across the country, including Central New York, plan to rally to fight proposed cuts.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011  The U.S Postal Service is on the verge of default. If that happens, it could have a devastating effect on those of us who use the post office on a daily basis.