Facing billions in losses, postal officials consider closing or consolidating post offices

WASHINGTON — A pillar of U.S. communities since the nation’s founding, the post office is facing the prospect of closings or consolidation of services at hundreds of locations amid a sharp decline in business due to e-mail.

Local postal stations may be on chopping block as post office faces large losses

WASHINGTON — The local post office long has been the center of many American communities, but with people turning increasingly to the Internet to send messages and pay bills, financial losses are forcing the Postal Service to consider consolidating or closing hundreds of local facilities.