In Caribou, Hermon, Waterville and Gorham, the online megaretailer’s last-mile delivery strategy is making headway and stirring controversy.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World, News
What the new USPS postmark rules mean for Maine
Some tax forms and time-sensitive parcels could be considered late — even if mailed by the deadline.
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Posted inLetters
USPS is letting Portland down | Letter
I live on Mayfield Street in Portland, where residents have experienced inconsistent and unreliable mail service since early September. It is now late December, and despite repeated outreach, there has been no clear resolution, timeline or formal communication from the U.S. Postal Service. Beginning in early September, deliveries were missed for multiple days at a […]
Posted inBusiness, Food, Life & Culture, Maine, News
They deliver to your door. Here’s what you can do to make it easier and safer this winter.
Whether you’re expecting a gift from Grandma or a lobster feast from your favorite restaurant, the people making home deliveries could use some consideration during the winter holidays — and always.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in e-commerce business and the 250-year-old Postal Service.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Voting by mail? Postal Service says mail your ballot by Tuesday
The recommendation comes as election officials around the country have raised concerns about the Postal Service’s ability to handle a large amount of election mail this year.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Carriers reach tentative contract with USPS to include pay raises, air-conditioned trucks
Letter carriers have been working without a new contract since their old one expired in May 2023.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Maine Idea: DeJoy’s plan creating death spiral for mail delivery
No longer do I wonder — as during and long after the pandemic — whether my mail will arrive daily. In that sense, the U.S. Postal Service has returned to normal. In any deeper sense, such as whether we’re getting the public service we need and deserve, the jury is still out. In May 2020, […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Postal Service scraps plan to reduce role of Hampden facility
The change would have moved outgoing mail processing from Hampden to a facility in Scarborough, roughly 130 miles away.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Postal Service insists it’s ready for a flood of mail-in ballots
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he’ll work with state election officials to address concerns about mail-in ballots after they warned of persistent problems during the primary season
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