U.S. Postal Service
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Opinion: A plea to USPS: Please ban envelope anonymity
Most of my mail now falls into one of two categories: worthless or objectionable. It would help if the USPS would require identifying information on the envelopes.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Former mail carrier pleads guilty to theft of cash and gift cards on postal routes in South Berwick, Eliot
The postal worker's ex-wife called police in May 2023 to report she found opened mail in his bedroom and turned them over to police, according to court documents.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Rep. Golden introduces legislation to halt Postal Service consolidation
Maine's 2nd District congressman says the USPS' plan, which includes shifting some mail processing operations from Hampden to Scarborough, would be detrimental to reliable mail delivery.
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PublishedApril 15, 2024
Wales woman working as rural mail carrier dies from injuries suffered in Litchfield crash
Alicia Bubier, 48, died following the crash at the intersection of Huntington Hill Road and Quackenbush Lane, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office.
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PublishedApril 10, 2024
USPS draws fire for plan to shift some operations from Hampden to Scarborough
The move is criticized by union leaders and opposed by Sen. Susan Colllins and Rep. Jared Golden, who plans to introduce legislation freezing the consolidation mail processing centers nationwide.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2024
Betty Ford forever postage stamp is unveiled at the White House
The stamp will be available starting April 5.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2024
Scarborough retirement community went 10 days without postal service, residents say
More than 300 residences went without mail, delaying the receipt of prescription medications, tax documents and more. A Postal Service spokesperson disputed the length of the delay.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
Hampden mail processing facility will stay open after Postal Service review
The federal agency told a major employees union in a letter last week that the facility in Hampden 'will remain open and will be modernized.'
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
Sen. Collins cautions Postal Service about consolidating Maine’s 2 mail processing facilities
Maine's senior senator sent a letter to the postmaster general Thursday expressing concern about a proposal to close the Hampden facility and merge it with the Scarborough one. A postal service spokesman, however, said there is no talk of closing facilities.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
A rural post office was told to prioritize Amazon packages. Chaos ensued.
Amazon has increasingly come to rely on postal carriers to make 'last-mile' deliveries in harder-to-reach rural locations.
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