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.
U.S. Postal Service
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
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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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Two men indicted in postal robberies, burglaries in Paris, Monmouth and Lewiston
Winston McLeod of New Jersey and Lance Funderburk of New York were charged by a federal grand jury Wednesday in a five-count indictment.
Posted inNation & World, News
Betty Ford forever postage stamp is unveiled at the White House
The stamp will be available starting April 5.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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.’
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Beware the square holiday cards
Who knew that mailing square Christmas cards poses a problem for the U.S. Post Office? Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Religion and Values
Supreme Court case tests religious tolerance on Sunday work
The justices struggled with the question of when employers have to accommodate employees’ religious needs.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
South Portland mail carrier charged in dark web drug trafficking case
New York prosecutors say Katie Montgomery offered FireBunnyUSA advice as it shipped illegal drugs through the postal service.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The mail carrier is an infrequent visitor to our house these days
If we had electricity only one day a week, I’m sure Congress would do something about it. Who’s looking into the fiasco created by the postmaster general?