State and local election officials say problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters and that repeated outreach to the Postal Service to resolve the issues had failed.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man pleads guilty to robbery of postal carriers, burglaries of central Maine post offices
A traffic stop leads to the arrest of Winston O. McLeod and his co-defendant in the case.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, 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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, 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, Maine, 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, Maine, 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.