The following message is from Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan: USPS News Link – 11/25/19 – As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, I want to express my gratitude for everything you do for the Postal Service. Every day, you demonstrate unwavering commitment to serving the American public, no matter what challenges arise. This year, […]
Letter carriers from a local United States Postal Office branch are furious after it was discovered managers were falsifying time cards to make it look like the employees worked fewer hours. According to the carriers union president, David Grosskopf Jr, the National Association of Letter Carriers investigated after the complaint was brought forward, and found […]
Tacoma woman charged in 17-count indictment for seven year, $230,000+ benefits fraud scheme Lied about family status, falsely claimed dependents, stole mail, and used relatives’ ID information to open credit and bank accounts Seattle – DOJ 11/22/19 – A 39-year-old Tacoma resident was charged today in an indictment alleging wire fraud, theft of public funds, […]
Nov. 20 (UPI) — A Wisconsin mail carrier said a territorial turkey has been chasing him through a neighborhood every day for about a month. Jeff Byrne, who has worked for the U.S. Postal Service for more than 20 years, said the wild turkey has been greeting him in the Allen Lane area of Waukesha every day and […]
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – DOJ 11/19/19 – Two Huntington men who participated in a scheme to mail marijuana from California to Huntington over a period of several years were sentenced yesteday, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. James Waylon Molinaro ,44, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after previously entering a guilty plea to […]
USPS is sending employees “You Make a Difference,” a mailer that thanks them for their efforts during the holidays. USPS News Link 11/20/19 – The Postal Service is helping employees get into the holiday spirit with a direct mailing that highlights their important role to the organization and its customers. The “You Make a Difference” […]
COLUMBIA COUNTY, GA (WRDW/WAGT) – Imagine living on a dirt road that is so dangerous postal workers, school buses, garbage workers turn the other way. The other problem is you’re in charge of getting it fixed. That’s the problem on Otis Way in Columbia County. It’s one of hundreds of private roads where neighbors are […]
USPS News Link 11/18/19 – When Gieti Mojadidi joined the Postal Service four years ago, she signed up for health benefits and didn’t give it another thought. Last fall, as open season approached, Mojadidi, an organization design consultant at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC, heard that premiums for her plan, CareFirst, were going up. That […]
CHICAGO (WLS) — The United States Post Office’s annual Santa letter program Operation Santa kicks off Monday, November 18. The goal of the campaign is to give kids who may not be able to otherwise, the happy holiday they deserve. Started in 1912, Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock authorized local Postmasters to allow postal employees and […]
After hearing multiple complaints about mail delivery across Greenburgh, the town supervisor is testing its postal service. Longtime Greenburgh resident and Town Supervisor Paul Feiner says he’s had enough of the service issues and is taking matters into his own hands. They are mailing test letters to different locations around Westchester. The tests are being […]