The Coral Reefs stamps feature colorful, highly stylized digital portraits of stony corals and reef fish. The Postal Service will release its Coral Reefs postcard stamps Friday, March 29. Coral reefs are one of the world’s most important ecosystems, sheltering and sustaining about a quarter of all ocean species. The reefs are formed over thousands of years […]
PITTSBURGH – 3/27/19 – A resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of theft of mail by a postal employee, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. The one-count Indictment, returned on March 26, named Mariah Nicole Gentile, 26, as the sole defendant. According […]
CAMDEN, N.J. – 3/27/19 – The former manager of a Gloucester County, New Jersey, bulk mailing company today admitted defrauding the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) of more than $1.5 million in postage, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Steven Kaczorowski, 46, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb in Camden […]
NALC – 3/27/19 – NALC is aware of an effort by the Postal Service in different parts of the country to convince customers to agree to change their mode of mail delivery to cluster box or centralized delivery. This page contains the latest information detailing the rights of both postal customers and letter carriers, and […]
SOUNDVIEW – A Bronx man says he’s faced fines and calls for bills he’s trying to pay, but says he’s not getting because his mail delivery is inconsistent. Soundview resident Rubel Ali wants his mail and wants the post office to figure out what’s going on. “My personal information, my bank statements are missing,” says […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — A local man is getting some well-deserved recognition after serving at the United States Postal Service in Rochester for 55 years. Marvin Raphael received a USPS service award in front of family and friends during his shift Tuesday night. He began working for the postal service back in 1964; when stamps […]
? FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — The United States Postal Service is investigating after a postal worker was caught on camera carelessly tossing packages inside a truck. An ABC11 viewer recorded everything with her cellphone before alerting neighbors. She called the local post office and never received the apology she requested. USPS released this statement to […]
This simulation shows a leaky package. USPS recently implemented rules changes to better protect mail from leaks and spills. USPS News Link – 3/25/19 – The Postal Service has changed its mailing standards to better protect mail from leaks and spills. The changes clarify Domestic Mail Manual language that specifies packaging and markings for mailpieces that contain […]
WOODLYN, Pa. (FOX 29) – Some neighbors living in one Ridley Township community have something more in common than just living on the same street. For the past six months, they say they have been getting each other’s mail, as well as mail of strangers in completely different townships on a weekly basis. Even worse, […]
Jackson, Miss. – 3/22/19 – Calvin Taylor, 51, of Yazoo City, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to embezzling parcels of mail during the course of his employment with the U.S. Postal Service, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Chris Cave with the U.S. Postal Service Office […]