USPS News Link – 12/03/20 – “Dear Santa,” a documentary about USPS Operation Santa, will be released in select theaters and through video-on-demand on Friday, Dec. 4. The film shines a light on the annual program that allows Postal Service employees, customers and organizations to “adopt” letters to Santa Claus and fulfill holiday wish lists […]
USPS – 12/02/20 – In 2016, the United States Postal Service began a multi-year research program, with select suppliers, to replace its aging fleet of right-hand drive Long Life Vehicles (LLV) with the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV), and is now nearing the end of the extensive process. The COVID-19 pandemic previously resulted in the […]
Continued to Engage in Fraud Schemes After His Arrest and Released from Custody Earlier this Year; Faces Likely Sentence of Five to Eight Years in Federal Prison Baltimore, Maryland – 12/01/20 – Nicholas Milano White, age 29, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the federal charges of conspiracy to steal mail, emergency benefits fraud, […]
RIVERDALE, Ill. (CBS) — Spotty mail service has people in the south suburbs fired up – and worried about the holiday season. They are issues that CBS 2’s Tara Molina first investigated months ago. On Tuesday, she learned that COVID-19 outbreaks inside postal offices could be to blame for these new delays. In south suburban Riverdale, […]
WASHINGTON, DC — 12/02/20 – Post Office locations nationwide will be closed on Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 and New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. All Post Office locations will be open after the holidays, and regular mail delivery will resume Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. Some Post Office locations may have extended hours leading up […]
NEWARK, N.J. – 12/01/20 – Two New Jersey men were charged with theft of government property and fraudulently altering United States Postal Service (USPS) postage stamps, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. Jack Koch a/k/a/ “Ismail Yilmaz,”44, of Elmwood Park, New Jersey, and Steven Koch, a/k/a “Selim Memis,” 43, of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, are […]
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An alert mailman and concerned neighbors helped police find the suspect who allegedly robbed the mailman at gunpoint in east Houston on Saturday, Nov. 28. Sarah Gutierrez was out of town visiting family, but when her Ring doorbell camera buzzed, she picked up. Gutierrez saw her normal mailman frantically knocking on […]
Washington, DC – 11/30/20 – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued Order No. 5763 adopting rules to modify the system for regulating rates and classes for Market Dominant products. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA) required the Commission to review the existing Market Dominant rate and classification system 10 years after the […]
USPS News Link – 12/01/20 – The Postal Service is updating its Enterprise Leave Request Application to include scheduled leave. The application, also known as eLRA, has been used to request unscheduled leave, such as for illnesses or injuries, personal emergencies, community disaster or Wounded Warrior leave. The change now allows craft employees to use […]
USPS News Link – 11/30/20 – Now that Election Day has passed, the Postal Service is providing employees an update on the rules surrounding political activities under the Hatch Act. Under the law, political activities are defined as those directed toward the success or failure of a political party, partisan political group or candidate for […]