The Postal Service Governors decided today to delay the implementation of new market-dominant and competitive rates and classification changes until all of our proposed market-dominant changes are approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission (“PRC”). This decision was primarily motivated by a desire to eliminate potential adverse impacts on postal customers that might result from a […]
USPS Heroes’ corner North Carolina rural carrier helps rescue stroke victim USPS News Link – 3/24/15 Asheville, NC, Rural Carrier Tracy Siler Asheville, NC, Rural Carrier Tracy Siler became concerned when she noticed a customer hadn’t retrieved his mail for a few days. She knocked on his door and heard noises inside but no one answered. […]
The mail moment Employee idea generates $820,000 in revenue USPS News Link – 3/23/15 Greater Boston Sr. Sales Executive Tim Gallagher When Greater Boston Sr. Sales Executive Tim Gallagher learned a major catalog retailer was interested in expanding its use of mail, he pitched the company on several affordable options. Gallagher told the executives about the […]
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) – Certain neighborhoods in Tucson could see new community mailboxes with better security features in coming weeks. A recent rash of mail thefts in Tucson has prompted the U.S. Postal Inspector’s Office to take on a stronger enforcement and preventive measures in thwarting mail theft. More Tucson News Now
CORALVILLE, IA (CBS 2/FOX 28)—A Coralville mail carrier is thankful for the help of several people who came to the rescue as her truck caught fire. Cindy Payne has been working for the United States Postal Service for 20 years. She said she hasn’t seen anything like this: all that is left is a melted […]
Big test Customers testing larger mailboxes USPS News – 3/18/15 Broomfield, CO, Letter Carrier J.D. Kohl stands near one of the test mailboxes. The Postal Service has expanded its test of larger mailboxes to rural and suburban communities in California, Colorado and North Dakota. Customers in these areas recently received the test boxes, which are the same height […]
Someone left their mark on several postal vehicles over the weekend. It happened in the lot behind the south Omaha Post Office near 24th and L Saturday night. WOWT 6 News acquired a police report which noted 17 postal vans were damaged by graffiti. More
Safe returns Some states mailing tax refunds this year USPS News – 3/13/15 To combat fraud, some states are mailing tax refunds this year. The checks are in the mail again. To combat identify theft and fraud this tax season, Colorado and South Carolina are mailing refund checks — even if filers chose a direct deposit option. “Criminals […]
MIDLAND, TX – It looks like something done by vandals, but according to residents in Hollandale Heights it’s actually their mailman. Multiple people sent photos to NewsWest 9 of their cluster mailboxes. You can see that every slot is wide open and mail still sitting in some of them. One person says the mailman told […]
TYLER, TX (KLTV) – In January, we first told you about a group of East Texans who had to cross a 65-mile an hour highway, just to get their mail. Two senior citizens with health issues were among the residents that had to cross at the 10000 block of Highway 110, north of Tyler. Well, […]