BUFFALO, N.Y. – Last week’s early blast of winter weather hampered mail delivery in hard hit areas and other parts of Western New York, but the postal service is working to get things back to normal. Staff worked this weekend to catch up on sorting, and there was even limited delivery Sunday in other areas […]
USPS – November 21, 2014 NORTH POLE — Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And the Postal Service can help you prove it when Santa replies to your child’s letter to Santa — complete with a North Pole postmark! Here are the steps for your child to get a letter back from Santa: Have your […]
IRMO, SC – 11.21.14 – Kendra Miller is a US Postal worker in Lexington County. She says she’s never noticed anything abnormal on her route, until last Friday when she drove up on a woman slumped over in her car. “I was kind of nervous because she was on the wrong side of the road […]
ATLANTA – LaTonya Evans, a former United Stated Postal Service employee, has been sentenced to federal prison for participating in a conspiracy that culminated in the robbery and shooting of a postal truck driver on December 20, 2013, in Conley, Ga. “By providing her co-defendants with inside information, Evans enabled a robbery that nearly killed […]
11.21.14 – A new audit from the US Postal Service Office of Inspector General says the San Francisco Processing and Distribution Center is inefficient and overstaffed. The report, released Thursday, calls for the center to drastically reduce work hours for hundreds of employees to save millions of dollars. Despite the report’s findings, the sign outside […]
Investigation Exposed Woman Who Fraudulently Collected $250,000 in Federal Benefits; Received Food Stamps While Taking Postal Disability Payments Baltimore, Maryland – Colette Lee, age 49, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to making false statements to obtain federal employee compensation benefits. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod […]
11.18.14 – USPS News Link – For the first time in several years, the Postal Service has money to invest in its future, PMG Pat Donahoe says in his latest video message to employees. [ PEN note: video link provided by USPS news link – when the video is posted on YouTube we will post that […]
(WXYZ) – 11.19.14 – The U.S. Postal Service is looking to fill a number of temporary positions. They’ve announced an online career fair for Wednesday afternoon. The event takes place online from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and the postal service says applicants will have the opportunity to chat live with recruiters. To participate, go to […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – 11.17.14 – The current U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe will retire in February. The agency’s Chief operating Officer Megan Brennan will be taking over as the first woman to head the Postal Service. The U.S. Postal Service reported $569 million in revenue last year. But an overall loss of 5.5. billion dollars. […]
What: Telephone/Web conference on U.S. Postal Service FY 2014 end of year financial results Who: Postmaster General and CEO Patrick Donahoe CFO and Executive Vice President Joseph Corbett When: Fri., Nov. 14, 2014 11 a.m. ET Background: The call is open to the news media and all other interested parties. How to Participate Important Notice: […]