Washington Post: BEMIDJI, Minn. — When Delbert Mikelson’s mail started showing up late — and sometimes not showing up at all — he blamed it on the opening of deer season. “I thought my carrier was out hunting,” Mikelson said over a breakfast of eggs and pancakes at Raphael’s Bakery Cafe in downtown Bemidji. But it wasn’t the buck hunt delaying … Read More
Postal Service announces five more P&DCs to be consolidated
The Postal Service has informed the unions and management associations of its intent to conduct Mail Processing Facility Reviews (MPFR) at five more locations. Buffalo, NY P&DC into Rochester, NY P&DC (Survey) South Charleston, WV P&DC into Pittsburgh, PA P&DC and Warrendale, PA P&DC (Survey) Eastern Maine (Hampden) ME P&DC into Scarborough, ME P&DC (Survey) Fort Myers, FL P&DC into … Read More
The 2024 Postlandia Calendar of Post Offices and Places
The Postlandia calendar shows and shares the stories behind 12 photogenic and amazing post offices all across America. This is the eighth such calendar created by Evan Kalish, who has visited more than 11,000 post offices across the U.S. since 2008. This year’s calendar features post offices from: California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, … Read More
After makeshift location closes, Vermont’s capital is left without a post office
vtdigger.org: Montpelier’s post office has been operating out of temporary locations since July’s floods damaged the city’s federal building. The latest location, which consisted of postal trucks in a parking lot on River Street, closed Friday, leaving Montpelier without a post office entirely. “As the weather gets colder we’ve opted to close our temporary trailer operation and relocate PO Box customers to the … Read More
Union postal workers displeased with proposed changes to Columbia mail facility
KOMU: The way mail is distributed could change in Columbia, MO, and U.S. Postal Service union workers are dissatisfied with the proposal. The U.S. Postal Service held a public meeting with residents Thursday over potential changes to the way mail moves across the state. Following a Mail Processing Facility Review, USPS came to the conclusion that the Columbia processing and … Read More
Postal Board Suppresses Public Comments To Advance DeJoy’s Destructive Agenda
Revolving Door Project: In a time of historic distrust in government, the United States Postal Service has accomplished something extraordinary: it remains a universally beloved federal agency. Second only to the Parks Service in public favorability (a jaw-dropping 77% approval rating, per Gallup), USPS is arguably also the most frequently-interacted-with component of the federal government: packages and letters are delivered to … Read More
‘No post offices will be closed’ in Southwest Michigan consolidation, USPS says
mlive.com: Three post offices in Southwest Michigan will remain open as retail locations even though their delivery units will be consolidated at one new Sorting and Delivery Center in Kalamazoo beginning June 1, 2024. Customers will not notice a change in the retail services offered at the Portage, Schoolcraft and Kalamazoo-Westwood branch post offices, said U.S. Postal Service spokesperson Elizabeth Najduch. “Customers will see no … Read More
New Jersey postal facility set to close as part of nationwide restructuring of the US Postal Service
wsws.org: The post office’s Greater Newark New Jersey Processing and Distribution Center (PDC) in Kearny, New Jersey is slated to close early next year, threatening hundreds of jobs. Its operations will be consolidated in the Jersey City Network Distribution Center (NDC), which will become the Regional Processing & Distribution Center (RPDC) for the region. In 2022, this facility employed as … Read More
Maryland post office with ties to 1814 battle shuttered on Halloween
Allen Abel for Linn’s Stamp News: It never is a joyous occasion when a United States post office is shuttered for good, but it is especially melancholy when the closure occurs in a tiny settlement that once played a part in turning back one of the most powerful armies in the world. There is not much in Fort Howard, Md., … Read More
