postalnews.com: May 2017

Wednesday, May 31

Connecticut Window Clerk Charged with Stealing Mail
postalnews.com Comment
Informed Delivery - The Future of Direct Mail?
Dave Lewis | Pulse | LinkedIn Comment
One-term Trump?
Mike Causey says Trump should keep his hands off the federal retirement program if he wants to stay in power.
FederalNewsRadio.com Comment
Mail delivery contractor barred from fed contract bids for failing to pay drivers' wages
Newark Star Ledger Comment
Tuesday, May 30
US Postal Service Removed Nearly 40 San Francisco Mailboxes Last Month
Hoodline Comment
Museum commemorates rail mail anniversary
postalnews.com Comment
Bomb threat at Norman training center cleared
Norman Transcript Comment
Post Office finally responds to no-tech mail scam
New York Post Comment
Protective bird blocks Wisconsin family's mail delivery
WTMJ Milwaukee Comment
Monday, May 29
Video: Hollywood Hills mailbox camera captures alleged mail thieves in the act
KABC Los Angeles Comment
Mail Carrier Pays Customer for Missing Packages
KRGV TV Rio Grande Valley TX Comment
Maybe not snow, rain, heat or gloom — but sometimes stickers
Wisconsin State Journal Comment
Sunday, May 28
Two Kentucky postal workers charged with misappropriation of funds
Lexington Herald Leader Comment
Richmond: Issues arise as Postal Service faces rapidly changing mail arena
Richmond Times-Dispatch Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week May 21-27
postalnews.com Comment
Saturday, May 27
APWU: White House 2018 Budget Proposal Targets Postal Workers and Postal Services
APWU News Comment
Dogs that attacked Grand Rapids postal worker euthanized
WOOD TV Grand Rapids Comment
Alabama mail carrier accused of feeding dog meatballs with nails
WAFF Huntsville Comment
Friday, May 26
U.S. Postal Service retracts incorrect report: $2 Jenny Invert pane to remain on sale
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Seattle USPS employee allegedly mailed marijuana out of state
KIRO-TV Seattle Comment
North Carolina post office closes on 2 day's notice after building deemed unsafe
Raleigh News & Observer Comment
‘It’s definitely a concern’: Canada Post workers on high alert over fentanyl risks
Globalnews.ca Comment
Turlock CA police catch suspected mail thief
Turlock Journal Comment
Will Trump’s budget cut mail delivery? Plan revives contentious question
Washington Post Comment
Thursday, May 25
When did the National Postal Forum turn into a tech conference?
Technical.ly Baltimore Comment
NAPS: Trump Budget Would Reduce Postal Paychecks, Retirement Benefits
National Association of Postal Supervisors Comment
Pennsylvania Mail Handler Sentenced To Probation For Unemployment Compensation Fraud
postalnews.com Comment
NALC reacts to Trump budget proposal
National Association of Letter Carriers Comment
Mail that baby: A brief history of kids sent through the U.S. Postal Service
Washington Post Comment
This post office scam is as low-tech as thieves can get
New York Post Comment
Wednesday, May 24
President Trump’s 2018 budget resurrects unpopular USPS cost-cutting initiatives
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Former Worcester postal worker accused of stealing stamps and selling them on eBay
Masslive.com Comment
Trump’s budget shows feds little love despite pay hike
Washington Post Comment
Video: TV station intervenes to help disabled man get mailbox moved
WWBT Richmond Comment
Trump Suggests USPS Cut Retirement, Health Benefits in $46B Savings Package
Government Executive Comment
Long Island driver who hit postal worker with car faces upgraded charges
Newsday Comment
Dive-bombing robins keep mail carrier away from Kenosha home
Kenosha News Comment
Former Rochester NY mailman pleads guilty to stealing mail
WIVB TV Rochester Comment
Tuesday, May 23
Hundreds of baby chicks die during shipment to Maine hardware store
WGME TV Portland Comment
How Amazon helped push Japan’s famed delivery men to the edge
South China Morning Post Comment
Trump's proposed retirement changes would have major impacts on current feds and retirees
FederalNewsRadio.com Comment
Why Digital Is Not a Threat to the USPS
eMarketer Comment
Monday, May 22
Ohio letter carrier sentenced to three years in prison for delivering methamphetamine
postalnews.com Comment
PMG touts digital strategies, mail innovation at National Postal Forum
postalnews.com Comment
NARFE Responds To Reported Threats in Trump’s 2018 Budget
postalnews.com Comment
USPS honors Henry David Thoreau
Stamp.News Comment
Post Office In Jackson Heights, Queens Dedicated To Local Gay Rights Activists
CBS New York Comment
The USPS Selects Pitney Bowes Video Technology to Help Promote a Modern Mailing Experience
postalnews.com Comment
Sunday, May 21
Top postalnews.com stories of the week May 14-20
postalnews.com Comment
West Virginia: Dog attacks stop mail in troubled areas
Huntington Herald-Dispatch Comment
Are gimmicks on stamps a good thing?
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Saturday, May 20
North Dakota mail carrier rescues woman who cried for help for 20 hours
Bismarck Tribune Comment
Alaska postmaster demoted to custodian after investigation upholds harassment claims
Alaska Dispatch News Comment
Trump’s budget calls for hits on federal employee retirement programs
Washington Post Comment
Friday, May 19
Video: Mail truck driver injured in Florida crash
WSVN TV Miami Comment
Iowa postal worker placed on probation for mail theft
Sioux City Journal Comment
Residents of Arkansas town fed up with delayed mail
KAIT Jonesboro, AR Comment
Two-Day Suspension Not Enough to Prove Retaliation, Appeals Court Rules
SHRM Comment
OIG says USPS isn’t using social media effectively to deal with customers
postalnews.com Comment
My kingdom for an old-fashioned mailbox
Lancaster Online Comment
Postal regulatory agency to conclude postage review this fall
FederalNewsRadio.com Comment
Thursday, May 18
Three South Carolina postal workers charged with theft
postalnews.com Comment
USPS letter, carrier, 14 gang members arrested in drug trafficking sting
WMC TV Memphis Comment
Inside Michigan's Postal Service Museum, second only to the Smithsonian in U.S.
MLive.com Comment
Should Commercial Mailers Be Scared of Informed Delivery and Hybrid Digital Mail?
Assurety Consulting Comment
Video: Retired Postal Service worker devotes her life to serving the homeless
WWBT TV Richmond Comment
Thieves steal truck full of mail in Los Angeles
KTTV Los Angeles Comment
Video: NY postal worker accused of stealing mail
WTEN TV Albany Comment
Neighborhood battles with post office to get their mail
WPXI TV Pittsburgh Comment
Wednesday, May 17
Postal contractor execs guilty of conspiracy
Staunton VA News Leader Comment
NY post office employee accused of stealing gift cards
WRGB Albany Comment
Postmark commemorates railway mail service
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Video: Where’s the mail? Postal thefts on the rise in Central Virginia
WRIC Richmond Comment
The Postal Service wants you, millennials
Marketplace Comment
Postal employees' pay raise in the works as union contact nears final approval
FederalNewsRadio.com Comment
Tuesday, May 16
USPS to issue round, textured “Have a Ball” stamps
Stamp.News Comment
Neither snow, nor sleet, nor snakes? Street goes days without mail over slithery sighting
WKYT Lexington KY Comment
Amazon Is Now Worth Twice as Much as Walmart
Money Comment
USPS wants board of governors back in business
Linn's Stamp News Comment
UPS Integrates Chatbot With UPS My Choice
UPS News Comment
Monday, May 15
Florida rural carrier rescues customer
good.postal.news Comment
In France, postal workers will check on the elderly
connexionfrance.com Comment
Construction worker finds stolen mail: ‘It gets me so angry’
KBAK TV Bakersfield Comment
Sunday, May 14
Top postalnews.com stories of the week May 7-13
postalnews.com Comment
USPS and NALC reach tentative contract
NALC News Comment
Orlando police respond to two bomb threats at post offices
Orlando Sentinel Comment
Marketers are spicing up direct mail with augmented reality
Newsday Comment
Sylvania Township man moves mailbox....mail stops! (Until TV reporter asks about it!)
WTVG Toledo Comment
Mail truck tips over after collision in Warwick RI
WPRI TV Providence Comment
Video: USPS truck crashes into Kansas City utility pole, knocks out power
WDAF TV Kansas City Comment
Saturday, May 13
Video: Mother’s Day cards, mail stolen from Wichita resident mailbox
KSN TV Wichita Comment
Thieves raid mailboxes in California gated community
Los Angeles Daily News Comment
Dogs, Snow, Mice... They Encounter It All: A Day In The Life Of A Postal Carrier
Newtown (CT) Bee Comment
Friday, May 12
Letter carriers’ annual Food Drive set for tomorrow across the country
postalnews.com Comment
Florida Homeowners Fighting for Curbside Mail Delivery
NBC 6 South Florida Comment
Maine window clerk pleads guilty to stealing mail
postalnews.com Comment
Thursday, May 11
USPS told employee he shouldn't have been involved with GoFundMe page for critically injured co-worker
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Charlottesville VA residents say they’re not getting mail- carriers blame short staffing
WVIR TV Charlottesville Comment
Houston letter carrier sues property operators for injuries
SE Texas Record Comment
NALC statement on USPS quarterly financial report
NALC News Comment
Video: Letter carrier attacked while delivering mail in Memphis | postalnews.com
WMC Memphis Comment
Wednesday, May 10
USPS posts $12 million operating profit for second quarter
USPS News Comment
Brooklyn Mailman Busted For Trashing Nearly 3,000 Letters
BKLYNER Comment
Thieves target Turlock CA mailboxes
Turlock Journal Comment
Ex-postal worker arrested after failing to appear at sentencing
Rapid City Journal Comment
Labor Dep't cuts could jeopardize workplace safety enforcement
NY Daily News Comment
Tuesday, May 9
OIG: Update for Measuring Pension and Retiree Health Benefits Liabilities
USPS OIG Comment
Video: Thieves targeting Corpus Christi community mailboxes
KRIS TV Corpus Christi Comment
Video: TV station gets USPS to solve disabled man’s postal problem
KCTV Kansas City Comment
Will future feds have a retirement plan?
FederalNewsRadio.com Comment
Video: USPS locates missing cremated remains
CBS Sacramento Comment
NYC postal worker arrested for not delivering 3,000 mail items
NY Daily News Comment
Monday, May 8
New Jersey letter carrier delivers in top hat and tails to celebrate retirement
Two River Times Comment
Arizona mail theft suspect arrested
Kingman Daily Miner Comment
New stamps display northern and southern lights
Linn's Stamp News Comment
Fire Damages Postal Annex at Federal Building in Los Angeles
LA West Media Comment
Police looking for multiple suspects involved in San Antonio mail theft
KSAT San Antonio Comment
Sen. Claire McCaskill calls on USPS to explain complaints of poor service
KMBZ Kansas City Comment
How Informed Delivery Suddenly Became Very Important
PostalMag Comment
Sunday, May 7
Video: Daughter of missing St. Louis postal worker seeks answers
postalnews.com Comment
Video: East Village postal worker arrested after argument with security guard
postalnews.com Comment
Aberdeen MD residents, city leaders, rally for accessible entrance to local post office
Baltimore Sun Comment
Top postalnews.com stories of the week April 30-May 6
postalnews.com Comment
USPS appears to be dodging decision on Hawaii PO
Thegardenisland.com Comment
Quick-thinking mail carrier saves families from gas leak
Fox8 Cleveland Comment
Saturday, May 6
‘Mail my body to Paul Ryan’: An extremely morbid way to protest the GOP health-care bill
Washington Post Comment
Two men face federal charges for ‘fishing’ checks out of Florida mailboxes
Miami Herald Comment
Florida: Driver Flees Police, Hits U.S. Mail Truck
Brevard Times Comment
California mail theft victims often endure inconvenience, frustration
Victorville Daily Press Comment
Signed, sealed, delivered? Mail problems irk residents of Maryland town
Frederick News Post Comment
Video: Postal Service Loses Family Heirloom
CBS Chicago Comment
Postal workers no longer deliver to short mailboxes in Florida town
WJXT TV Jacksonville Comment
Friday, May 5
Filmmakers set out to tell letter carriers’ stories
NALC News Comment
Floods disrupt service in Midwest, South
USPS News Link Comment
Canadian astronaut unveils maple leaf-shaped Canadarm stamp
Stamp.News Comment
Postal Detectives Flummoxed by Harlem Mail Thieves as 2 More Victims Come Forward
DNAinfo New York Comment
Video: Postal service takes action following yet another string of PO box thefts on Oahu
KHON Honolulu Comment
Thursday, May 4
Video: Tennessee postal workers busted for reportedly delaying, stealing mail
WJHL TV Johnson City TN Comment
New Haven Man Sentenced to 90 Months for Armed Robbery of West Haven Post Office, Bank
postalnews.com Comment
Mailman Bitten by Dog in Hartford
NBC Connecticut Comment
Woman accuses US of negligence over state of sidewalk outside post office
Louisiana Record Comment
Video: Congressman Wants Hearing On Mail Forwarding Flaws
CBS Sacramento Comment
Kansas postmaster, clerk help stop phone scam and recover victims money
Pratt Tribune Comment
Wednesday, May 3
Postal inspectors working to determine how much mail stolen from mail truck in California town
Modesto Bee Comment
Aurora Oregon Man Sentenced to 39 Months in Prison for Mail Theft
postalnews.com Comment
Video: Mallard Creek NC residents going days without mail, missing packages
WBTV Charlotte Comment
Video: Sticky mailbox scams are popping up around Topeka- no response from USPS
WIBW Topeka Comment
Canada Post reports a profit before tax in 2016 of $55 million after solid growth in parcels
CanadaPostNews.com Comment
Michigan: Pit bull bites mail carrier, prosecutor reviewing matter
Bay City Times Comment
Driver Wearing Gas Mask Drops Off Letter At Wyoming PO; Prompts Bomb Squad Response
Sweetwater Now Comment
Boise postmaster dyes hair blue for Stamp Out Hunger
KTVB Boise Comment
Tuesday, May 2
USPS Issues Corsage, Boutonniere “Celebration” stamps
Stamp.News Comment
Special agents investigating USPS employee for mail theft in Kingsport TN
WJHL TV Kingsport Comment
TSP Grows Across All Funds in April
Government Executive Comment
Forever stamp anniversary prompts accounting changes
Linn's Stamp News Comment
No easy answers to California postal thefts
Martinez News-Gazette Comment
Elderly driver injured after crashing truck into Arkansas PO
Searcy Daily Citizen Comment
Monday, May 1
ZIP code dispute in Swanzey NH gets a boost from US senators
Keene Sentinel Comment
UPS, FedEx seek to undercut USPS prices on local deliveries
DC Velocity Comment
Oregon man indicted in crash that killed postal worker on his way home from work
Yamhill Valley News Register Comment
Video: No Fix For Flaw That Lets Scammers Redirect Your Mail
CBS Sacramento Comment
Queens postal worker swiped $20G worth of packages over two years
NY Daily News Comment

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