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US Postal Worker Robbed at Gunpoint in Peabody, Police Say
A U.S. mail carrier was robbed at gunpoint in Peabody, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon, local police said. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Veterans Memorial Drive near Lynn Street, according to Peabody police. The postal worker said that the suspect brandished a firearm. In surveillance footage shared with NBC10 Boston by neighborhood residents, you can see the mail...
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NBC10 Boston Responds Helps Woman Whose Wedding Ring Was Lost in the Mail
When a ring disappeared in the mail, a Massachusetts woman thought she was covered because she had insured the package. But when her claim was denied, she reached out to our NBC10 Boston Responds team for help. Carrie Giardino and Jason Van Velzen got married on the spur of the moment in April of 2020. They later designed their wedding…
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Woman Gets Postcard Her Late Mom Sent on 1960s Honeymoon, Then More Mail From the Dead
A woman in New York is now receiving mail from the distant past — written by relatives who have since passed away.
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Govt Watchdog Faults Postal Service Analysis of New Trucks
A government watchdog says the U.S. Postal Service’s environmental evaluation used for purchases of next-generation delivery vehicles relied on some false assumptions
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RI Men Abducted Postal Worker Over Missing Cocaine, Police Say
Four men face charges in Rhode Island after authorities say they kidnapped a postal worker who they mistakenly believed had stolen a shipment of their cocaine. The Boston Globe reports the men were engaged in a scheme to ship drugs from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island and became convinced the mail man had stolen one of their packages. They held…
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Mail and Packages Could Take Longer to Arrive Under New USPS Standards
Starting Oct. 1, the US Postal Service will be implementing new service standards for first-class mail and periodicals, which could slow down delivery times. Here’s what you need to know.
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Former Lynn Postal Carrier Sentenced for Stealing Stimulus Payments, Other Mail
A former Massachusetts postal worker was sentenced this week for allegedly stealing stimulus payments and other mail from customers along her route. Angela Gomez, 40, of Lynn, was sentenced Thursday to three months in prison and three years of supervised release for stealing mail, including almost $5,000 in stimulus payments, and making over $16,000 in fraudulent purchases and ATM withdrawals….
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USPS Has Shorted Some Workers' Pay for Years, CPI Finds
A Center for Public Integrity investigation finds that the U.S. Postal Service regularly cheats mail carriers out of their pay
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Postal Service Looks to Raise First-Class Stamp to 58 Cents
The U.S. Postal Service wants to raises rates on first-class stamps from 55 cents to 58 cents as part of a host of price hikes and service changes designed to reduce debt for the beleaguered agency.
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US Postal Service to Consolidate 18 Facilities, Leading to Concerns Over Mail Delays
The U.S. Postal Service announced plans this week to consolidate 18 of the country’s major mail sorting facilities in coming months. Officials of the postal workers union say the move could redirect mail in some regions by nearly 100 miles and further delay delivery, NBC News reports.
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Postmaster General's New Plan Could Include Slower Mail, Postage Hike
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is set to implement a new strategic plan that includes higher postage rates and the elimination of first-class tier of mail, two sources familiar with the move told to NBC News on Friday. The plan to eliminate first-class mail, which includes letters, magazines, catalogs, among others, would slow down mail that typically arrives within two days...
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Weary Postal Workers Hope Biden Will Bring New Tone, Change
Weary postal workers recovering from the holiday surge are hoping the new president will bring a new tone.
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A Man of Letters: Yogi Berra to Be Featured on New Stamp
New York Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra will be featured on a new stamp this year
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Judge Orders Further Sweeps of Postal Service Facilities for Undelivered Ballots
A federal judge ordered the Postal Service on Thursday to continue its sweep of mail facilities to check for undelivered ballots in states that have extended vote delivery deadlines, such as North Carolina and Pennsylvania, NBC News reports.
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Voters Have Cast 1.1M Mail-In Ballots In Massachusetts. Will the Rest Arrive in Time?
With a week until election day, all eyes are on the U.S. Postal Service as it copes with a massive increase in mail-in voting. More than 1.1 million mail-in ballots have now been received in Massachusetts, according to figures released by the Secretary of State William Galvin’s office on Tuesday afternoon. Nearly 683,000 more have voted in person at early…
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Will the U.S. Mail Delivery Slowdown Jeopardize Your Mail-In Ballot?
A three-month test by of U.S. mail delivery by NBCLX and NBC Owned Television Stations found most First-Class letters still get delivered within 5 days – including official election mail – but delays are much more common now than they were in August or early September.
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US Mail Slowdown Continues as Election Nears
The U.S. Postal Service is continuing to suffer a summer slowdown. For the second month in a row, reporters at NBC Owned Television Stations, Telemundo and NBCLX tested the Postal Service by mailing hundreds of letters across the country. The result: About 20 percent of 426 letters arrived later than expected. That’s consistent with a smaller test with 155 letters…
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NBC Tests USPS Speeds Before Election But Finds Little Sign of Improvement
The U.S. Postal Service isn’t delivering mail as quickly as it should, but the delays don’t appear significant enough – at this time – to disrupt an election, according to a September test by NBCLX and NBC Owned Television Stations.
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Records: Mail Delivery Lags Behind Targets as Election Nears
Data obtained by The Associated Press shows Postal Service districts across the nation are missing the agency’s own standards for on-time delivery as millions of Americans prepare to vote by mail
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NY Judge: Postal Service Must Process Election Mail in a Timely Manner
The U.S. Postal Service must live up to its responsibilities to timely process election mail by treating it as a priority, a New York judge ordered on Monday, adding that the agency’s workers should be permitted to make extra deliveries and work overtime near the November presidential election.