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Snail Mail? New USPS Standards To Delay Some Delivery Times Now Set To Start Snail Mail? New USPS Standards To Delay Some Delivery Times Now Set To Start
Snail Mail? New USPS Standards To Delay Some Delivery Times Now Set To Start The new service standards that could slow down some United States Postal Service delivery times are set to go into effect. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's plan includes slowing the delivery of first-class mail in an effort to cut costs.  Forbes reported that the new standards will go into effect on Friday, Oct. 1.  The news outlet said first-class mail will be transported by trucks instead of airplanes in the new plan. DeJoy previously said that the goal is to ensure the long-term financial stability of the post office. The plan has received criticism from the US Postal Servic…
Postal Worker Under Investigation After Mail Is Found Dumped In Woods In Northern Westchester Postal Worker Under Investigation After Mail Is Found Dumped In Woods In Northern Westchester
Postal Worker Under Investigation After Mail Is Found Dumped In Woods In Northern Westchester The U.S. Postal Service is investigating an employee after boxes of mail were found dumped in the woods in Northern Westchester. The mail was found in Somers near the intersection of Voris Drive and Wellington Lane. An investigation is currently underway into an allegation involving undelivered mail in Somers, confirmed Jeffrey Powers, Assistant Special Agent in Charge with the Inspector General's Office. The undelivered mail was recovered by agents and the investigation is ongoing, he said. At this time, Powers said the office could not release additional information to the public, due t…
Pleasantville, Greenburgh Residents Complain About Post Office Pleasantville, Greenburgh Residents Complain About Post Office
Pleasantville, Greenburgh Residents Complain About Post Office PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The snowstorm in early January caused some Pleasantville residents to miss out on their mail. In Facebook groups, residents complained about not receiving any mail from the post office for more than five days following the Jan. 4 snowstorm and having run-ins with the post office when trying to get customer service. George Flood, a spokesman for the US Post Office, said mail delivery in Pleasantville was affected by the snowstorm. "Many roads were impassable and we adjusted operations accordingly," Orwell said.  "Some pockets of delivery did see impacts…