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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…

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by Nicole Valinote
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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USPS 'Persistent Service Problems' In Area Spurs Maloney To Act USPS 'Persistent Service Problems' In Area Spurs Maloney To Act
USPS 'Persistent Service Problems' In Area Spurs Maloney To Act After receiving nearly two dozen complaints from Hudson Valley residents in Middletown, New Windsor, and Westchester County, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney sent a letter to Ronald Stroman, the Deputy Postmaster General at the United States Postal Service (USPS) formally asking the agency to resolve delivery problems.  In the letter, dated April 4, Maloney outlined the numerous complaints his office has received ranging from delayed delivery to the total disappearance of packages. “Americans have come to expect fast and dependable mail delivery because USPS has always done such a great job, …

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by Jon Craig
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Clear Sidewalks, Mailboxes For Hudson Valley Letter Carriers, USPS Says Clear Sidewalks, Mailboxes For Hudson Valley Letter Carriers, USPS Says
Clear Sidewalks, Mailboxes For Hudson Valley Letter Carriers, USPS Says As the Hudson Valley continues to thaw out from Thursday’s winter weather, postal officials are encouraging homeowners to keep walkways, sidewalks and the approaches to mailboxes clear from snow and ice. On the heels of the “bomb cyclone,” which dropped as many as nine inches of snow in the area, and left the region coated in ice on Friday morning, Grayson, Westchester District postal officials are seeking the public’s assistance so letter carriers can provide safe, timely mail delivery. According to officials, mounds of snow and patches of ice in front of mailboxes create havoc for carrier…

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by Zak Failla