4+ day, 30+ min ago   (166+ words) The Postal Service recently made the following managerial and supervisory announcements: • Robert “Paul” Birge Jr., South Carolina District manager, was named Alabama-Mississippi District’s acting manager. • Frank S. Cetta, Mesa, AZ, postmaster, was named Tucson, AZ, acting postmaster. • Postmaster Blake A....

1+ week, 30+ min ago   (330+ words) Last week, Link told readers about a line of bags and backpacks from accessories brand Sprayground that features USPS themes and images. The items became available on the company’s website Sept. 5. We also spotlighted a few of September’s many observances,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (181+ words) Letter Carrier Jeff Miller was delivering mail in Oskaloosa, IA, recently when he heard a faint cry of “mailman.” The Postal Service employee looked around and saw a woman in a backyard waving him down. The customer had fallen and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (157+ words) Carrier Technician James Jarm was delivering mail in Albuquerque, NM, recently when he saw flames on the next block. He went to the street and found a house, bushes and a car engulfed in flames from a brush fire. After…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (356+ words) Members of the SeaWeeders gardening club give their time every week to maintain the grounds of the Solana Beach, CA, Post Office. An initial cleanup in the early 2000s involved dozens of volunteers from several groups trimming trees, pruning overgrown plants,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (268+ words) The Postal Service is reminding employees that wearing a seat belt while operating a vehicle could be a lifesaving move. On Dec. 15, 2022, Riegelsville, PA, Postmaster Drew Boardman set out for a nearby Post Office where he was asked to help…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (263+ words) The Postal Service recently issued a set of four stamps celebrating Postcrossing, a global project that enables its participants to send and receive postcards from random people all over the world. Since its launch in 2005, more than 800,000 people in more…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (555+ words) Palo Alto, CA, traces its founding to a mission church established by a Roman Catholic priest in 1777 when the area was part of the Spanish Empire. The city’s Hamilton Station Post Office — built more than 150 years later in the Spanish…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (142+ words) Postal Service employee Philip Abella was working at the Seattle Processing and Distribution Center when he witnessed a multi-vehicle accident on a nearby freeway. A driver had collided with a tractor-trailer and another vehicle, creating a chaotic and dangerous scene....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (433+ words) A mail processing clerk in Austin, TX, answered the call to help people affected by the recent flooding in the state’s Hill Country region in July. Nathanael Myers volunteered with a disaster response unit operated by Texas-based supermarket chain H-E-B…...