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Byline: DAVID SHARP Associated Press

22 Aug

USPS proposes changes to save $3B per year, starting in 2025

published on August 22, 2024 - 2:46 PM

The U.S. Postal Service wants to save $3 billion annually on changes that reflect its greater reliance on streamlined regional

09 Aug

Prompted by mass shooting, 72-hour wait period and other new gun laws go into effect in Maine

published on August 9, 2024 - 2:20 PM

With eleventh hour guidance from the state, Maine gun retailers on Friday began requiring a three-day wait period for gun

05 Jul

Fireworks light up the skies across the US as Americans endure searing heat to celebrate July Fourth

published on July 5, 2024 - 1:23 PM

Millions of people in the U.S. celebrated and suffered under heat warnings Thursday as they flocked to beaches and traveled

12 Mar

Letter carrier robberies continue as the US Postal Service, union and lawmakers seek solutions

published on March 12, 2024 - 1:41 PM

When the U.S. Postal Service launched Project Safe Delivery last year, officials pledged they would be “doubling down” on their efforts

06 Feb

Postal Service, once chided for slow adoption of EVs, announces plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions

published on February 6, 2024 - 2:41 PM

The U.S. Postal Service announced sweeping plans Tuesday to reduce greenhouse emissions by diverting more parcels from air to ground

20 Nov

Shippers anticipate being able to meet holiday demand

published on November 20, 2023 - 2:26 PM

Carriers like the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and United Parcel Service have capacity to meet projected demand this holiday season,

25 Oct

USPS touts crackdown on postal crime, carrier robberies, with hundreds of arrests

published on October 25, 2023 - 1:40 PM

With mail theft and postal carrier robberies up, law enforcement officials have made more than 600 arrests since May in

24 Oct

Many families to get a break on winter heating costs but uncertainties persist

published on October 24, 2023 - 2:29 PM

With millions of families behind on utility payments and more people seeking heating aid, many could soon see a welcome

01 Aug

Maine’s biggest newspaper group is now a nonprofit under the National Trust for Local News

published on August 1, 2023 - 1:45 PM

The largest newspaper group in Maine is becoming a nonprofit with Tuesday’s completion of the sale of more than 20

24 Feb

US Navy applies lessons from costly shipbuilding mistakes

published on February 24, 2023 - 12:50 PM

(AP) — The U.S. Navy appears to have learned from its costly lessons after cramming too much new technology onto