"... Today, NALC President Brian Renfroe and other postal union and association leaders briefed the House postal caucus on the most pressing issues facing letter carriers and all postal employees.
President Renfroe addressed the unprecedented crimes and assaults letter carriers continue to face and urged the caucus to advance the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act (H.R. 1065).
He also explained necessary changes needed to improve the agency’s finances. ..." Source: www.nalc.org
"... According to WTVC, Hollie Hogan of Georgetown, Tennessee, said she became frozen in shock after stepping out to collect a package that had been delivered by USPS and noticing that it was covered in what appeared to be a red substance...." Source: local12.com/
"...A city boy finds a stamp that unlocks his imagination; a country boy is captivated by stories. When they grow up, the two boys take different paths – one becomes a prison guard, the other works in a factory – but their early childhood passions remain. When the country boy’s stories of hope land him in prison, the letters and stamps sent to him from faraway places intrigue the prison guard – and a unique friendship begins. ..." Source: Amazon
USPS News Link | Here’s what Link covered Feb. 16-21
"... We covered more action-packed postage with a look back at Olympic stamps, beginning with the first U.S. release to celebrate the international competition, a 2-cent issue for the Games held at Lake Placid, NY; and shared news of the latest batch of stamp release dates.
There was a cautionary tale about a former USPS mail handler and an accomplice who got prison time and $2.8 million in restitution..." Source:
"... AI is establishing a presence in stamp collecting as well.
Collectors are turning to the various AI tools to gain general knowledge, categorize stamps and even prepare competitive exhibits for stamp shows. ..." Source: chroniclet.com
"... Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to allow evidence collected from cellphones and license plate records in the case of a murdered Warren postal worker.
Kaprise Sledge and his father, Thomas Sledge, face charges for the March 2024 shooting of Jonte Davis. Davis was killed while delivering mail in his postal truck. Prosecutors say the younger Sledge owned a gray pickup truck seen at the scene of the crime.
Defense attorneys recently asked the court to throw out evidence gathered from cell towers and the defendant's personal phones. They argued that the government overstepped its bounds by collecting data...The government also defended the use of a traffic camera image that helped identify the truck. They argued that drivers do not have an expectation of privacy for their license plates while on public roads. ..." Source: www.wfmj.com
"... A recent study explored how spectroscopy can be applied to stamp collecting, also known as philately. A couple of researchers from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba in Argentina proposed a new approach that they claim can improve the authentication of postal stamps. This study, which was published in the journal Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, investigates the effectiveness of using energy-dispersive inelastic X-ray scattering (EDIXS) to differentiate between types of inks used in cancellation marks ..." Source: www.spectroscopyonline.com
"Samantha Jenkins, 45, of North Plainfield, was indicted on fraud charges in Trenton federal court on Thursday. ... Jenkins collected unemployment insurance for 13 months while working as a mail clerk, collecting about $12,500 in benefits she was not entitled to. ..." Source: www.nj.com
"... Greene County District Court Judge Curtis Hitt found probable cause to charge Kentrell Bell, 37, with two counts of mail theft, a Class D felony. ...Police called to the scene stopped Bell and searched his backpack. According to the court document, officers found 40 pieces of mail addressed to the first business in the backpack.
During a Mirandized interview at the police station, Gamber said Bell claimed he found the mail on the ground" Source: www.kait8.com
"... #Minneapolis #PostalWorkers #USPS Postal workers and protesters gathered outside a U.S. post office in Minneapolis on Sunday, calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to stop using postal property to stage immigration raids. Demonstrators held signs reading “Return ICE to sender” and said the presence..." Source: www.youtube.com
"...Under the new sponsorship agreement, NHL fans will have the opportunity to interact with USPS at NHL events such as NHL Winter Classic® and NHL Stadium Series™ with on-site activities. At the 2026 NHL Stadium Series in Tampa, the USPS will activate at the 2026 NHL PreGame fan festival with a hockey skill activation and a photo booth where fans will be able to get a postcard with their image that they can mail directly from the exhibit.
USPS will receive an array of exclusive marketing rights connecting the USPS brand with the NHL ..." Source: www.nhl.com
"...Alan Ritchey, contractor running the Denver Regional Transfer Hub, said it will let go of 729 workers on Feb. 28 ...Alan Ritchey Inc., a trucking and distribution company based in Valley View, Texas, informed the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment that it will lay off the 729 employees at the hub, located at 20500 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora, on Feb. 28.
“This layoff will be permanent, and the Company’s operations will permanently cease. Affected employees are not represented by a union and bumping rights (that is, the right to avoid termination by displacing another employee) do not exist. However, employees may apply for positions at other Company facilities,” Robby Ritchey, the company’s CEO, wrote in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN, letter to the state on Tuesday." Source: www.denverpost.com
"... Christmas, the annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, is Thursday, Dec. 25. ...As Christianity spread across the world, the celebration of Christmas became more widespread...The U.S. Post Office Department released its first Christmas stamp in 1962." Source: news.usps.com
"... Announcing the decision earlier this year to stop delivering letters, PostNord, formed in 2009 in a merger of the Swedish and Danish postal services, said it would cut 1,500 jobs in Denmark and remove 1,500 red postboxes amid the “increasing digitalisation” of Danish society.
Describing Denmark as “one of the most digitalised countries in the world”, the company said the demand for letters had “fallen drastically” while online shopping continued to increase, prompting the decision to instead focus on parcels. ..." Source: www.theguardian.com
"COBB COUNTY, Ga. - ...Marietta postal employee Isis Hinson charged with theft by taking and possession of stolen mail; investigators say she resigned. ..." Source: www.fox5atlanta.com
"This will be a new approach for using more than 18,000 entry points... The Postal Service has announced a new opportunity for shippers large and small to access its valuable network of more than 18,000 destination delivery units nationwide through a solicitation process that will begin accepting bids in late January or early February.
Shippers who wish to access the network of destination delivery units, also known as DDUs, will have the ability to propose a combination of volume, pricing and tender times at each location, with deliveries for successful bidders being made by USPS that same day or the next day, at the customer’s preference...." Source: usps.com
"...On Dec. 15, 1836, a quick-moving fire destroyed a large government-owned building in Washington, DC. ...The General Post Office — which is what the Postal Service was called back then — lost important documents...Postal accounts for the years 1776-1778 were saved thanks to a courageous clerk named Cornelius Cox, who risked his life to save Benjamin Franklin’s original ledger.
The destroyed building, once known as Blodgett’s Hotel — although it never served as a hotel — had a fascinating history. " Source: news.usps.com
"... AI is establishing a presence in stamp collecting as well. Collectors are turning to the various AI tools to gain general knowl...
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