JAY — The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the person or persons responsible for a burglary of the Post Office in North Jay. The service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual who burglarized the office, according […]
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Lewiston warns absentee voters to mail ballots early for mayoral runoff
LEWISTON — With Lewiston’s mayoral runoff election looming, City Clerk Kathy Montejo warned absentee ballot voters not to sit on their ballots. “In Maine, the absentee ballot has to be in our hands by 8 p.m. on election night,” Montejo said. “Not in the mail, not postmarked, not in the mail system — in our […]
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Weld officials ask residents to attend meeting on post office hours
WELD — The U.S. Postal Service will hold a meeting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, at the Weld Post Office at 22 Mill St. to hear concerns from people about the proposed reduction of office hours from eight to four on weekdays. The post office is open four hours on Saturdays. The U.S. […]
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Vienna man arrested after check stolen from Wilton post office box
WILTON — Police said a Vienna man took a check for $606 from a friend’s Wilton post office box and cashed it. Tristan Ridlon, 29, was arrested on a charge of felony theft Thursday by Wilton police Lt. Chad Abbott. The victim apparently gave Ridlon a key to the box, police Chief Heidi Wilcox said […]
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Letter written in Maine 83 years ago finally delivered
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A letter written by a Houlton school teacher in 1931 to her mother in Pittsfield has finally been delivered — 83 years later. The nine-page letter was written by 23-year-old Miriam McMichael, to her mother, Dollena McMichael. Both women have since died. The letter was lost and only recently found at the […]
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Postal workers’ unions protest Staples program
CONCORD, N.H. — Postal workers in cities big and small protested in front of Staples stores on Thursday, objecting to the U.S. Postal Service’s pilot program to open counters in stores, staffed with retail employees. Rallies were planned at 50 locations in 27 states. In Concord, more than 100 boisterous workers donned bright blue shirts […]