The change would have moved outgoing mail processing from Hampden to a facility in Scarborough, roughly 130 miles away.
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Postal Service insists it’s ready for a flood of mail-in ballots
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he’ll work with state election officials to address concerns about mail-in ballots after they warned of persistent problems during the primary season
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Election officials warn that widespread problems with U.S. mail system could disrupt voting
State and local election officials say problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters and that repeated outreach to the Postal Service to resolve the issues had failed.
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Postal Service considers rural mail slowdown after election
The changes would give customers within 50 miles of the Postal Service’s largest processing facilities faster delivery service, which accounts for the vast majority of mail and packages, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said.
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West Paris post office to move into former nursing home on Route 26
The announcement comes a little more than a month after U.S. Rep. Jared Golden,, D-Lewiston, sent a letter to the postal service demanding answers about reestablishing a post office in West Paris.
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Auburn man pleads guilty to robbery of postal carriers, burglaries of central Maine post offices
A traffic stop leads to the arrest of Winston O. McLeod and his co-defendant in the case.
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Rep. Jared Golden demands answers on 3-year West Paris post office closure
Golden cites USPS ‘lack of transparency and communication’ regarding the stated reopening of the West Paris facility, which was expected last month.
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Rep. Golden introduces legislation to halt Postal Service consolidation
Maine’s 2nd District congressman says the USPS’ plan, which includes shifting some mail processing operations from Hampden to Scarborough, would be detrimental to reliable mail delivery.
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Wales woman working as rural mail carrier dies from injuries suffered in Litchfield crash
Alicia Bubier, 48, died following the crash at the intersection of Huntington Hill Road and Quackenbush Lane, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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New Jersey man denies charges in postal carrier robberies and post office burglaries across central Maine
Investigators say carriers were robbed in Lewiston and post offices were burgled in Paris and North Monmouth in January.