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Mainers are going days without mail as COVID sickens postal staff

by Sawyer Loftus January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

Staffing shortages can easily cripple smaller post offices, and shortages in a variety of postal service jobs all contribute to slower delivery.

US Postal Service recovers from poor holiday showing in 2020

by The Associated Press December 31, 2021January 2, 2022

Opinion Contributor

Congress slouches as USPS workers hustle

by Tribune Content Agency December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

Maine joins 19 other states to challenge mail slowdown plan

by Michael Shepherd October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

National Business

Postal Service changes may slow some deliveries, will boost first-class prices for holidays

by Tribune Content Agency September 28, 2021September 28, 2021

US Postal Service has shorted some workers’ pay for years

by The Associated Press August 31, 2021August 31, 2021

Lawsuit delays plan to replace the Postal Service’s aging truck fleet

by The Associated Press August 11, 2021August 11, 2021

Mainers expected to see slower mail under Postal Service cost-cutting plan

by Jessica Piper August 11, 2021August 10, 2021

National Politics

‘Get used to me’: Postmaster evokes Trump style in Biden era

by The Associated Press June 7, 2021June 8, 2021

Maine State Prison will have to pay for returned mail, postal service says

by Lauren Abbate April 3, 2021April 3, 2021

Louis DeJoy’s postal plan

by George Danby March 26, 2021March 26, 2021

USPS creed

by George Danby February 26, 2021February 25, 2021

National Politics

New Postal Service chair portends shakeup at the agency

by The Associated Press February 9, 2021February 9, 2021

What a Maine woman did after her ballot apparently got lost in the mail

by Erin Rhoda October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

National Politics

Postal Service ordered by judge to step up delivery of election mail

by Tribune Content Agency October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

National Politics

Postal Service says timely vote delivery isn’t a constitutional right

by Tribune Content Agency October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

Mail that absentee ballot today to ensure it’s counted on Election Day

by Christopher Burns October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

National Politics

Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes

by The Associated Press October 15, 2020October 15, 2020

Maine postal workers reassemble high-speed sorting machine

by The Associated Press October 12, 2020October 12, 2020

Mail delays sharply rose in Maine as Postal Service pursued savings, new data show

by Jessica Piper September 20, 2020September 19, 2020