Patti Schulte (right), dressed as a character from the Pixar film “Coco,” watches as her daughters, Madison and Daphne, take a toothbrush from a Post Office employee during the Norway Halloween Festival. Schulte and her daughters were joined by Sarah Oakley (left), dressed as a Star Trek character, and her one-year old son, Elon Oakley, […]
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Postal Service considering new Temple office
TEMPLE — The U.S. Postal Service is planning to reestablish retail services as close as possible to the former post office. More information will be presented at a public meeting on Monday, Oct. 22 at 6:15 p.m. at the Temple Town Office, 258 Temple Rd. “The reasons for this decision, along with potential sites and […]
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Farmington postal carrier Rose Richards retiring Aug. 31
FARMINGTON — Mail carrier Rose Richards will retire Friday, Aug. 31, after 32.5 years. The post office will be holding a party for her at 7:30 a.m. to which the public is invited. Wednesday afternoon Richards was caught in a torrential downpour and returned to the post office drenched. “I walked through water up to here,” […]
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Livermore Falls man's car hits Post Office
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man hit the gas pedal instead of the brake on his vehicle, sending it into the post office building Wednesday, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. Don Newcomb, 70, of Livermore Falls was checked by ambulance personnel and did not appear to be injured, Steward said. The car was destroyed, […]
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U.S. Post Service: Amazon not the problem
The United States Post Service says that its large financial losses are caused by market forces and governmental constraints but not Amazon, in a release of its quarterly statistics that stood in contrast to pointed statements made by President Donald Trump. Trump made waves in March when he declared that the Postal Service was losing […]
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A letter from Lewiston, Auburn postmasters:
We’d like Lewiston/Auburn pet owners to take a moment and look at the world through their dog’s eyes. Eating, sleeping and playing take up most of their day. The one job they do have, at least in their minds, is protecting their turf and their family. “It’s OK, he won’t bite you,” is a phrase […]
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Temple post office closing March 24
TEMPLE — The Temple post office will close March 24 at the end of the business day, because the building owner is terminating the lease March 31, U.S. Postal Service communications specialist Steve Doherty said. “We have been actively looking for a new location within Temple and are optimistic about having something in place by that […]
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Bethel selectmen meeting on sewage problem
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen will hold a special meeting Wednesday to deal with a sewer line draining from the Bethel Post Office into the sewer system and eventually into a brook. The special meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Office meeting room. Town Manager Christine Landes said Monday the mistaken hookup […]
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USPS offers reward in North Jay post office burglary
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 […]