Government Postal Delivery

State could buy downtown Annapolis post office

2013-05-13 19:25:00

Top state officials will decide Wednesday whether to buy the Annapolis post office on Church Circle to use it for government offices. The Board of Public Works -- comprised of the governor, comptroller and treasurer -- will vote on spending $3.2 million...

Rep. Edwards talks government cuts at Montpelier Arts Center

2013-04-08 08:13:00

Maryland District 4 Rep. Donna Edwards spoke to constituents Saturday at the Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, addressing economic concerns and outlining her current priorities. Edwards, a Democrat who represents parts of Prince George's and...

Five questions with ... John Kennedy

2013-04-07 00:00:00

Helping companies save money on postage can bring in the big bucks. Baltimore-based Three Dog Logistics picks up mail from clients with high volumes, "commingles" it with other client mail going to the same ZIP code and delivers it closer to the end...

Baltimore man, 81, loses his home following lottery fraud

2013-03-06 15:58:00

The first caller told Norman Breidenbaugh he had won $2.5 million in a foreign sweepstakes, but there was a catch: Breidenbaugh needed to send $2,000 in fees before collecting his earnings. Other calls followed, promising Breidenbaugh millions more...

Government favors big corporations

2013-03-07 05:15:00

We average people vote but we don't get much respect from our government these days nor from some of our representatives. The government gives our taxpayer money and tax breaks to big companies and corporations that don't pay taxes and often don't pay...

U.S. Postal Service issues stamped envelope with illustration by Md. artist

2013-03-01 14:37:42

The U.S. Postal Service issued an illustration of a bank swallow by Maryland artist Matt Frey Friday as a stamped envelope, the second in a four-part series of swallows by Frey commissioned by the organization. The bird is the smallest swallow in North...

Culleton: Work needed to keep U.S. Postal Service from becoming a dead letter

2013-02-19 10:27:39

In Korea, back in the 1950s, a new commander arrived for the small military installation in Ulsan where I was stationed. One of his first acts was to issue a general order which read, "No stupid action will be taken by any member of this command." As a...

Don't be surprised if Saturday mail delivery continues well beyond when it is supposed to end in August [Editorial]

2013-02-12 13:43:00

It comes as no surprise that a wholly un-scientific person on the street survey in Bel Air and Havre de Grace last week indicated the reaction to the U.S. Postal Service ceasing Saturday letter deliveries would be no big deal. No doubt, there are some...

For mail carriers, Saturday routes roll on — at least for now

2013-02-09 16:21:00

Wanda Feagen pulled on her blue United States Postal Service coat and a pair of thick black gloves shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, blinking against a hard wind and waiting for her mail delivery truck to fill up on gas. "Hoo hoo!" she said of the cold...

Plan to cut Saturday mail delivery gets ho-hum reaction in Harford

2013-02-08 05:10:00

Many business owners interviewed along Bel Air's Main Street this week said they had no problem with the U.S. Postal Service's plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery to homes and businesses, some going so far to say the move makes sense for the postal...

Reactions mixed to Postal Service's decision to stop Saturday delivery

2013-02-06 17:22:00

Word that the cash-strapped Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays hit Lakesha Johnson hard. "I think that's terrible," the Baltimore woman said Wednesday outside the city's Main Post Office on East Fayette Street. "When they want to...

Reactions mixed to Postal Service request to stop delivering mail on Saturdays

2013-02-06 14:08:00

Lanny Gans had not heard, until she went to the Roland Park post office Wednesday, that the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service plans to end Saturday service in August, in an effort to save $2 billion a year.. "I hate to see anything like that...

U.S. Postal Service mail boxes at a post office in Encinitas, California.

2013-05-10 13:35:19

Dan Zwarton, right, of Hagerstown and his wife Sarah Zwarton were on hand at Sunday's rally on West Franklin Street in front of the U.S. Post Office. Dan is a city carrier with the United States Postal Service.

2013-03-24 00:00:00

The ribbon cutting for the new May's Service Center Village Post Office was Friday morning in Fairplay. From left, co-owner Todd May, USPS Area Vice President David C Fields, USPS Area Marketing Manager Tammy Edwards, USPS Baltimore District Manager Darryl Martin, and co owner Kevin May.

2013-03-22 00:00:00