Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar that will show how what you eat affects how you feel. The webinar, “Mood Boosting Foods,” will be held Nov. 9 at noon Eastern. Representatives from GEHA, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will discuss how certain foods can boost those feel-good hormones, and […]
The Postal Service has released a kid-centered companion to Publication 100, The United States Postal Service: An American History. Publication 100-K, A Kids’ History of the United States Postal Service, is in PDF form and free to download. “We hope this book helps to teach kids about the important role the Postal Service played in […]
Postal Service employee relocation expense reimbursement requests submitted after Nov. 17 will be processed for payment after Jan. 2, 2024. This deadline ensures that the organization has adequate time to record and report all relocation expenses for 2023 tax purposes. Employees should refer any questions to their relocation counselor or send an email to the […]
Postal Service employees may participate in upcoming webinars on how to control and harness emotions to achieve desired goals. The webinars, “Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace,” will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 12:15 p.m. Eastern and 3:15 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from the University of Phoenix, a USPS educational partner, will offer tips on managing […]
When wildfires destroyed much of Lahaina, HI, during the summer, the news was particularly poignant for employees at the Chico, CA, Post Office who experienced a similar disaster. The Camp Fire in November 2018 affected thousands in the Chico area and devastated the nearby town of Paradise. Customers in areas where disasters have struck rely […]
City Carrier Assistant Scott Faticone was recently delivering mail in Rochester, NY, when he noticed that a customer’s home was on fire. He called 911 and banged on the door to alert anyone inside. The residents were unaware of the fire, but because of Faticone’s actions, a mother, daughter and their dog were able to […]
Love the upcoming new stamps highlighted in the “What’s in store, 24?” article. My customers like a variety of stamps and stamps for special occasions. […]
President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor the victims of this week’s mass shooting in Lewiston, ME. Flags should be flown at half-staff until Oct. 30 at sunset. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower it to the half-staff […]
The grace period for USPS Ground Advantage, the Postal Service’s new shipping product, is ending Oct. 31. When USPS Ground Advantage was launched on July 9, retail and commercial mailers were given until Sept. 30 to comply with the new product’s labeling requirements. The deadline was then extended to Oct. 31. Packages with markings for […]
USPS and the Postal Inspection Service provided an update this week on their Project Safe Delivery campaign to crack down on postal crimes and attacks on postal employees. Multiple USPS departments are working on the campaign, which was announced in May. “As our nation continues to address a sustained crime wave, our targeted focus to […]
The Postal Service has announced its stamp releases for 2024: • Year of the Dragon, the fifth in the 12-stamp Lunar New Year series, featuring a three-dimensional mask depicting the face of a dragon; • Love, a bird in flight carrying a message of love; • U.S. Flags, four stamps depicting Old Glory waving at […]
The Postal Service recently observed the 100th anniversary of a train robbery that sparked the use of forensics by the Postal Inspection Service. Dubbed the Tragedy at Tunnel 13, the incident took place on Oct. 11, 1923, when three brothers — Hugh, Ray and Roy DeAutremont — staged one of the last major train robberies […]
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. The session will be held Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from GEHA, a not-for-profit provider of health plans for federal employees, will conduct the webinar and explain how Medicare works with FEHB […]
The Postal Service will honor active military and veteran employees from all branches of service with a certificate of appreciation to mark Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Employees who have self-identified their veteran status will receive the certificate, signed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. They will also receive a thank-you card signed by Doug Tulino, deputy […]
The Postal Service’s Delivering for Main Street campaign has ended, bringing in $835.7 million in new revenue for the organization. The campaign began Oct. 1, 2022, with a goal of $700 million in new revenue, 100,000 sales leads from employees and a participation rate of 13 percent. The initiative, which ended Sept. 30, resulted in […]
Rural Carrier Mary Bengston was delivering packages last December in DeFuniak Springs, FL, when she noticed an unusual sight and sound. As Bengston neared a customer’s residence, she spotted a vehicle parked outside with its door open and heard yelling coming from inside the home. Bengston rushed to the front door and found the customer […]
The Postal Service released its Winter Woodland Animals stamps on Oct. 10. The stamp artwork features whimsical graphics of four of the most familiar wildlife spotted across much of the American landscape: deer, rabbits, owls and foxes. Each animal appears with details of its habitat in winter, such as a full or crescent moon, snow-covered […]
Dane A. Coleman was named processing and maintenance operations vice president, effective Oct. 1. He will oversee operating plan improvements and processing and maintenance capability for facilities across the nation. He will also be responsible for strategic planning. Coleman previously served as Eastern Region vice president, where he oversaw daily operations across seven divisions. Coleman […]
Rural Carrier Mark Harsevoort was delivering mail recently in Rockford, MI, when he spotted smoke coming from a customer’s home. As he approached the residence, he found an all-terrain vehicle in flames that were spreading to the deck and to the house itself. Harsevoort also saw the residents — a mother and her child — […]
The Postal Service’s first licensed children’s book will be released on Oct. 24. “Mr. ZIP’s Windy Day” is based on the cartoon character adopted by USPS in 1963 to promote the introduction of the Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) Code. The book follows Mr. ZIP and his pal B. Franklin, an eagle named for the first […]
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to learn more about the disease and advances in the fight against it. The color pink is used in ribbons and on T-shirts, mugs, pins and much more as an emblem of support for breast cancer patients and research. Breast cancer is the most common cancer […]
The Marion, OH, Post Office recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first-day cover and the stamp-collecting activity it sparked. First-day covers are envelopes with a stamp postmarked the day USPS released that stamp. George W. Linn, the founder of Linn’s Stamp News, a publication for collectors, created the first-day cover idea for the 1923 […]
I want to share how much the Heroes’ Corner stories mean to me. I started with the organization in November 2017. I’ve previously worked in government, telecommunications, the software and airline industries. I even taught school for six years. But I’ve never worked for an organization that has its finger on the pulse of the […]
Postal Service employee relocation expense reimbursement requests submitted after Nov. 17 will be processed for payment after Jan. 2, 2024. This deadline ensures that the organization has adequate time to record and report all relocation expenses for 2023 tax purposes. Employees should refer any questions to their relocation counselor or send an email to the […]
The Postal Service will observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. This year’s theme, “Advancing Access and Equity,” refers to an important milestone in disability rights: the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The landmark law ensured civil rights protections and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in any […]
The Postal Service is ready to deliver another successful holiday season. “Our 2022 peak season was a tremendous success,” said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. “We are ready to deliver for the holidays in a superior and routine manner. We have been planning early and leveraging investments in our people, infrastructure, transportation and technology — made […]
President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who died today. Flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of interment, Thursday Oct. 5. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower […]
City Carrier Assistant Ron Reeb delivered a double dose of do-good for customers in De Pere, WI, in recent months. In the first incident, the Postal Service employee was making deliveries when he came upon a wallet. Reeb consulted with his office and was granted permission to return the wallet to the woman on the […]
The federal government has approved a new round of free COVID-19 tests for the public. Tests can be ordered through covidtests.gov or special.USPS.com/testkits, or by calling 800-232-0233 (TTY 888-720-7489). Customers will receive four rapid antigen COVID-19 tests. They will be sent by Ground Advantage to addresses in the contiguous United States. Customers in Alaska, Hawaii, […]
The Postal Service will release its Ruth Bader Ginsburg stamp Oct. 2. Ginsburg (1933-2020) was the 107th U.S. Supreme Court justice and the second woman on the court. In a distinguished career that began as a lawyer fighting gender discrimination, Ginsburg blazed a trail in the late 1950s and 1960s — when there were few […]