/tags/usps USPS en-US ΏͺΤΖΜεΣύ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 21:17:55 GMT /local-news/2024-04-04/upper-valley-residents-worried-about-mail-sorting-proposal Host Mary Williams Engisch spoke to Valley News reporter Patrick Adrian about the proposal, which would shift mail sorting from White River Junction to Hartford, Connecticut. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 21:17:55 GMT /local-news/2024-04-04/upper-valley-residents-worried-about-mail-sorting-proposal Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston /local-news/2024-03-12/vermont-legislature-congressional-delegation-continue-to-push-usps-to-reopen-montpelier-post-office For months, residents and businesses have had to travel to East Montpelier or Barre to access most postal services. Sen. Peter Welch says the failure to reopen the facility is part of a much bigger mismanagement crisis at the U.S. Postal Service. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:37:27 GMT /local-news/2024-03-12/vermont-legislature-congressional-delegation-continue-to-push-usps-to-reopen-montpelier-post-office Bob Kinzel /local-news/2023-06-01/vermont-rural-mail-carriers-may-get-less-pay-for-same-or-longer-routes-with-new-usps-system Seven Days reporter Rachel Hellman delved in to a new algorithm that changed how the U.S. Postal Service calculates pay for its rural mail carriers. The May 6 change affects both rural mail carriers in Vermont as well as people receiving mail. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 21:24:17 GMT /local-news/2023-06-01/vermont-rural-mail-carriers-may-get-less-pay-for-same-or-longer-routes-with-new-usps-system Mary Williams Engisch /npr-news/2022-08-29/the-government-will-no-longer-be-sending-free-covid-19-tests-to-americans The Biden administration is pausing its distribution of free COVID-19 tests this week, but you can still order new ones before the end date. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:13 GMT /npr-news/2022-08-29/the-government-will-no-longer-be-sending-free-covid-19-tests-to-americans Ayana Archie /vpr-news/2020-08-22/house-approves-bill-that-blocks-changes-at-postal-service-until-after-the-election The bill, which provides $25 billion in aid, was passed in a rare Saturday session and requires the Postal Service to prioritize mail-in ballots this November. It's unlikely to advance in the Senate. Sat, 22 Aug 2020 22:44:32 GMT /vpr-news/2020-08-22/house-approves-bill-that-blocks-changes-at-postal-service-until-after-the-election Jason Slotkin