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Ayes for eyes

Top story

Ayes for eyes
Employees boost USPS on social media
20 hours ago
‘Extra mile’
Carrier helps company get shipping deal
20 hours ago
Take heart
Webinar to be held Feb. 13
20 hours ago

FSA deadlines

FSA deadlines

Dates differ by plan, benefit period
Claims for the 2023 benefits period must be by April 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern to be eligible for reimbursement.
2 days ago

Love story

Love story

Puppy, kitten stamps highlighted in video
The two stamps show a puppy and a kitten, each resting their front paws on a big red heart.
2 days ago

Postal vehicle ethics

Postal vehicle ethics

Penalties stiff for unauthorized use
Postal Service vehicles should be used for one purpose only: official, authorized business.
3 days ago

Crimson tide

Crimson tide

National Wear Red Day is Feb. 3
The Postal Service is encouraging employees to show their support for heart health awareness by sporting scarlet on National Wear Red Day, Friday, Feb. 3.
3 days ago

Scanning snapshot

News Briefs

Scanning snapshot

Bottled water, data, Postal Bulletin also highlighted
Check out this week’s scanning snapshot, delivery data and highlights of the latest Postal Bulletin.
3 days ago

Winter driving

Winter driving

Tips to avoid seasonal accidents
The Postal Service wants employees to stay safe behind the wheel when dealing with challenging weather.
4 days ago

African American History Month

African American History Month

Annual celebration begins Feb. 1
The Postal Service is honoring Ernest J. Gaines, Toni Morrison and John Lewis with stamps this year.
4 days ago

Package deal

Package deal

Shipping labels now have two more barcodes
The labels incorporate two-dimensional Intelligent Mail matrix barcodes, or QR codes.
5 days ago

Tiptop tickers

Tiptop tickers

American Heart Month begins Feb. 1
The mobile-friendly version of the Link website offers news reports, feature stories and informational videos.
5 days ago

Are you in the know?

Are you in the know?

Link mobile helps keep employees informed
The mobile-friendly version of the Link website offers news reports, feature stories and informational videos.
5 days ago

Closing the loop

Closing the loop

Postal encounter solves MIA mystery
Veteran Leonard Lazure helped Retail Associate Barb Henkle pass on a missing-in-action bracelet to a soldier’s family.
1 week ago

Biz boost

Biz boost

Carrier’s tip leads to $96,000 deal
A sales lead from a letter carrier in Texas has resulted in a marketing campaign deal worth more than $96,000 for the Postal Service.
1 week ago

Voice for the oppressed

Voice for the oppressed

Ernest J. Gaines stamp dedicated
The author is best known for the novels “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and “A Lesson Before Dying.”
1 week ago

Something’s phishy

Something’s phishy

Watch out for fake emails
The Postal Service wants employees and contractors to learn the skills necessary to identify phishing lures in a sea of emails.
1 week ago

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Heroes’ Corner

  • Slippery slope

    Carrier comes to aid of critically injured customer

    Feb. 3

    Slippery slope

    Carrier comes to aid of critically injured customer
    Feb. 3 at midnight

    Letter Carrier Benito Vargas was delivering mail one day last winter in a West Hartford, CT, neighborhood when he came upon an unconscious customer.

    The man had slipped on ice in his driveway, striking the pavement headfirst.

    Vargas rushed to the residence to alert the customer’s wife, who called 911, and remained on the scene until emergency responders arrived.

    After the man recovered from a significant head injury, his wife mailed a letter to the Postal Service.

    “I can only imagine what might have happened if Benito hadn’t been there,” she wrote. “Our driveway slopes down and my husband might have been there for an extended time until someone driving by saw him.”

    She added: “We are eternally grateful to Benito and want the people he works for and with to know how wonderful he is!”

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On the Move

  • High achievers

    Executive, manager news

    Jan. 31

    High achievers

    Executive, manager news
    Jan. 31 at 9:10 a.m.

    Here’s a look at Postal Service employees who received appointments or recognition recently:

    • Maged S. Aziz, field operations support director, was named Georgia District’s acting manager. Connecticut District Manager Carissa A. Laino was named acting field operations support director, while Boston Postmaster David C. Guiney was named Connecticut District’s acting manager. Joshua S. Balcunas, Massachusetts-Rhode Island District’s Post Office operations manager, was named the Boston Post Office’s officer in charge.

    • John Colao, the Chicago Processing and Distribution Center senior plant manager, retired Dec. 30 after more than 37 years with USPS. Kenyata B. Moore, the Palatine, IL, Processing and Distribution Center plant manager, was named the Chicago facility’s acting plant manager, while Raynald L. Grady, the in-plant support manager at the South Suburban Processing and Distribution Center in Bedford Park, IL, was named the Palatine facility’s acting plant manager.

    • Gary, IN, Postmaster Shoca Moore was named the Louisville, KY, Post Office’s officer in charge.

Mailbag

  • Martha Carson, Guysville, OH:

    “We Go Everywhere” is such an intriguing and enchanting series highlighting the beautiful and noteworthy places that letter carriers deliver mail. There is so much history and so many sights no matter where the carriers go.

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  • ‘Love’ Feb. 2
  • ‘Year of the Rabbit’ Jan. 23

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