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After years of gross mismanagement, the United States Postal Service is attempting to right its ship.

If you've got presents heading nationally (or internationally), here are all the dates to put in your calendar before you make Santa late.

WAREHAM — Wareham Police have announced charges against a postal worker charged with stealing gift cards she was meant to deliver. In January 2018, Wareham Police received a report from a victim about a stolen $200 gift card. The investigation revealed the card had been used to purchase items in North Dartmouth...

A former postal employee was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for embezzling over $22,000 from the U.S. Postal Service.

It can't get any worse than this. Two men, one from Texas and the other considered homeless. Two men on two separate days caught, red handed by police. The scoundrels bagged for the high crime of stealing. This is not any old theft. Both are charged with charging their cell phones by using an outdoor outlet outside the downtown New Bedford Post Office...

Unbeknownst to many, the downtown New Bedford post office has not been in any danger of relocating for quite some time. The U.S. Postal Service in February 2014 had announced intentions to move the services from the Pleasant Street building, citing the sheer size of the building and the high cost of operations and maintenance...

It came fast, but the United States Postal Service shipping deadlines are already here!  With an estimated 15.5 billion letters and packages slated to be delivered by December 25th, you're going to want to plan accordingly so items aren't lost in the holiday shuffle.  Here are the deadlines you'll need to make sure to circle on your calendars.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is appealing the United States Postal Service's decision to relocate the downtown post office to a storefront instead of keeping it at it's historic location. Mitchell writes he believes the move is "unwise, short-sighted, and potentially disruptive to the strong resurgence of activity that New Bedford's downtown has enjoyed over the past several years... Read M

The future of the Downtown New Bedford Post Office is still uncertain after last night's public hearing.

A real estate specialist with the U.S. Postal Service is looking to relocate services provided at the Downtown New Bedford Post Office on Pleasant Street. Mayor Jon Mitchell says he's "dead set" against it. Mitchell says the downtown branch is a central office, with distribution and retail operations, located in a prominent building...