Several hundred people rallied in downtown Montpelier Monday afternoon demanding that the United States Postal Service reopen the city's post office, which has been closed since the historic floods in July.
Several hundred people rallied in downtown Montpelier Monday afternoon demanding that the United States Postal Service reopen the city's post office, which has been closed since the historic floods in July.
It's been 14 months since Montpelier has had a fully functional post office following the historic floods of July 2023, and local officials are outraged at how the U.S. Postal Service has responded to the needs of the capital city.
According to police, an altercation occurred between two employees, during which Alonza Wood, 49, of Plainfield, allegedly used pepper spray against her supervisor following a verbal dispute.
It has been 415 days since regular United States Postal Service facilities have been available to the city of Montpelier and — perhaps ironically — local and state officials are sending letters to USPS officials demanding a working retail post office in Vermont’s capital city, without much response.
WASHINGTON (WCAX) - U.S. Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont is urging bipartisan support in Congress to pass disaster relief funding, joining calls from other disaster-impacted states.
According to Millcreek police, the postal carrier was performing his duties around noon on Nov. 5 when he was confronted by a woman holding an opened folding knife above her head and yelling at the worker.