Post office gives ‘lifeline’ to community 12 miles out to sea

Posted on July 19, 2015July 19, 2015 by 21cpw

By Lauren Abbate – July 18, 2015 If the winds are blowing southeast, as they were Tuesday morning, chances are that when the Laura B. leaves Port Clyde Harbor on its daily 7 a.m. summer freight run to Monhegan Island, the vessel is leaving in a sheet of fog, according to its deckhands. As the…

Monhegan postal service is more than mail, islanders say

Posted on January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 by 21cpw

USPS proposed cut to hours could undermine island independence By Laurie Schreiber – January 20, 2015 MONHEGAN PLANTATION — Islanders are concerned about a cutback in hours and pay for the worker who handles retail operations at their island post office. And they’re also concerned the U.S. Postal Service might one day cut its budget…