Bremen Postmaster Scott Giguere will retire July 31 after 29 years in the position and 35 with the U.S. Postal Service.
“It’s been a good job,” Giguere said May 15.
Giguere, 55, has been a Postal Service employee throughout his adult life.
He graduated from the University of Southern Maine with an associate degree in accounting during a recession. Unable to find work as an accountant, he took the suggestion of his father, a post office employee, to take the postal exam.
“I took it and aced it and the rest is history,” he said.
Giguere, a native of the Harpswell area, worked as a carrier and part-time supervisor in Bath before his promotion to Bremen postmaster. The job came with a residency requirement at the time, so he bought a house on Biscay Pond from former Bremen Postmaster Ralph Genthner.
“I was going to work a couple more years,” Giguere said. Instead, he’s taking advantage of an early retirement incentive the service is offering to postmasters at rural offices as part of a cost-savings strategy for the beleaguered agency.
“I’ve never seen such a big shake-up in the Postal Service in all my life,” Giguere said of the Postal Service’s plan, announced May 9, to reduce hours at thousands of rural offices.
Giguere said he and his wife have planned a vacation to Nova Scotia. He also plans to spend more quality time with his 1962 Buick Wildcat and relax at the couple’s cottage on an island in Casco Bay.
He’ll stay busy, at least for a while. “My wife has a list this long,” he said, holding his hand near his head.
