 Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo. Connecticut Senator Greenwich Resident Richard Blumenthal says he is strongly opposed to the upcoming postal rate hikes. The cost of a forever stamp rising from 68 cents to 73 cents next year, the sixth increase since 2021. Blumenthal visited the post office on Washington Street in Hartford yesterday to call on the Postal Regulatory Commission to reconsider the increase. He says the hike will have a ripple effect throughout the economy from small businesses to major corporations.