History, including local lore, can be ironic. It is ironic, for instance, that today Greilickville, despite being as populous a community as there is in Leelanau County, has no post office.
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Seekonk Post Office to be named in memory of Eric ValdepenasWarwick Beacon, RIby Burke Reed On June 28 at 2 pm, the Seekonk Post Office in Massachusetts will be dedicated to the memory of Marine Lance Corporal Eric Valdepenas. Eric's sister, Nora Valdepenas Lough and her family said they felt that the Seekonk Post Office was…
Post office may be renamed after soldier killed in IraqRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NYChris Lee, R-Clarence, will propose legislation today that would rename a Greece post office after Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Schramm, who was killed in Iraq in 2004. Schramm was the first resident of Lee's 26th Congressional District to be killed in … More:…
Checking mail at the old post officeGadsden TimesWhen I read last week that the post office had burned in Trafford, the little Alabama town where I was born, my mind suddenly shifted into the past, … More: continued here
Angela Carella: Misdeed swirls around sale of Stamford post officeDanbury News TimesThe Stamford battle to save the post office, though far from won, progressed in October, when a federal judge halted its sale to the Westchester County, N.Y., developer who wants to tear part of it down and put up a pair of luxury apartment…
Post office nears historic default on debtsAnchorage Daily News"I think for my generation it was a great asset — if you had a letter or package and you needed it to get up to the North Pole, you knew it would be delivered," said Jim Husa, 87, of Lawrence, Mich., after stopping to mail letters…
Rudolph stamps guide tiny post office to successWashington TimesThe post office in this tiny central Wisconsin village that shares the name with the most famous reindeer of all has seen an uptick in business this season. Usually, the post office gets 10,000 cards for their mid-month special cancellation postmark …and more » More: continued here