A holiday tradition has returned to Plymouth, thanks to the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here
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Holidays increase business for local post officesVidette OnlineBetween Thanksgiving and Christmas, the U.S. Postal Service goes through about 17 billion cards, letters and packages, Mark Ford, Bloomington's postmaster, said. With the advent of the Internet, some may assume the post office has a smaller intake of mail. More: continued here
Read More »Women charged after fake pot found at post office – San Francisco Chronicle
Women charged after fake pot found at post officeSan Francisco ChronicleSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two South Dakota women have been charged in connection with synthetic marijuana found at a post office. Sioux Falls police spokesman Sam Clemens says dog alerted a postal inspector to the package. Authorities found two …
Read More »Van Nuys Neighborhood Council Considering Renaming New Post Office After … – Van Nuys News Press
Van Nuys Neighborhood Council Considering Renaming New Post Office After …Van Nuys News PressVAN NUYS, CA – The Van Nuys Neighborhood Council (VNNC) is now entertaining a proposal to rename the new post office in Van Nuys after Marilyn Monroe. Norma Jean Baker, as she was known in Van Nuys, …
Read More »Volunteer elves make Christmas wishes come true for Sandy victims – NBCNews.com
NBCNews.com Volunteer elves make Christmas wishes come true for Sandy victimsNBCNews.comVolunteer elves make Christmas wishes come true for Sandy victims. Each holiday season hundreds of thousands of letters are sent to Santa Claus, and fulfilling those wishes has been a tradition of the U.S. Post Office. This year, the devastation …
Read More »Week in Review: City Council Candidates, Serial Arsonist, Gulfport Post Office – Patch.com
Week in Review: City Council Candidates, Serial Arsonist, Gulfport Post OfficePatch.comSupporters Rally to Keep Post Office in Gulfport: More than 250 people have signed a petition to keep the Post Office in the Gulfport Beach Bazaar. Supporters have until Tuesday afternoon to add their signatures. Photo Gallery: Gulfport Post Office…and …
Read More »North Babylon Kids Add Holiday Spirit to Post Office – Patch.com
North Babylon Kids Add Holiday Spirit to Post OfficePatch.comSelect fifth-graders from North Babylon's Parliament Place Elementary School used their creativity to continue a longstanding tradition in North Babylon: decorating the windows at the North Babylon Post Office. Under the direction of their art teacher … More: continued here
Read More »Plans to move Catchgate Post Office
A POST Office in north Durham is planning to move to bigger premises, trebling the amount of hours it can trade. More: continued here
Read More »Ohio town helps post office keep Rudolph postmark – San Francisco Chronicle
Ohio town helps post office keep Rudolph postmarkSan Francisco ChronicleThousands of letters flood the village post office every December so that they can be stamped with a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer postmark. But the tradition was in danger of ending when the post office staff was cut down to one, …
Read More »Letter-writers pitch in for a good Claus – Fond du Lac Reporter
Letter-writers pitch in for a good ClausFond du Lac ReporterEach year the Fond du Lac Post Office receives many letters addressed to Santa Claus at the North Pole. Postal workers across the country pitch in to personally answer the letters from children eager for a response from the Jolly Old …
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