KTVA.com – Alaska News and Weather 'Dear Santa' letters pour into North Pole post officeKTVA.com – Alaska News and WeatherEvery year, the U.S. Post Office in North Pole, Alaska receives upwards of 500,000 letters addressed to Santa. Tens of thousands of those are directed to the Santa Claus House on …
Read More »We wish you a merry post office – Martha’s Vineyard Times
Martha’s Vineyard Times We wish you a merry post officeMartha’s Vineyard TimesThursday morning, we received an email from Sanford “Sam” Low, the Oak Bluffs photographer (and author of “Hawaiki Rising”). He asked us to join a “flash crowd” at the Oak Bluffs post office. “Be there by 11:25,” it said, …
Read More »Letters to Santa still rolling in at Jasper post office – Daily Mountain Eagle
Chicago Tribune Letters to Santa still rolling in at Jasper post officeDaily Mountain EagleThe art of letter writing hasn't been lost on Walker County children sending letters to Santa. The Jasper Post Office normally receives about 200 letters to Santa every year around Christmas. Allan Whitten, postmaster of the Jasper …
Read More »Building relationships at the Easton Post Office – The Star Democrat
The Star Democrat Building relationships at the Easton Post OfficeThe Star DemocratWorm, who is originally of Preston but now lives in Easton, started work at the Post Office in 1983. He was 22 and had recently graduated from Chesapeake College. A few guys on his softball team who worked there …
Read More »Why the post office in Bethlehem, NH is so busy this time of year – Boston.com
Why the post office in Bethlehem, NH is so busy this time of yearBoston.comIn a tiny post office in Bethlehem, N.H., something special takes place every year between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Folks travel many miles to cancel their Christmas cards with a Bethlehem postmark, reports The Boston Globe .NH …
Read More »Southeast Idaho post office forced to remove Nativity scene – Tri-City Herald
Twin Falls Times-News Southeast Idaho post office forced to remove Nativity sceneTri-City HeraldThe Freedom From Religion Foundation lodged a complaint against the Rupert Post Office, saying the life-size window painting was a religious symbol and therefore didn't belong on public property, according to The Times-News (http://bit.ly/1QLvSVg ).Nativity Removed from Rupert …
Read More »US Postal Service Christmas Eve hours: Many offices close early today – OregonLive.com
AL.com US Postal Service Christmas Eve hours: Many offices close early todayOregonLive.comToday, U.S. Post Offices will close early for the holiday. Here is the rundown from the U.S. Postal Service about hours and collections: Post Offices nationwide will be open Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24; however, many will shorten lobby …
Read More »Reaction to Rupert nativity painting in Post Office pouring in – KMVT
KMVT Reaction to Rupert nativity painting in Post Office pouring inKMVTRUPERT, Id. (KMVT/KSVT) Reaction is pouring in from many people in the area who are unhappy about that Christmas nativity display at the Rupert post office. The nativity window decoration…along with its Christ-centered message was taken down after a … More: …
Read More »NH post office puts its stamp on Christmas – WCAX
NH post office puts its stamp on ChristmasWCAXThere's often no room at the post office in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, during the winter holiday season. "Our volume triples, quadruples. We do not bring extra staff in, we stick to the staff that we have. We just get very busy," said Brian …
Read More »Nativity scene removed from Rupert post office window – LocalNews8.com
LocalNews8.com Nativity scene removed from Rupert post office windowLocalNews8.comIn mid–November a concerned citizen filed a complaint to the Freedom From Religion Foundation about a mural painted on the window of the post office. That mural depicted the nativity scene of the birth of Jesus Christ and the words Christmas begins …
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