Showing posts with label US Postal Service. Show all posts
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Friday, January 22, 2016

Post Offices Close Early Due to Winter Storm Jonas

Post Offices Close Early Due to Winter Storm Jonas

January 22, 2016

Customers Asked to Deposit Mail before Noon

BALTIMORE, MD – Weather conditions may make it impossible to collect mail later in the day. The following updates have been provided regarding current mail service as the Maryland area braces for this season’s most severe winter storm:

Post Offices Close Early Due to Winter Storm Jonas January 22, 2016 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2016/01/post-offices-close-early-due-to-winter.html

MAILBOX COLLECTIONS:  Collections of mail from the familiar blue collection boxes, residences, and businesses will be completed by noon.

POST OFFICES: All Post Offices in the Baltimore District that’s comprised of  ZIP Codes beginning with 215 and 217 will be closing at 2 pm. ZIP Codes starting with 210, 211, 212, 216, 218 and 219 will close at 3 p.m. This includes all facilities, including bulk mail acceptance units.

The Postal Service asks that steps and walkways be cleared of snow and ice after the storm so that letter carriers may resume delivery safely and efficiently on Monday. Icy areas should also be salted or sanded.

Curbside mailboxes should be shoveled out enough so that carriers can deliver or collect mail without having to leave or back up their vehicles.  The area near the mailbox should be cleared in a half-moon shape to give the carrier and passing drivers full visibility. 

Letter carriers are instructed to hold mail to addresses where ice and snow are not cleared but they often risk injury trying to provide the best service they can to the customers they serve. Please show them your appreciation by ensuring they are safe when delivering your mail.

If you have any questions regarding mail delivery, you can contact the Postal Service Customer Care Center at 1-800-ASK-USPS (800-275-8777) or visit www.usps.com, at special USPS Service Alerts section found at http://about.usps.com/news/service-alerts/welcome.htm.

You will be provided specific information regarding delivery and retail services in the affected area.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to fund its operations.





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Friday, December 12, 2014

Letters to Santa: Why charity groups fought to have kid’s letters end up in the dead letter office.

Letters to Santa: Why charity groups fought to have kid’s letters end up in the dead letter office....



Letters to Santa: Why charity groups fought to have kid’s letters end up in the dead letter office.: "A century ago, charities fought to have children’s wish lists sent to the dead letter office. They lost.  By Alex Palmer" 

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/holidays/2014/12/letters_to_santa_why_charity_groups_fought_to_have_kid_s_letters_end_up.html

What could be more innocent than a letter to Santa? A child jotting down her heart’s desires in pencil or crayon and dropping it in the mailbox, naively hoping the wish will be granted by Christmas morning: It’s a tradition that goes back at least to the mid-1800s, and it is a reminder of the holiday’s more idyllic past.

These days, such letters are viewed as an opportunity to help the less fortunate. In many cities across the U.S., the Postal Service mak
es available Santa letters to groups or individuals who want to fulfill the wishes enclosed within. It’s a small gesture, multiplied hundreds of thousands of times a year, that brings joy to both the giver and the recipient. What harm could come from that?

Oh, just teaching kids to beg, cheat, and lie—at least, that was the conventional wisdom of charity groups in the early 1900s. As such, the Post Office Department, now known as the U.S. Postal Service, found itself in the middle of a wild confrontation between a press and public that never failed to find delight in a note opening with “Dear Santy,” and groups that claimed Santa letters were the product of con artists in training.

“The Post Office Department does not believe in Santa Claus,” lamented the New York Times in a 1906 article about the government policy that undeliverable mail—including letters addressed to a certain chubby, sleigh-riding fellow—be sent to the dead letter office and destroyed. ... 

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Reisterstown Patch - Marc Shapiro: Will Glyndon Mail Service End in Three Weeks?

Will Glyndon Mail Service End in Three Weeks?

"The neighborhood has been in an enormous state of panic," says a community leader. Residents are set to meet with U.S. Postal Service officials tonight.

January 9, 2011 By Marc Shapiro


The future of mail service for many Glyndon residents is uncertain with general mail delivery to the town’s post office due to stop Jan. 30. Most Glyndon residents receive their mail at the post office rather than through home delivery.

“The neighborhood has been in an enormous state of panic as to what is going to happen,” said Kathy Ziese, president of Historic Glyndon, Inc.

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A U.S. Postal Service employee told Glyndon residents that general delivery service at the town's post office would not stop, but residents spoke of a myriad of problems with mail service. By Marc Shapiro  http://reisterstown.patch.com/articles/glyndon-general-mail-delivery-to-stay-put#c

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Glyndon General Mail Delivery To Stay Put and more from Reisterstown Patch

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January 10, 2012

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January 10, 2012

Glyndon General Mail Delivery To Stay Put

Marc Shapiro | Jan 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

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A U.S. Postal Service employee told Glyndon residents that general delivery service at the town's post office would not stop, but residents spoke of a myriad of problems with mail service.

Developers Unaware of Water Issue on Timber Grove

Alexander Pyles | Jan 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

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The developer and landscape architect for a project in Reisterstown say there are no water pressure issues at the site of their proposed development.

Six Reisterstown Area Eateries Offering Discounts

Alexander Pyles and Marc Shapiro | Jan 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

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More than a week of discounts in Baltimore County restaurants begin Thursday.

Poll: Be Nice on the Internet, Pretty Please

Jan 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

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It's been declared Be Nice on the Internet Week. Insert smiley face here.

Franklin Invitational Wrestling Tournament This Weekend

Marc Shapiro | Jan 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Wrestling teams from all over the state will come to Reisterstown this weekend for a two-day tournament.
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January 10, 2012

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Councilman Todd Huff is still opposed to speed cameras but that's not the issue before the council on Tuesday.
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January 10, 2012

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Coffee, tea and bagels are served in the Pikesville Senior Center cafe on Tuesday and Thursday. A donation of 25 cents will be requested.
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Monday, January 9, 2012

Will Glyndon Mail Service End in Three Weeks? and more from Reisterstown Patch

Will Glyndon Mail Service End in Three Weeks? and more from Reisterstown Patch
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January 9, 2012

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January 9, 2012

Will Glyndon Mail Service End in Three Weeks?

Marc Shapiro | Jan 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

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"The neighborhood has been in an enormous state of panic," says a community leader. Residents are set to meet with U.S. Postal Service officials tonight.

Week in Review: Almond Named Council Chair, Reisterstown Woman Charged in Bleach Fight

Marc Shapiro | Jan 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Here's a roundup of this past week's top stories.

Proposed Development Reignites Water Tower Concerns

Alexander Pyles | Jan 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

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A community input meeting is being held Monday at Timber Grove Elementary School in Owings Mills.

Christmas Tree Pickup Starts Today

Reisterstown Patch | Jan 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Baltimore County will conduct curbside Christmas tree pickup starting Jan. 9.

Free Flu Shots Start Today

Reisterstown Patch | Jan 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Flu shots and flumist will be available at Hannah More.
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January 9, 2012

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Baltimore Humane Society is encouraging adoption of bonded pairs -- cats and dogs who are best of friends.
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January 9, 2012

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Explorers Sell Pikesville, Owings Mills, Reisterstown Discount Cards for $10 Each

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Free FluMist and Flu Shots Available

Anyone six months and older is encouraged to receive an annual flu vaccination.  Residents can get flumist or a flu shot (limited …
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