Thursday, August 10, 2023

General Guidelines and Policies for RURAL Delivery

Article Title: General Guidelines and Policies for RURAL Delivery Snippet of Article: "Rural carriers are required to stop at a mailbox with the signal flag raised, indicating mail to be picked up, even if there is no mail for delivery." Reference: usps.com

Requirements for CITY delivery mailboxes

Article Title: Requirements for CITY delivery mailboxes Snippet of Article: "...Generally, the boxes should be installed with the bottom of the box at a vertical height of between 41-45 inches from the road surface. ..." Reference: usps.com

U.S. Postal Service withholds mail in Neenah subdivision during mailbox dispute

Article Title: U.S. Postal Service withholds mail in Neenah subdivision during mailbox dispute Snippet of Article: "In the past few weeks, notices from the U.S. Postal Service have gone out, and in some cases people are having their mail withheld from delivery by USPS. On Green Acres Lane in Neenah, Florian Becher is one of the many people not receiving their mail right now because of a dispute with the postal service over the height of his mailbox and its distance from the curb. “Now it slants too much. It was too high and it wasn’t close enough to the curb...If you have a mailbox, it’s supposed to be 41 to 45 inches high and 6 to 8 inches from the curb. ..." Reference: www.wbay.com

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Mailbox Improvement Week is May 21-27

Article Title: Mailbox Improvement Week is May 21-27 Snippet of Article: "...The Postal Service makes this annual request because of the wear and tear that occurs to mailboxes every year. Repairing suburban and rural mailboxes improves..." Reference: www.cleveland.com

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Someone put baked beans in my mailbox, but it may not just be a harmless prank

Article Title: Someone put baked beans in my mailbox, but it may not just be a harmless prank Snippet of Article: "found a mound of baked beans in her mailbox may have uncovered a sinister new trend...The beans were used as a messy indicator of which house was unoccupied, and a possible easy target for a burglary. ..." Reference: nypost.com

Sunday, April 2, 2023

Man admits to opening 30 mailboxes in Campbell County, sheriff’s office says

Article Title: Man admits to opening 30 mailboxes in Campbell County, sheriff’s office says Snippet of Article: "According to CCSO detectives, Leach admitted during the interview that he opened 30 mailboxes from various addresses in the Davis Chapel Road, Carr Wynn Road, Coolidge Road and Back Valley Road areas. ...Detectives found hundreds of mail items that were believed to be stolen. " Reference: www.wate.com