Poll: Ossining Saturday Mail Delivery To End In August

OSSINING, N.Y. – Ossining residents will no longer see their friendly neighborhood postal carrier coming up the walkway on Saturday to deliver a bundle of mail.

First-class mail delivery on Saturdays will end in August, but packages and Express Mail still will be delivered.
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by Nathan Bruttell and Bob Dumas

02/06/2013 6:00 p.m.

The U.S. Postal Service announced on Wednesday plans to halt Saturday mail delivery beginning in August. The Postal Service expects to generate cost savings of $2 billion annually once the plan is fully implemented. USPS Representatives said packages and express mail would be delivered to both homes and businesses on Saturdays, but not regular mail.

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