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U.S. Postal Service to Reduce Services for St. Thomas Carnival 2017

Postal officials with the Caribbean District of the U.S. Postal Service remind residents to plan for several changes in service on Saturday, April 29, related to the 65th annual St. Thomas Festival:

St. Thomas

  • There will be no mail delivery on St. Thomas on April 29.
  • All Post Offices on the Island of St. Thomas will be closed, with no retail (also known as window service) or mail deposits available.
  • Those offices are:

Charlotte Amalie — St. Thomas 00802

Veterans Drive — St. Thomas 00803

Emancipation Gardens — St. Thomas 00804

East End — St. Thomas 00805

Havensight — St. Thomas 00806

St. John

  • Regular Saturday mail delivery will be provided on St. John.
  • There will be no window services at the Cruz Bay/St. John Post Office on Saturday.

The Postal Service will not pick up mail from the approximately 50 familiar blue collection boxes located on St. Thomas and St. John on Saturday, April 29.

All regular Post Office operations will resume on Monday, May 1, on both Islands.

Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at http://about.usps.com/news/welcome.htm. Follow the Postal Service on twitter.com/USPS or facebook.com/USPS.

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