An American flag, lit on fire and burned in broad daylight. Now investigators are looking for who did it and residents are left stunned. It happened in Hillsboro at the post office last Wednesday. “I think it’s pretty bad that someone would stoop to that level,” said a local Hillsboro resident Kevin Coffrey. “Just to […]
The Office of Personnel management issued a final rule that will allow recognizing certain Federal civilian employees who die of injuries incurred in connection with their employment for their duty and sacrifice. Under the Act, Executive agencies, the United States Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission may furnish flags to the beneficiaries of employees […]
Saturday is Flag Day, and the Federal-Postal Coalition has seized upon the annual observance to urge the Office of Personnel Management to issue final regulations for providing flags to the survivors of civil servants who lost their lives on the job. Congress unanimously passed legislation in 2011 that authorized agencies to present U.S. flags to […]
Tattered and discolored, with a hole here and there, it sadly flaps in the wind, high above Broadway in Bayonne. And just seeing it there has Mike Morris seeing red — and white and blue. It is the American flag, flying over a United States post office building. Morris, a Bayonne resident, can’t believe it […]
Remembering 9/11 Wednesday is Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, when Americans pause to remember the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. All postal facilities must fly the American flag at half-staff on Wednesday. When flown at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower it to […]