BUFFALO, N.Y. — A letter carrier from Lewiston is receiving national recognition for her life-saving efforts following an accident last year. Theresa Jo Belkota has seen a lot in her 25 years as a postal worker, but the event she’s being recognized for actually happened when she was off the clock. Back in June of […]
Heroic Clerk to receive Letter of Thanks Personally signed by Postmaster General A brief ceremony honoring an Idaho Falls postal clerk for his quick action in rescuing an elderly customer from being scammed. His quick action saved the customer $900. The clerk will be presented with a letter of thanks personally signed by the Postmaster […]
10/4/2017 Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) today presented Letter Carrier Donte Cotton of Dayton, Ohio with a Certificate of Congressional Recognition and a Congressional Record of Congressman Turner’s speech on the House floor last week recognizing Mr. Cotton’s acts of heroism on his route. Mr. Cotton is being recognized this week by the National Association of […]
9/21/2017 WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – When a mail carrier in West Bloomfield Township saw a vehicle speeding and swerving Thursday, he jumped into action and stopped it. Brandon Franklin was driving on Orchard Lake Road during his route when he saw a Jeep traveling erratically. “She’s got her hazards on. She’s swerving all over the road,” […]
Adam Quiles Jr., Honolulu Adam Quiles Jr., a mail handler equipment operator at the Honolulu Processing and Distribution Center, recently rushed to the aid of an injured co-worker. The man had blacked out and gashed his head open when he hit the floor. Quiles applied pressure to slow the bleeding, told bystanders to get additional […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – A postal worker in Berkeley Heights helped save the life of a resident she delivers mail to. Princepelina Mendez has been delivering mail for 24 years, 15 of those years to Salvatore Melillo, whom she refers to as Uncle Sal. Earlier this month, Mendez went to his house and found the door […]
MORRISTOWN – A letter carrier who came to the aid of a senior citizen on his route was lauded Friday during a special ceremony at the Ridgedale Avenue Post Office. Morristown Letter Carrier Lorenzo Clark was honored both by the town and the U.S. Postal Service for his live-saving actions in February. Source: Morristown ‘hero’ […]
UNIVERSITY CITY (WPVI) — A postal worker in Philadelphia is being called a hero after he saved his co-worker’s life. During a ceremony Friday at the US Post Office in University City, the staff at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital recognized Officer Gary Booz. Booz wasn’t even supposed to be in the building at that […]
Mt. Pleasant, SC, Retail Associate Daniel Richardson knew what to do when a woman recently tried to cash an altered money order for $1,000. Earlier, Richardson had read a Postal Inspection Service warning about money order counterfeiters operating in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Richardson asked the woman to step out of line. He […]
Mulberry, FL, Rural Carrier Kevin Abell recently spotted an overturned car in a ditch. The accident had occurred moments earlier. Abell waded into waist-deep water and rescued a couple trapped inside the vehicle. “Kevin always goes above and beyond in our office, and this is just another indication of his concern for others,” said Officer […]