What Are USPS Deadlines for Mailing Holiday Packages?

The U.S. Postal Service offers tips and suggestions so holiday packages arrive in time for the holidays.

Are you one of the many holiday revelers with families and friends spread all across the country and the world? If so, even before you dive into that gift list, it's important to know how early must you buy, wrap and post holiday gifts so they get to their destination in time for the holidays. Here are some suggestions and mailing deadline dates from the U.S. Postal Service to ensure your gifts are delivered on time and in one piece: Packing tips from the USPS: Calculated for December 25, 2012. Domestic Mail Class/Product Dates First-Class Mail® Service Dec. 20 Priority Mail® Service Dec. 21 Express Mail® Service Dec. 22 Parcel Post® Service Dec. 14 Destination Network Distribution Center (DNDC) Drop Ship Dec. 19 Destination Delivery Unit…

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Waltham Mail Processing Center To Shift Work To Other Sites

U.S. Postal Service announces plan to help save it money.

The U.S. Postal Service's mail processing facility in North Waltham will shift its operations to other locations sometime before February of next year, according to the postal service.  In a statement issued yesterday, the U.S. Postal Service announced its plans to move forward with consolidating 226 of its mail facilities, including the Waltham site, in phases. Starting this summer, the USPS will consolidate up to 140 mail facilities through February 2013 the Waltham location among them. Some duties would move to a Boston facility, while others would move to a North Reading site, according to Post Office spokesman Dennis Tarmey.  Another 86 facilities will be consolidated in a second and final phase scheduled to begin in February 2014, …

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Where In Waltham Is This?

Photo Of The Day: What Building Is This?

Guess the building!

Waltham is filled with photogenic sites, many of which you may not notice during your daily travels and chores. Waltham Patch, however, gallivanted about the city recently searching for such scene, but that was only half the fun. The other half — Patch readers guessing what the photo is. Each day this week, Patch will run a photo with an adjoining clue asking readers to guess what it is or where it resides in the city, or both. Submit your guesses in the comment box below! Even better — submit your photos to ryan.grannan-doll@patch.com and Patch may use it as a photo of the day. Make sure to include when and where and what the photo is. Have fun! Today's photo is of a public building, but which one?

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