Faced with staffing issues, Wallingford post offices curtail services
Faced with staffing issues, Wallingford post offices curtail services
A sign announcing new hours and curtailed services â with a handwritten response â is seen here on Wednesday on the door of the Yalesville post office branch, 314 Main St. (Route 150), in Wallingford. Lauren Takores, Record-Journal Advertisement
Dan DeGennaro, of Wallingford, walks back to his car after visiting the Yalesville Post Office on Nov. 19, 2019. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal file photo
January 20, 2021 06:30PM By Lauren Takores, Record-Journal staff
WALLINGFORD â Residents found out Friday that the retail service counter at the Yalesville post office has closed from a sign taped to the door.
Before the end of the summer, a contractor for the city of St. Augustine slowly began moving the city s 100,000-pound Confederate memorial onto a barge bound for Trout Creek Fish Camp.
It was the culmination of weeks worth of careful effort to prepare the structure. The move sparked protests, including physical and verbal assaults and death threats against the moving team.
Like other stories in 2020, Confederate memorials made headlines but have been out of the news for awhile. Here are updates on a few 2020 newsmakers in St. Johns County.
Confederate memorials
Both the city s Confederate memorial and a memorial to Confederate Maj. Gen. William Loring are at Trout Creek Fish Camp. Randy Ringhaver, president of Ring Power Corporation, who founded the fish camp, offered to display the memorials at the location.
Coronavirus, Ahmaud Arbery slaying among most unforgettable local stories in 2020
Here’s a look at some of the biggest stories this year in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia
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FILE- In this May 8, 2020 file photo, a woman wears a face covering with the likeness of shooting victim Ahmaud Arbery printed on it during a rally to protest Arbery s killing, in Brunswick Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While the coronavirus pandemic dominated global and national headlines in 2020, it also gripped the local news, hitting close to home for those who tested positive for COVID-19, know someone who did or lost a loved one.