THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025 Page 7 USPS reminds customers to check and maintain their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week W ith Mailbox Improvement Week approaching (May 18-24), the United States Postal Service (USPS) is encouraging customers to inspect, maintain and upgrade their mailboxes to help ensure safe, secure and effi cient mail delivery. “Customer’s mailboxes are the fi rst point of contact for receiving birthday cards, letters, and important documents,” said Acting Postmaster General and CEO Doug Tulino. “A well-maintained mailbox helps to ensure that every package and parcel makes it to its intended destination safely and effi ciently.” Each year USPS designates the third week of May as Mailbox Improvement Week to encourage customers to examine and, where necessary, improve the appearance of their mailboxes. Through regular mailbox maintenance, effi cient mail delivery, enhanced neighborhood curb appeal and improved Postal Service operations are better ensured. Mailbox care tips The Postal Service annually calls attention to Mailbox ImRevereTV | FROM Page 5 can fi nd a short video as part of RTV’s “In the Loop” series playing in between programming on television and also posted to YouTube. The culinary students from Northeast Metro Tech were back in the kitchen studio to show off their skills while making another meal, this time dinner! In Season 2, Episode 6 of “Northeast Cooks,” watch this talented group of students demonstrate how to make shrimp penne pasta alfredo with garlic bread. Follow along and bring this rich, comforting dish to life in your own kitchen! This episode is now playing on the Community Channel daily through the month of May and at your convenience on YouTube. Continue the Mother’s Day brunch celebrations and enjoy some delicious breakfast treats as shown on a new special episode of “Cooking with the Keefes.” Revere’s fi rst lady and professional baker, Jenn Keefe, was in the kitchen studio with her daughter Adrianna Keefe provement Week because of the wear and tear that occurs to mailboxes throughout the year. Some of the typical activities homeowners might need to do: • Replacing loose hinges on a mailbox door • Repainting a mailbox that might have rusted or has started to peel • Remounting a loosened mailbox post • Replacing or adding house numbers Keeping security top-of-mind USPS partners with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to keep postal employees, the mail stream and the American public safe, to prevent incidents through education and awareness and to enforce the laws that protect our nation’s mail network. Tips to secure your mail include: • Promptly pick up your mail: Try not to leave letters and packages in your mailbox or at your door for any length of time. • Report mailbox vandalism: to record a mother-daughterthemed episode of their family program. This episode fi rst aired last weekend on the Community Channel and YouTube and will continue to play on television for the rest of the month. Jenn and Adrianna show you how to make blueberry scones and a lemon loaf. The RTV staff says both are delicious! Follow along on your own at your own pace by playing and pausing the episode on YouTube. Keep your eyes on the Community Channel for upcoming content featuring some of the city’s community events. Watch for coverage of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration, the Revere Beach Kite Festival, the Revere Youth Baseball and Softball Parade, the Revere High School Rock Ensemble and more! The Community Channel is 8 and 1072 on Comcast and 3 and 614 on RCN. Stay tuned to RTV GOV, which is channel 9 on Comcast and channels 13 and 613 on RCN, for livestreams and replays of all local government meetings. If you see someone actively tampering with a mailbox, immediately report it to the police. If you know of someone who committed an act of mailbox vandalism, report it to Postal Inspectors at 1-877-8762455. Learn more at https:// www.usps.com/manage/mailboxes.htm SPRING POP-UP MARKET SATURDAYS 11AM - 2PM MAY 17 JUNE 21 THE YARD @ BEACHMONT SQUARE 10 SUFFOLK DOWNS BOULEVARD SUFFOLK DOWNS - REVERE, MA (Steps from Beachmont Station & Amaya ) E JOIN US AT OUR UPCOMING SPRING POP-UP MARKETS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REVERE BEACH FARMER’S MARKET, FOR A DAY OF FARM-FRESH GOODIES, ARTISANAL BITES, AND FUN SPRING ACTIVITIES! L S!
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