After Brittany Bennett was deployed to Syria as part of the U.S. Army National Guard in January 2024, her colleagues at the Princeton, NJ, Post Office sent care packages and messages to lift her spirits.
Bennett, a customer services supervisor, returned in December and recently repaid their kindness with a gesture of her own: She presented them with a U.S. flag that had flown above her military base overseas.
Several postal guests attended Bennett’s presentation, including Tom Maricic, Princeton postmaster; James Neiderman, postmaster of nearby Hightstown, NJ; and New Jersey District Manager Marcellina Del Pizzo. Bennett’s husband, Ed, also was there.
The flag will be displayed at the Princeton Post Office alongside photos of Bennett, “commemorating both her military service and her deep commitment to her team,” said Carmine Anzalone, a vehicle operations maintenance assistant in Trenton, NJ, who has known Bennett for years.
First woman
The new postmaster in Virginia Beach, VA — a coastal city of about 454,000 in the state’s southeastern region — is believed to be the first woman to hold the position.
Traci Ratcliff Miller was officially sworn in last week.
“Ensuring customers receiving the best possible service — whether it’s mail and package delivery, retails services or customer support — is a top priority,” she told WAVY, a local TV station.
Miller previously served as a Post Office operations manager. She joined USPS in 1998 as a part-time flexible employee.
Survey says
The San Juan, PR, Processing and Distribution Center recently hosted a “Postal Feud” game modeled after the “Family Feud” TV game show.
The purpose of the game: to help participating employees review the plant’s performance and identify ways to meet its service targets.
“We had lots of fun with the buzzers, the music and all the sounds, just like the real game. Participants not only had fun, but they also learned and bonded as a team,” said Brenda Rivera, the plant’s acting manager.
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