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U.S. Postal Service Will End Saturday Mail Delivery

YORKTOWN, N.Y. – The U.S. Postal Service plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays beginning in August, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announced Wednesday.

Saturday delivery of first-class mail will end in Yorktown in August, the U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday. Packages will continue to be delivered on Saturdays, and the post offices will remain open.

Saturday delivery of first-class mail will end in Yorktown in August, the U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday. Packages will continue to be delivered on Saturdays, and the post offices will remain open.

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Yorktown residents will not receive letters, catalogs, periodicals and other first-class mail items under the decision. Package delivery will not be affected.

Post offices will operate on normal Saturday hours, and officials say those with post office boxes will continue to have six-day mail delivery.

“The Postal Service is advancing an important new approach to delivery that reflects the strong growth of our package business and responds to the financial realities resulting from America’s changing mailing habits,” Donahoe said. “We developed this approach by working with our customers to understand their delivery needs and by identifying creative ways to generate significant cost savings.”

The move to a five-day delivery schedule is intended to cut costs. The Postal Service had originally planned to cut package delivery, too, but officials said the Postal Service's package delivery business has grown 14 percent since 2010.

The Yorktown Daily Voice readers responded favorably to the decision on Facebook about Wednesday's announcement.

"Saturday was a nothing mail day anyway," said John Savoca. "and since priority and package deliveries will remain on Saturday, this is a long time coming and is a prudent cut."

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