Plan ahead: All US Postal Service locations to close for multiple days in November

NewsAll post offices will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day and Thursday, Nov. 26 for Thanksgiving. Jim Lowney | For NJ Advance MediaBy Matt Durr | mattdurr@mlive.comAlthough they’re still several weeks away, a pair of national holidays in November will impact mail delivery for millions of Americans. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and its post offices will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. Fifteen days later, they will be closed again on Nov. 26 in observance of Thanksgiving. Mail deliveries will be suspended on those days, but will resume on Thursday, Nov. 12 and Friday, Nov. 27. While post offices will be closed for the holidays, customers will still be able to use the USPS website and self-service kiosks nationwide to conduct some business. Self-service kiosks are available in the lobbies of select post offices.Those self-service kiosks feature:Postage printing for Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express and international shippingStamps for purchaseAbility to weigh and mail packagesPackage tracking informationThe USPS says that as the service revamps its retail locations, more self-service options are becoming available, with some kiosks being open 24/7. Services can also include:Rapid Dropoff Stations for customers who have already created and printed labels onlineAn option for customers to print shipping labels from a merchant-provided QR codeUSPS Smart Lockers that allow customers to both drop off and pick up packagesAlthough regular mail services will be paused on the holidays, Priority Mail Express packages will be delivered. Prices for Priority Mail Express start at $37.50 and must be sent within the service’s standard time frame to qualify for holiday delivery.Veterans Day began on Nov. 11, 1919 — known then as Armistice Day — to mark the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress amended the law in 1954 changing the name and expanding the day’s recognition to honor all U.S. military veterans. Veterans Day differs from Memorial Day, — celebrated each May — which honors those who died while in military service.Thanksgiving takes place annually on the fourth Thursday in November. The tradition was formalized through a presidential proclamation from President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Matt has been a trending news reporter since 2016. He covers a range of topics while focusing on national lottery, automotive news and recalls, FBI warnings, scam alerts and national real estate trends....