Wellesley postal workers on the job despite COVID-19

Wellesley Square postal workers are on the job, making sure that home delivery service throughout town remains in place despite COVID-19 concerns. I stopped into the 1 Grove Street office to check on the status of Swellesley’s P.O. box and was greeted with a number of safety measures. All interior doors are propped open so that customers and workers do not need to touch handles; blue tape on the floor marks out 6-foot distances between customers and front-desk employees; and the flower boxes out front maintained by the Wellesley Gardeners’ Guild remain empty for now so that volunteers do not have to perform watering and dead-heading duties.

Wellesley Square Post Office, Wayne — Wayne was working front desk duty when I stopped by. “I brought the flowers in and put up the sign,” he said, which says ‘Just my way to brighten your day and encourage you to stay positive! — Wayne.’

Wellesley Square Post Office — The camera angle is deceiving — from left, Wayne, Mark, and Charlie are keeping a 6-foot distance between them. Shout-out to Mark, who delivers to the Swellesley home.