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Slatersville Post Office to be renamed in honor of local hero

Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte to be recognized

 

What:

A dedication ceremony for the Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office 

 

Who:

USPS District Manager Mike Rakes, Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman James Langevin, Congressman David Cicilline and members of the Turcotte family

 

When:

Sunday, July 17, at 1 p.m.

 

Where:

Slatersville Post Office

42 Main St.

Slatersville, RI

 

Background:   

Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte will be remembered with the renaming of the Slatersville Post Office per a bill submitted by Senator Reed, co-sponsored by Senator Whitehouse and Congressmen Langevine and Cicilline and signed into law by President Biden.

 

 

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