Hampden’s Santa receives special gift

HERE IS SANTA CLAUS—Hampden Postmaster Daniel R. Cantin, right, presented a framed enlargement of a Santa Claus commemorative postage stamp to Hampden’s Santa, Leo LaBelle, during a ceremony Friday, Dec. 5. “I’m flabbergasted,” LaBelle said. He has been playing Santa for the Town of Hampden for 40 years and has responded to letters sent to Santa through Hampden Post Office for four decades.

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