Clifton Passport Center Celebrates Grand Opening

7 Day Passport Processing Center - 1st of it’s kind in NJ

What:
Grand Opening of the Clifton passport processing center.

Who:
Mark Rizzolo, Postmaster, Clifton, NJ
Maria Morse, District Manager, Northern NJ, USPS
Carol Pierce, Manager Postal Operations, Northern NJ, USPS
James Anzaldi, Mayor, Clifton, NJ

When:
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.
(Open to the Public)

Where:
Clifton Passport Center
811 Paulison Avenue
Clifton NJ, 07011

Background:
The U.S. Postal Service will join with community leaders for a grand opening ceremony of the new state-of-the-art passport processing center in Clifton. Maria Morse, District Manager for the Northern New Jersey area of the United States Postal Service will be on hand to cut the ribbon in celebration of this customer service center which can process passports 7 days a week. Joining her will be newly appointed Clifton Postmaster Mark Rizzolo, Carol Pierce Manager, Post Office Operations and Clifton’s Mayor, the Honorable James Anzaldi.

A first of its kind in New Jersey, this much anticipated passport processing center is solely dedicated to making the process of applying for a passport, quick, easy and convenient. The center will be open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and every weekend, Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:p.m. The Clifton passport processing center is located at 811 Paulison Avenue and walk-ins are always welcome.

More information on how to apply for a passport at a United States Postal Service location visit the Postal Service website at www.usps.com/passport or the Department of State website at http://travel.state.gov/index.html.

Contacts:
Darleen Reid-DeMeo 732 819-4370 or cell 732 319-9779
darleen.a.reid@usps.gov

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