Framingham Earl Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another quiet afternoon in Framingham’s Earl Post Office when a delivery driver noticed something odd. As he unloaded packages from his truck, he kept hearing faint whispers coming from inside one of the boxes. Curious, he opened it carefully—and found nothing more than a note scribbled on old stationery paper. It read: ‘Dear Sir, please deliver this package with utmost care. Yours truly, A Concerned Neighbor.’ Everyone had a good laugh over coffee that evening, realizing it was just an elaborate prank.

2. A regular was waiting for his package one morning when he noticed something odd on the counter—a small envelope addressed to no one in particular. Curious, he picked it up and found it contained an old stamp collection. He opened it curiously, discovering hundreds of vintage stamps from around the world. Turns out, it belonged to a long-forgotten delivery driver who’d been cleaning out his retirement box. With a smile, the regular posted the stamps back with a note: ‘Happy collecting!’

3. In the Earl Post Office of Framingham, a delivery driver once found an unexpected passenger in his van—a small, sleepy turtle. No note or tag explained its presence. The delivery driver carefully placed the turtle on the counter and asked a nearby postal worker, ‘What do I do with this?’ The worker shrugged and said, ‘I’ve seen stranger things here.’ A few days later, a neighbor dropped off another turtle, explaining it was probably the same one that had been missing for weeks.

4. Have you heard about the strange happenings at the Earl Post Office in Framingham? One day, a delivery driver received an unusual note with his package: ‘Open me only if you’re sure it’s yours.’ Curious, he opened it and found a handwritten note saying, 'This letter is for your neighbor down the street.' Turns out, someone had accidentally addressed everything to him! The whole town had a good laugh over it, and now everyone calls that post office the 'Magic Mailbox'.