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Major Work On Closed Ashland Post Office To Begin In May
The Ashland Post Office was closed in November due to mold contamination. Residents have been using the Hopkinton post office ever since.
ASHLAND, MA — Major construction on the mold-contaminated Ashland Post Office will begin in May and take about three months to complete, according to town officials.
The post office has been closed since Nov. 21. The U.S. Postal Service determined that a mold problem in the basement of the circa 1939 building at the corner of Main and Summer streets needed to be dealt with. More than a dozen employees working at the Ashland building were relocated to the Hopkinton Post Office. PO boxes were also moved to Hopkinton.
In a statement posted on social media, the town of Ashland said that the U.S. Postal Service has been doing "minor restoration" work since the November closure.
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In a Nov. 21 statement, the Postal Service said there's "no set timeline" for reopening the Ashland building.
Although the Ashland building is closed, mail drop boxes outside the building are still available.
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