Postal Service's reduced hours plan saves Malden P.O.

Plan will reduce hours of operation in all but three Whitman County post offices.

An announcement from the United States Postal Service May 9 proves good news for the efforts to avoid closing the Malden post office which was among rural offices listed for closure last year.

The USPS announced a new strategy to keep the nation’s smallest Post Offices open by limiting retail window hours to match customer use. For Malden, its hours will be reduced from eight hours a day Monday through Friday to four hours per day.

“Well I guess it’s a good way to save money,” said Malden Mayor Ted Maxwell. “We c...