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THE American postal service (USPS) is serious about the security of his workers and customers. Thus, when dangerous conditions arise - as an aggressive animal or a dangerous time - the agency quickly adjusted the operations accordingly. This may involve interrupted deliveries, or the temporary closure of a local post office, and some communities now know the latter. Read the rest to find out more about the latest USPS closures.

Read this then: USPS requests these changes to your mailbox, from this week .

The postal service strives to operate operations as usual, with deliveries six days a week and open post offices during normal office hours. When these things are not possible, the agency makes sure to keep customers in the loop through its Service alert website . With this online tool, you can check "current information and often updated on the question of whether the mail is delivered in your neighborhood or your local post office is open," explains the USPS.

Currently, postal customers are facing new disturbances in more than one state. According to Latest updates To service alerts, the USPS has just suspended services in Michigan and Rhode Island.

The first suspension affects some Michigan customers. In an alert of May 17, the postal service announced that it was paused in an installation in Farwell, Michigan. According to the agency, the Farwell post office had its "temporarily suspended operations due to a security problem".

Better life Contacted the USPS to obtain more information on the security problem, and we will update this story with their response. But according to local reports, this post office was closed for the same reason as another Michigan establishment has recently been closed.

USPS announced on May 15 that the Lake post office was also "closed to the public due to security problems". According to 9 & 10 news, the two facilities were closed after the employees discovered Mercury escaping of a package at the Lake Post Office. The County Emergency Management Office said that the two locations were under investigation and cleaning due to the spill, the point of sale reported.

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However, a single post office in the Island Rhode is currently prohibited to the public. In an alert of May 22, the postal service announced that it had suspended operations in a chepachet installation, Rhode Island. The ChepaChet post office is "temporarily closed due to water damage", according to the agency. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Better life Contacted the USPS for more information on water damage, and we will update this story with their response.

Michigan and Rhode Island customers could face post office closings for a few days or considerably longer than that - there is not yet to say. The USPS has not provided any calendar when the facilities of Farwell, Lake or Chepahet will reopen to the public. But the agency has directed customers to alternative services locations that they can use during these closures.

For the two post offices of Michigan, the postal service indicates that "customer packages and mail of the P.O. box will be available at the Clare Post Office". This installation is approximately eight kilometers from the Farwell post office and 15 miles from the lake post office. Customers can also visit other nearby installations, such as the Lake George post office, the Rosebush post office, the Weidman post office or the Harrison post office, for retail services.

For the closure of the Rhode Island, customers are advised to obtain mail and retail services at the Harmony post office. This installation is approximately six minutes by car from the ChepaChet post office.