ASHLAND — After being closed for nearly a year, the Ashland Post Office reopened its doors Monday.

“We’d like to thank our Ashland customers for their patience as work was completed on the facility and we look forward to again serving all of your mailing and shipping needs from our newly renovated office,” wrote Steve Doherty, a spokesman for the United States Postal Service.

On Oct. 1, 2019, the post office staff issued a complaint to the Postal Service’s district safety office about a musty odor coming from the facility’s basement. Following an investigation, the organization decided to move 17 mail carriers and two clerks to its Hopkinton facility.

On Nov. 20, the post office was shut down while work to clean up the mold problem was planned.

In February, the organization said the post office would remain closed for the duration of the spring, and told town staff that work would commence in May.

In September, the Ashland Select Board sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, and U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren seeking their aid in speeding up repairs at the facility. A similar letter was sent by state Sen. Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, and state Rep. Jack Lewis, D-Framingham.

“Ashland’s post office has now been closed for ten months, and there is still no sign of work getting underway for its reopening,” reads the letter, dated Sept. 23. “This post office is a vital service for the community and for the local economy. The long-term, unplanned closure of this post office has made an already challenging year even more difficult for residents. We urge you, the members of the United States Congressional Delegation from Massachusetts, to lend your support so that much-needed construction work can be started immediately and Ashland’s post office can be reopened as soon as possible.”

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