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Hayes, Murphy, and Blumenthal Press Postmaster General for Update on Shuttered Morris Post Office After a Year Without Answers

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This press release from Representative Jahana Hayes (D-CT) was published on 2026-08-13 and titled "Hayes, Murphy, and Blumenthal Press Postmaster General for Update on Shuttered Morris Post Office After a Year Without A".

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Hayes, Murphy, and Blumenthal Press Postmaster General for Update on Shuttered Morris Post Office After a Year Without Answers

WATERBURY, CT - Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner demanding the United States Postal Service (USPS) provide answers to why residents of Morris, Connecticut, have been forced to live without local postal services for the past year. Last August, the Postal Service closed the Morris Post Office, the only postal facility in town, stating the closure was "temporary." However, the town of Morris still lacks a replacement post office, and the Postal Service has been unresponsive when town officials have asked for updates. The letter highlights the widespread disruptions the post office closure has imposed on the Morris, CT community: "Morris residents have been forced to travel approximately 20 minutes to the Thomaston Post Office to access basic postal services. This prolonged disruption has disproportionately affected senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and residents who do not have reliable transportation, all of whom are dependent on consistent access to essential postal services, including prescription deliveries, bill payments, and government correspondence. Currently, residents in Morris do not even have access to a public mailbox, forcing them to travel outside of Morris to send mail. In their letter, Representative Hayes and Senators Murphy and Blumenthal requested the Postal Service commit to restoring postal facilities in Morris and identify the reasons for the delay within the next ten days. A copy of the letter is available here .

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Hayes, Murphy, and Blumenthal Press Postmaster General for Update on Shuttered Morris Post Office After a Year Without Answers WATERBURY, CT - Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner demanding the United States Postal Service (USPS) provide answers to why residents of Morris, Connecticut, have been forced to live without local postal services for the past year. Last August, the Postal Service closed the Morris Post Office, the only postal facility in town, stating the closure was "temporary." However, the town of Morris still lacks a replacement post office, and the Postal Service has been unresponsive when town officials have asked for updates. The letter highlights the widespread disruptions the post office closure has imposed on the Morris, CT community: "Morris residents have been forced to travel approximately 20 minutes to the Thomaston Post Office to access basic postal services. This prolonged disruption has disproportionately affected senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and residents who do not have reliable transportation, all of whom are dependent on consistent access to essential postal services, including prescription deliveries, bill payments, and government correspondence. Currently, residents in Morris do not even have access to a public mailbox, forcing them to travel outside of Morris to send mail. In their letter, Representative Hayes and Senators Murphy and Blumenthal requested the Postal Service commit to restoring postal facilities in Morris and identify the reasons for the delay within the next ten days. A copy of the letter is available here .