UPDATED: Watertown, Boston Officials Call for Action on Local Post Office Closures
Updated: Oct 13
Updated with news story on October 13 at 10:42am.
Boston and Watertown officials are joining forces to call on the U.S. Postal Service to protect neighborhood postal services as communities face the potential permanent loss of local post office branches.
Watertown City Council President Mark Sideris joined Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Boston City Council President Liz Breadon, state Sen. Will Brownsberger, postal union representatives and other elected officials for a press conference focused on the future of postal services in Watertown and Allston.
Sideris highlighted Watertown’s ongoing effort to restore a post office to Watertown Square, where the downtown branch temporarily closed in 2024. He criticized USPS for what he described as a lack of meaningful engagement with local officials and called for the agency to work with Watertown on a solution.
The press conference also addressed the loss of postal services in Allston and broader concerns about access to neighborhood post offices. Sideris said Watertown and Boston officials are prepared to take their concerns to Washington, D.C., if necessary to secure a meeting with postal leadership.
Watch the full press conference below to hear from local, state and federal officials about the push to preserve and restore neighborhood postal services.
