In places where post offices are part of the community identity, residents look uneasily toward an era of less service
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HANCOCK COUNTY — A faded invitation still hangs in the tiny lobby of the Maxwell post office, three decades after its centennial celebration.
“June 1882 – June 1982,” it says. The printed words on the card from longtime community postmaster Clarence E. Johnson marked a special occasion.
But 30 years later, as more people are using the Internet to pay bills and keep in touch with loved ones, the Maxwell office faces another occasion – this one not so celebratory.
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