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FOR SOME RESIDENTS IN
NEW LONDON, IT IS MORE THAN
JUST A PLACE TO SEND SNAIL
MAIL. THE HISTORIC U-S
POSTAL SERVICE BUILDING IS UP
FOR SALE. AND NEWS 8'S TINA
DETELJ SAYS THAT FOR SOME
PLACE ELSE TO SEND AND RECEIVE
[NAT WITH HAROLD][47:59-48:03]
((OVER HERE THIS IS MY BOX I
HAROLD ARKANA HAS HAD TWO
BOXES HERE AT THE NEW LONDON
POST OFFICE FOR 71 YEARS. SO
HE TOOK SPECIAL NOTICE WHEN
THIS PUBLIC NOTICE WENT UP
ANNOUNCING THE HISTORIC
BUILDING IS FOR SALE.[HAROLD
ARKANA/NEW LONDON][42:03-42:09]
((THEY'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC THEY
CAN FIND A BUYER FOR THIS
WHITE ELEPHANT.))WHITE
ELEPHANT BECAUSE THE 45-
THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT BUILDING
BUILT IN THE 30'S IS IN NEED
OF REPAIRS. THE TOP TWO FLOORS
ARE VACANT. STILL MANY HAVE
OFFICE'S DOWNTOWN LOCATION.
[HAROLD ARKANA/NEW LONDON]
[45:55-45:03]((TO THINK ABOUT
ELSEWHERE IS PREPOSTEROUS))THE
POSTAL SERVICE HAS SAID IN THE
PAST EVEN IF MAIL CARRIERS ARE
SERVICE WOULD STAY IN DOWNTOWN
NEW LONDON AND THE MURALS
PRESERVED HERE OR ELSEWHERE.
[HAROLD ARKANA/NEW LONDON]
ROOSEVELT PUT SOME OF THE
ARTISTS TO WORK. THEY'RE
DETELJ/TINA.DET
ELJ@WTNH.COM][1:03-1:20]
PINK NOTICES IN THE BOXES.
THAT MEANS THOSE ARE BOXES
ONLY IS THE BUILDING ITSELF
MROE THAN THE POST OFFICE
HAS MORE BOXES THAN IT NEEDS.
THERE WAS A TIME THOUGH THAT
ONE OF THEM.))DESTINA WILBOURN
REMEMBERS THOSE DAYS[DESTINA
WILBOURN/NEW LONDON][2:45-2:49]
THIS BUILDING. IF IT WAS TO
MOVE I'D BE MAD.))[MICHAEL
HASSE/NEW LONDON][51:52-51:55]
((IT WOULD BE A LOSS OF A
SERVICE SO YOU'D HAVE TO SEE
WHAT THEY REPLACE IT WITH.))
SELLING THIS BUILDING COULD
SERVICE DOWNSIZE BUT THESE
SERVICE SUFFER. IN NEW LONDON
TINA DETELJ NEWS8.