Northern, NJ  —  With the April 15 tax filing deadline rapidly approaching on Tuesday, last minute tax filers will be able to take advantage of the twenty Post Offices in Northern New Jersey that are regularly open till 7:00 p.m. on weekdays. They  include: Basking Ridge, Bayonne, Colonia, Edgewater, Lake Hiawatha, Linden, Little Falls, Main Avenue Station in Clifton, Maplewood, Metuchen, Monroe, Montclair, Newark Main Post Office, Parlin, Somerville, Tenafly, Warren (Somerset County), West Orange, Woodbridge, and Woodcliff Station in North Bergen.  In addition, the Bloomfield Main Post Office is open till 6:45 p.m.

For extensive postal information, including Post Office hours and locations, log onto USPS.com.

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