July 19, 2022

Central Falls Post Office to be renamed in honor of local legend

Elizabeth Buffum Chace to be recognized

What:

A dedication ceremony for the Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office

Who:

USPS District Manager Mike Rakes, Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman James Langevin, Congressman David Cicilline, members of the Rhode Island Historical Society of Blackstone Valley and members of the Chace family.

When:

Monday, July 25, at 11 a.m.

Where:

Central Falls Post Office
575 Dexter St.
Central Falls, RI

Background:

Elizabeth Buffum Chace will be remembered with the renaming of the Central Falls Post Office per a bill submitted by Senator Reed, co-sponsored by Senator Whitehouse and Congressmen Langevin and Cicilline and signed into law by President Biden.

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