Akron, Cleveland post offices open late tax day

Two northern Ohio post offices will have extended hours April 15 to accommodate last-minute filers.

The Akron Main Post Office, at 675 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., will be open until 8 p.m.

The Cleveland Main Post Office, at 2400 Orange Ave., will be open until midnight.

At 3:30 p.m. the traffic flow in the customer parking will be reversed to facilitate easier drop-off. Curbside collectors will be working until midnight to accept prepared returns with postage already affixed.

All other post offices, stations and branches will be open their normal hours. The Canton Main Post Office at 2650 Cleveland Ave. NW is open until 7 p.m.

Customers who mail their returns during the day on the 15th should check with their local post office or read the posted times on the blue collection box to make sure that their tax return will be collected and postmarked before the deadline. Any letters or packages weighing 13 ounces or more must be brought to a post office and personally handed to a postal employee.