Erie’s Pony Express could shut down by year’s end after USPS scraps contract
Posted by M. C. on October 7, 2025
Erie Times-News
After 36 years serving Erie’s west side, Pony Express could shut its doors by the end of year — not because of poor business, but because the U.S. Postal Service has pulled the plug.
On Oct. 1, USPS officials removed all postal equipment and signage from the store at 1903 W. Eighth St., ending a decades-long contract that allowed the locally owned shop to operate as an official USPS location. The move followed a termination notice issued in late May, giving owners David and Terry Grab 120 days to wind down its USPS services.
Grab said the USPS provided a written statement clarifying that the contract termination was not due to performance. Rather, USPS determined that nearby postal facilities could fully absorb the community’s needs without Pony Express…
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