Youngstown gets a new postmaster Saturday

YOUNGSTOWN — The U.S. Postal Service announced today that Thomas Kerns will become the 34th Youngstown postmaster Saturday.

Kerns will be responsible for overseeing mail collection, delivery services, and retail operations in Youngstown, Austintown, Boardman, Poland and Liberty Township. The 278 employees of the Youngstown Post Office deliver to 82,716 residential and businesses addresses, the post office said.

Kerns is a native of Warren and a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School. He and his wife currently reside in Niles; they have three grown children.

Kerns is filling a vacant position. The Youngstown center downtown is on the postal service's closure list this year.