Wednesday, 19 August 2020
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Vol. CXXXIII, No. 15
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BELLEVILLE • BLOOMFIELD • EAST NEWARK • HARRISON • KEARNY • LYNDHURST • NORTH ARLINGTON • NUTLEY
YOU’VE GOT MAIL?
. is in a crisis The U.S.P.S. ? done to fix it e b n a c t a h W
If yours is arriving on timely basis, it appears you’re among the lucky ones ...
By Kevin Canessa 39 Seeley Ave. Kearny, NJ 07032 It doesn’t take much, lately, to realize the United States Postal Service is in a major crisis. If you’ve mailed anything out - or were expecting a parcel - you know that what once took a day to complete is taking many days now. Turn on any cable news channel and chances are a discussion of the Post Office will be ongoing. And it seems the USPS is working in reverse - slashing services and funding - instead of going in the right direction. U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, meanwhile, has surveyed constituents on their experiences with the USPS — and the results are not pretty. The Observer conducted a similar survey - and the results were the same. (Continued on page 17)
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