The U.S. Postal Service needs to make its case for why a shift in mail processing from Manchester to Boston would result in better New Hampshire service — or at least as good as it is now — even as it claims that such a move “may” make non-local delivery better and more efficient.
New Hampshire’s congressional delegation ought to insist on this and not just by holding a news conference with the postal workers union.
The delegation and union apparently learned of the plan a month ago but didn’t have their press confab until this past Monday, just three days before a pubic hearing on the matter was scheduled. Did something get lost in the mail regarding that hearing? When did the delegation learn of it?
For its part, the Postal Service says it will modernize the Manchester facility to the tune of $16 million to $18 million with new equipment and vehicles as part of that; and that this will produce an annual cost savings of more than $1.2 million. It says no career postal workers will be affected. The union claims otherwise, saying jobs will be shifted to Boston.
The union says it conducted a test and that a letter mailed from Boston took 15 days to arrive in Vermont while the same letter sent from Manchester made it in two days. No doubt the Postal Service will say that the shift to Boston would speed up the process. It should be required to show how.
Despite facing stiff private competition and the ever-changing world of electronic media, the Postal Service remains an integral part of life for a lot of individuals and businesses, especially in rural parts of New Hampshire. It is relied on for the delivery of medicines and information and should do so in the most efficient, cost-effective ways possible. That’s what the congressional delegation needs to keep top of mind.
The observation has been made before but remains very much true in the case of Howard Brodsky, the new Citizen of the Year as announced by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
With many important topics facing New Hampshire and the nation right now, we will go with the top two: the proposal for an “adult” retreat for those with diaper issues, and the curious case of Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl.
There is much wisdom in the old and simple saying that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Regrettably, some well-intended legislators in Concord this week are moving to “fix” our Right-to-Know Law.
Now that national pundits and pols have left our fair little state, what to make of the 2024 presidential primaries?
As the dust settles on the 2024 New Hampshire primary, residents of the Granite State find themselves contemplating the future of an event that has long been a cornerstone of American politics, our first-in-the-nation primary. The question at the forefront for many: Does it even have a future?
New Hampshire lost two of its finest citizens in recent days. The state is better for their having been here.
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