Melrose Resident Frustrated By Sporadic Mail Service

By Mike Sullivan, CBS Boston

August 8, 2023

MELROSE - Homeowners in Medford and Melrose are finding their mailboxes empty all too often. They believe it's due to staffing issues at the U.S. post office.

"It started becoming obvious in mid-May when some subscriptions weren't coming," said Armand Paradis, a homeowner in Melrose. "Maybe two to three times a week, sometimes it goes five, six, seven days with no mail."

Paradis, along with numerous other homeowners, began asking their mail carriers for answers. They were told the issue is low staffing at the Revere Distribution Center, and across USPS.

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