To allow necessary repairs to the heating system on the property which includes the Cobalt Post Office, the East Hampton Post Office will welcome customers from the neighboring Middlesex County post office on Saturday.
No timetable for a return of postal services to the Cobalt Post Office, 371 West High Street, has been established pending completion of necessary repairs.
All mail on hand for Cobalt customers will be available Saturday at the East Hampton Post Office, postal officials say.
The East Hampton Post Office, located at 57 Main Street, will serve approximately 200 post office box holders from Cobalt with over-the-counter handout service. Customers may be asked to present identification for security.
No letter carriers work out of the Cobalt Post Office. There is no change to delivery services in the region.
Saturday window hours at the East Hampton Post Office are 8:30 am to noon.
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