The United State Postal Service announced they will suspend regular mail delivery and retail service on Thursday, Jan. 9. The closure is part of a National Day of Mourning to honor the death of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Dec. 29.

All post office locations will be closed, regular mail will not be delivered and package delivery will be limited according to the postal service. The closure may also impact the delivery of the Boothbay Register. The Register will be on newsstands Wednesday and local subscribers are expexted to receive their newspapers Jan. 10, when normal service resumes.