Officiated by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Ms. Quental was one of 25 newly appointed postmasters in the state participating in this event.

This was the first time such a large group of postmasters have been officially sworn in together.

Prior to becoming the town's newest postmaster, Ms. Quental was a supervisor of distribution operations at the Southern Connecticut Processing and Distribution Center in Wallingford.

She started her postal career as a letter sorting machine operator in New Haven.

The new postmaster is responsible for seven employees, three delivery routes and 280 Post Office boxes. The retail hours of the Roxbury Post Office, located at, 26 North Street, are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

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