Avon Announces Labor Day Holiday Impacts

AVON, CT —Avon schools open on Tuesday, Aug. 27, but there's still one more weekend of summer for them and their families.

Labor Day weekend is this weekend and Avon officials have recently unveiled the impacts the holiday weekend will have on town operations and services.

According to town officials, all Avon town offices, public works, the senior center, the landfill, and the library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day.

Avon schools will also be closed that day.

In addition, the Avon Free Public Library will also be closed on Saturday, Aug. 31, and the landfill will be open regular hours on Saturday, Aug. 31.

The holiday was born out of the nation's labor movement and has, since, evolved into the notion of summer's last hurrah for all.

It is always the first Monday in September and, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, it is "an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers."

"The holiday is rooted in the late 19th century when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being," reads the U.S. Department of Labor website.

For more information on the history of Labor Day, click on this link.