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What's Open, What's Closed in Manchester Around Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend
Here's what's open and what's closed this Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Martin Luther King Jr. is recognized with a national holiday on Monday, Jan. 19. Many workplaces are closed for the day; most stores are open.
FRIDAY, Jan. 16
- Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles offices will close early at 12:30 p.m., remain closed on Saturday and reopen Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. All AAA offices will be open to process renewals for driver licenses and non-driver ID cards during their normal business hours.
SATURDAY, Jan. 17
CLOSED
- Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles offices will remain closed on Saturday and reopen Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. All AAA offices will be open to process renewals for driver licenses and non-driver ID cards during their normal business hours.
OPEN for regular hours
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MONDAY, Jan. 19
CLOSED
- Manchester Public Schools
- Manchester town government offices
- Manchester’s Mary Cheney Library and the Whiton Memorial Branch Library are both closed.
- Manchester Community College
- Connecticut state government offices, including the Connecticut Lottery
- Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles offices are closed on Saturday; offices reopen Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. All AAA offices will be open to process renewals for driver licenses and non-driver ID cards during their normal business hours.
- Connecticut Lottery Corp.: “While the headquarters will not be open for business, the web site and automated phone system will be available to obtain information. Regularly scheduled lottery drawings will occur.” Crossroads Card & Gift in Norwalk, a “high-tier claim center” for the lottery, will be open regular hours from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- U.S. government offices
- Post offices
- The New York Stock Exchange (most of the rest of the financial industry follows the NYSE holiday schedule)
- BANKS in Connecticut have the option of remaining open on state-recognized holidays if they notifiy customers in advance. People’s Bank, like most banks, will be closed. (TDBank will be open.)
OPEN for regular hours
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- Manchester Transfer Station
- TD Bank (Banks in Connecticut have the option of remaining open on state-recognized holidays if they notifiy customers in advance.)
Photo (National Archives, via Wikimedia Commons): “Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.”
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