What's Open, What's Closed Around Christmas in Simsbury

Here’s what’s open and what’s closed in the days surrounding Christmas 2014 in and around Simsbury:

Wednesday, Christmas Eve

CLOSING EARLY

• “Most Post Offices will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon on these holiday eves.”
• New York Stock Exchange (1 p.m.)
• Stop& Shop: All stores close at 6 p.m., all pharmacies within stores close at 5 p.m. (all closed on Christmas)

CLOSED

• Simsbury Public Schools (classes return on Monday, Jan. 5)
• Simsbury Town Hall (it reopens from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday)
• Simsbury Public Library (it reopens Friday)

Thursday, Christmas Day

CLOSED

Just about everything, you can safely assume, including:

• Simsbury Public Schools (classes return on Monday, Jan. 5)
• Simsbury Town Hall
• Simsbury Public Library (it reopens Friday)
• U.S. government offices
• Post offices
• Connecticut state offices
• Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles offices
• Connecticut Lottery headquarters
• New York Stock Exchange
• Every bank we know about is closed on Christmas. Banks in Connecticut have the option of remaining open on state holidays if they announce that fact to their customers. Even TD Bank branches in the state, which remain open for more holidays than nearly any other bank will close.
• All Stop & Shop supermarkets are closed on Christmas Day

OPEN

• Walgreens at 540 Bushy Hill Rd., Simsbury (a 24-hour store)
• We could not confirm whether or not CVS or Dunkin Donuts are open — many locations are open this day

Friday

OPEN

• Simsbury Town Hall
• Simsbury Public Library
• Connecticut state offices
• Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (offices open bright and early at 7:45 a.m., as usual)
• Connecticut Lottery headquarters
• U.S. government offices
• Post offices
• New York Stock Exchange

CLOSED

Simsbury Public Schools (classes return on Monday, Jan. 5)

Picture: The world’s first Christmas card, from 1843 (according to Wikimedia Commons)