What's Open, What's Closed Around New Year's Day in Simsbury

Governments, all or nearly all businesses, including banks in Connecticut and most other institutions are closed on Thursday, New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.

For Catholics, Jan. 1 is the Solemnity of Mary and a Holy Day of Obligation (that obligation is waived in years when the holiday falls on Saturday or Monday — but this year it’s a Thursday).

A reminder: Start writing dates with the year “2015,” especially on checks and other important documents.

Wednesday, Dec. 31, New Year’s EVE

If you want a gift to a tax-deductible charity to count for this year’s income taxes, today is the last day to give that donation.

CLOSED

• Simsbury Public Schools (on holiday recess since Dec. 24, classes resume Monday, Jan. 5, 2015)

OPEN for regular hours

• Simsbury Town Hall and government offices
• New York Stock Exchange
• Connecticut state government offices, including the Connecticut Lottery, the Department of Motor Vehicles and AAA offices that process some state motor vehicle forms
• U.S. government offices

CLOSING EARLY

• Most U.S. post offices will close at noon, but individual office hours may vary. The U.S. Postal Service has announced: “Need services later in the day? Just visit one of our Self Service Kiosks, listed below. These Self Service Kiosks allow customers to do almost any transaction that can be done at a service window, except money orders and passports.”
• Simsbury Library closes early at 5:30 p.m.
• Tunxis Community College in Farmington closes early at 2 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 1, New Year’s DAY

CLOSED

• Simsbury Town Hall
• Simsbury Public Schools (on holiday recess since Dec. 24, classes resume Monday, Jan. 5, 2015)
• Simsbury Library
• Tunxis Community College in Farmington
• Connecticut state government offices, including the Connecticut Lottery, the Department of Motor Vehicles and AAA offices that process some state motor vehicle forms
• U.S. government offices
• Post offices
• New York Stock Exchange
• Banks in Connecticut are allowed to open on state holidays if they post an announcement about opening. In practice, all banks that we know of (including TDBank, which stays open for quite a few holidays) will be closed.

Friday, Jan. 2

CLOSED

• Simsbury Public Schools (on holiday recess since Dec. 24, classes resume Monday, Jan. 5, 2015)

OPEN

• Simsbury Town Hall and offices
• Simsbury Library
• Post offices
• Tunxis Community College in Farmington
• Connecticut state government offices, including the Connecticut Lottery, the Department of Motor Vehicles and AAA offices that process some state motor vehicle forms
• U.S. government offices
• New York Stock Exchange

Picture: From a postcard with a 1912 postmark, according to Wikimedia Commons