Community Corner
Martin Luther King Day 2016: What's Open/Closed in Woburn
Martin Luther King Day is Monday, Jan. 18.

WOBURN, MA—Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the life and achievements of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. State and federal offices will be closed in observance of the holiday, while retail stores and most other businesses will be open.
Here’s a look at what’s open and what’s closed on Monday, Jan. 18:
- Town offices: Closed
- Schools: Closed
- Libraries: Closed
- Banks: Closed
- Post offices: Closed
- Retail stores: Open at owner discretion
- Grocery stores: Open at owner discretion
- Liquor stores: Open at owner
MBTA Schedules
While most MBTA subway lines will operate on a Saturday schedule, the commuter rail is running on a regular schedule.
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Here’s a full look at how Monday’s MBTA schedule:
Subway:
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- The Red Line will operate a Saturday schedule.
- The Orange Line will operate a Saturday schedule.
- The Blue Line will operate a Saturday schedule.
- The Green B-, C-, D-, and E-Lines will operate a Saturday schedule.
- The Silver Line will operate a weekday schedule.
- The Mattapan Trolley will operate a Saturday schedule.
Customers should please note that while the Red, Orange, Blue, and Green Lines will operate a Saturday schedule, there will not be late-night service.
Commuter Rail:
- The Fairmount Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
- The Fitchburg/South Acton Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
- The Framingham/Worcester Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
- The Franklin Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
- The Greenbush Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
- The Haverhill Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
- The Kingston/Plymouth Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
- The Lowell Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
- The Middleborough/Lakeville Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
- The Needham Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
- The Newburyport/Rockport Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
- The Providence/Stoughton Line will operate a regular weekday schedule.
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