Barnegat, Stafford: What's Open, Closed On Good Friday, Passover

BARNEGAT, N.J. — Good Friday falls on the same date as the first night of Passover this year. Here's a guide to what will be closed Friday around town.

Barnegat

• Township offices: closed
• Recycling center: closed (open 8 a.m. to noon Saturday)
• Public schools: closed
• Ocean County Library: closed
• Trash and recycling pickup schedule: unchanged

Manahawkin

• Municipal offices: closed
• Stafford public schools: closed
• Southern Regional schools: closed
• Ocean County Library: closed

Good Friday a state holiday in New Jersey, so non-essential state government offices and courts are closed. But it's not a federal holiday, so federal services such as post offices remain open.

Good Friday is a holiday for the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and other major U.S. markets. Branches of all major banks should be open with normal customer hours, according to money.com.

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