Community Corner
What's Open, What's Closed Memorial Day Weekend in Norwalk
On Friday, Metro-North has more trains in the early afternoon, fewer at rush hour, and the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles closes early.
Government offices and some other places close or curtail their hours for Memorial Day, which is this coming Monday, May 26, 2014, and for Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of summer.
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Heres a list of what's open and what's closed this weekend:
FRIDAY, May 23
Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles offices will close at 12:30 p.m. Friday, remain closed on Saturday (they're normally closed on Monday) and reopen at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday.
Metro-North is adding extra trains earlier in the afternoon Friday and reducing trains later Friday afternoon. For other changes, including extra trains, see this article.
SATURDAY, May 24 — Closed
Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles offices, like the one in Norwalk; but AAA offices will be open. DMV offices reopen at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday.
SATURDAY — OPEN
Norwalk Public Library and the South Norwalk Branch Library are open normal Saturday hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Rowayton Library
Norwalk Transfer Station and Yard Debris Site
Post Offices
"All AAA offices will be open to process renewals for driver licenses and non-driver ID cards during their normal business hours on Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24. AAA offices will be closed on Monday, May 26." according to the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles.
SUNDAY, May 25 — OPEN
Norwalk Public Library and the South Norwalk Branch Library are closed, as usual on a Sunday
Rowayton Library is closed, as usual on a Sunday
Darien Library, and Westport Library are both open normal Sunday hours (1 to 5 p.m. for both)
MONDAY, May 26 — Closed
Reminder: Van Zant Street, East Avenue (south of Route 1) and the northbound and southbound ramps of I-95 at Exit 16 will be temporarily closed on Monday morning, May 26, 2014 from about 10 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m. for the city's Memorial Day Parade.
Norwalk Public Schools
Norwalk City Hall and other city offices
Norwalk Library and South Norwalk Branch Library
Rowayton Library
Norwalk Transfer Station and Yard Debris Site
Garbage and recycling collection: "Monday May 26th (Memorial Day), garbage and recycling collection services will follow the holiday schedule.
- "Garbage normally picked up on Monday May 26, will be picked up on Tuesday May 27th. Tuesday routes will be picked up on Wednesday May 28th, and so on until Friday routes are picked up on Saturday May 31st.
- "Recycling normally picked up on Monday May 26, will be picked up on Tuesday May 27th. Tuesday routes will be picked up on Wednesday May 28th, and so on until Friday routes are picked up on Saturday May 31."
Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles customer service centers, like the one in Norwalk (see "Friday" section, above) are normally closed on Mondays.
AAA offices
Banks, all or almost all —even TD Banks. (All banks in the state have the option of remaining open on public holidays. TD Bank is closed the least.)
The New York Stock Exchange and the financial industry are closed.
Connecticut state offices
Federal government offices
Post offices
YWCA of Darien/Norwalk
MONDAY — OPEN
Restaurants, generally, unless they're normally closed on Mondays
Grocery stores
Other businesses: open at the owner’s discretion
Call ahead or look online before heading to businesses to confirm they are open. Many retail stores or gyms/health clubs may be operating on a Sunday schedule or with limited hours.
TRANSPORTATION CHANGES
Metro-North is adding extra trains earlier in the afternoon Friday and reducing trains later Friday afternoon. For other changes, including extra trains, see this article.
The Norwalk Transit District's Wheels buses won't be running on Memorial Day.
CT Transit in Stamford will operate on a Sunday schedule. There will be no Commuter Connection service.
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