What's Open & Closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Monday, Christmas Eve

OPEN Monday:

• Middlebury Public Library: Closing at 2 p.m.

• Middlebury Post Office

• Middlebury town government

• Woodbury Public Library

• Woodbury Post Office

• Woodbury town government

• U.S. Government offices

• State offices, except for the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, which is normally closed on Monday.

• Banks

• New York Stock Exchange

CLOSED Monday:

• Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (not normally open on Mondays)

• Region 14 Public Schools: Winter Recess of 12/24 - 1/1/13

• Region 15 Public Schools: Winter Recess of 12/24 - 1/1/13

Christmas Day

The following are CLOSED Christmas Day:

• Banks have the option of staying open or closed — in practice, all or nearly all are closed on Christmas Day (and this is one of the four holidays this year that even TD Bank is closed)

• Middlebury Public Library

• Middlebury Post Office

• Middlebury town government

• Woodbury Post Office

• Woodbury Public Library

• Woodbury town government

• Region 14 Public Schools: Winter Recess of 12/24 - 1/1/13

• Region 15 Public Schools: Winter Recess of 12/24 - 1/1/13

• U.S. government offices

• State government offices (PDF of state holiday schedule attached to this article)

• Connecticut Department of Motor vehicles and AAA offices

• New York Stock Exchange

OPEN Christmas Day:

• Dunkin' Donuts — Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Metro-North

The following information is from the Metro-North website:

• "To get you in the holiday mood, we are providing extra early getaway service on Friday, December 21, with trains departing Grand Central starting around 12 noon. (Because of light ridership in the PM period, some trains may be canceled or combined. See a current timetable for train times or visit our schedules page.)

• "Since the holidays will almost be upon us, any of you last minute “gift-givers” will want to take advantage of our “Shoppers’ Special” service on Saturday, December 22 and Sunday, December 23.

• "On Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24, we will operate a Saturday schedule with extra service in the AM and PM peak periods. (Helpful holiday tip: you really shouldn’t wait until this day to finish your shopping. See a special Holiday Timetable Effective Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31- Jan. 1 for train times, or visit our schedules page.)

• "On Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25 we will operate a special holiday schedule. (See a special Holiday Timetable or visit our schedules page.)

• "For those of you planning to head to town with the family to soak up some holiday spirit (like a human rum cake), we offer plenty of extra service during the day from December 26-28. (See a current timetable for train times or visit our schedules page.) If you are just heading back to work (hey, someone has to) we haven’t forgotten about you: There’s plenty of service to get you to and from the office. (Say hello to Scrooge for us!)

• "If you are traveling with the family, may we suggest purchasing an off-peak ten-trip ticket? In addition to the discount, it is transferrable, so everyone can use it. (It really is like the gift that you can keep giving.)"