A day of honor and closed offices: Here's what's closed on Veterans Day
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, an armistice went into place in 1918, effectively ending World War I. Nov. 11, Veterans Day, is now a day of honoring all who have served in the U.S. armed forces, past and present.
Celebrations will include the Howard Plant VFW Post 782's annual ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday at Battery Park, Veteran's Day Mass led by Burlington Fire Department Chaplain Father Dallas St. Peter at 5 p.m. Friday at St. Pius X and the fifth annual cannabis giveaway for veterans from 12 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Heady Vermont's location on Battery Street.
Veterans Day is also a state and federal holiday, meaning many public offices and buildings will be closed, even if your workplace isn't. Check this list before doing your errands Friday − it might save you a trip.
City government offices
City offices in Burlington, South Burlington, Essex and Winooski will be closed on Veterans Day. Call other town offices to verify their statuses.
Trash, recycling and compost
Chittenden Solid Waste District offices, drop-off centers and environmental depot will all be closed on Veterans Day. Green Mountain Compost will be open for leaf and commercial drop-offs only. Recycling and leaves for the annual fall leaf pickup will still be collected in Burlington. Contact your private trash hauler to see if they're operating Friday.
Libraries
Burlington's Fletcher Free Library, the South Burlington Public Library, Colchester's Burnham Memorial Library, the Essex Free Library and Williston's Dorothy Alling Memorial Library will all be closed for Veterans Day.
All U.S. post offices will be closed Veterans Day and mail will not be delivered.
Courts
All state and federal courts are closed on Veterans Day.
Contact Urban Change Reporter Lilly St. Angelo at lstangelo@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter: @lilly_st_ang
This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Burlington Veterans Day 2022: Celebrations, office closings
