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Veterans Day in Andover: What's Open, What's Closed
"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" -- Maya Angelou
Monday is Veterans Day, a day in which we honor all those who have served to protect our nation.
There will be ceremonies at three sites in Andover Monday morning followed by a luncheon. Read the complete details here.
If you know of more Andover businesses that are open or closed (or have special hours), help out your fellow neighbors by leaving the info in the comments.
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What's Closed
- Public Schools
- Town Offices (state and federal offices also closed)
- Public Libraries
- Post offices
- Most banks will be closed to observe the holiday
What's Open
- Restaurants
- Convenience Stores
- Liquor stores
- Retail stores (check with your local retailers first)
- Both the MBTA and the commuter rail will operate on a regular weekday schedule. THE RIDE Service will operate on a Sunday schedule.
Trash/Recycling
- Trash and recycling pickup are delayed one day.
Veterans Day was once Armistice Day, proclaimed on Nov. 11, 1919, to celebrate the end of World War I on that day a year before.
World War I turned out not to be the "war to end all wars," as the world would learn with World War II. In the 1950s, Congress voted to change the name of Armistice Day to Veterans Day so the holiday could celebrate all veterans of all wars.
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