Memorial Day, celebrated on May 27, is a federal holiday, meaning several places will be closed in recognition of those who died while serving in the military.
To commemorate the holiday, in Massachusetts, volunteers placed tens of thousands of American Flags on Boston Common a few days before Memorial Day, WCVB reported. The event is part of a tribute to honor each person from Massachusetts who died serving in the military since the Revolutionary War.
Since Memorial Day is a federal holiday state and federal buildings will be closed. Here’s a list of what is open and closed on May 27.
Government
Federal and state courts: Closed
Federal offices: Closed
State offices: Closed
Municipal offices: Closed
Registry of Motor Vehicles: Closed
Libraries: Closed
Public schools: Closed
FILE- A sign for New York Stock Exchange is displayed on the floor at the NYSE in New York, July 27, 2022. Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street ahead of a heavy week of earnings from big tech companies. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Facebook parent Meta are all reporting their latest quarterly results this week, as are Coca-Cola and General Motors. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% in the early going Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 and the Nasdaq slipped 0.4%. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)AP
Finance
The New York Stock Exchange and the Dow Jones: Closed
Banks: Most bank branches will be closed, but please check with your local bank.
Dreamer Cannabis in Southampton is currently the only cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts to offer credit cards as a form of payment. (Don Treeger / The Republican) 3/8/2022
Alcohol and recreational drugs
Liquor stores: Open
Cannabis dispensaries: Massachusetts regulators don’t identify specific holidays when cannabis dispensaries must close, according to Tim Caputo, the press secretary for the Cannabis Control Commission. It’s up to the respective cannabis store as to whether they choose to be open or closed on Memorial Day.
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Shopping
Retail stores: Most retail stores will be open, but please check with your local retailer.
Stop & Shop: Open
Auburn Mall: Open
Holyoke Mall: Open
Hampshire Mall: Open
Natick Mall: Open
Big Y: Open
Market Basket: Open
Price Rite: Open
Star Market: Open
Walmart: Open
Target: Open
Wegmans: Open
Safeway: Open
Costco: Closed
CVS: Open
Walgreens: Open
Aldi: Open
Whole Foods: Open
Trader Joe’s: Open
Next Generation Mail Box for PB cover for mailbox improvement. The box is shot on white with PM and ground advance parcels in it.David Afzal
Parcel
U.S. Post offices: Closed
FedEx: Closed
UPS: Open
A red line MBTA subway train in Alewife station in Cambridge, Mass.Nicole Simmons/MassLive
Transportation
MBTA: The subway and busses will run on a Sunday schedule. The RIDE will run on a Saturday schedule and the commuter rail will run on a weekend schedule, the agency wrote on its website.
Worcester RTA: There is no service on Memorial Day, according to therta.com.
Merrimack Valley RTA: There will be no bus or van service on May 27, according to mvrta.com.
MetroWest RTA: There will be no fixed route, commuter shuttle, or Catch Connect service, according to mwrta.com.
Lowell RTA: There will be no fixed bus route and road runner ADA paratransit service, lrta.com reported.
