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Christmas Day 2018: What’s Open and Closed?

[CREDIT: Nationaltree.org] The 2018 National Christmas Tree Lighting Nov. 28 at President’s Park, co-presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation. This year the tree sported pine green lights with red bands of lights running from top to bottom.
[CREDIT: Nationaltree.org] The 2018 National Christmas Tree Lighting Nov. 28 at President’s Park, co-presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation. This year the tree sported pine green lights with red bands of lights running from top to bottom.
[CREDIT: Nationaltree.org] The 2018 National Christmas Tree Lighting Nov. 28 at President’s Park, co-presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation. This year the tree sported pine green lights with red bands of lights running from top to bottom.

Warwick, RI — The wrapping paper is cleared, gifts are opened and stockings emptied —  Christmas Day is here, but you’re wondering what to expect from city, state and federal services as recycling piles up and travelers call.

The winter holiday’s first documented reference was in one written Roman account dated AD 354 describing an early Christian feast in honor of Jesus’s birth. 

Hanukkah also just concluded, the solstice is recently past, and winter is officially in — so whatever your practice, enjoy the day and look forward to brighter days, literally.

In Warwick, city hall and the school department are closed for the holiday, with schools also closed and through next week.

TF Green State Airport is operating, with arrival and departure schedules online.

Trash and recycling are delayed one day. Public transit company RIPTA is following holiday routes today. Check the RIPTA website for schedules.

Banks and U.S. Post Offices are also closed.

 

 

Rob Borkowski
Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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