{"id":687,"date":"2016-10-28T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=687"},"modified":"2016-10-28T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T09:33:00","slug":"veterans-day-whats-open-or-closed-in-boston-plus-mbta-trash-parking-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=687","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day: What’s Open or Closed in Boston Plus MBTA, Trash & Parking Info for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here's a rundown of what's open in Boston on Veterans Day<\/a>, information on Boston trash collection, parking meters, and MBTA<\/a> schedules. This resource page has been updated for this year, Saturday, November 11, 2017. <\/p>\n

* PLEASE NOTE<\/strong> the City Says:<\/strong><\/a> "Friday, November 10 - <\/em>Veterans Day<\/strong>
City offices closed. Sunday parking rules in effect. BCYF Community Centers are closed. Boston Public Libraries are open, but will close on Saturday, November 11."<\/p>\n

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We publish these reminders before each holiday to help you make the most of your time off!<\/p>\n

Restaurants, bars:<\/strong> Open<\/p>\n

Convenience stores: <\/strong>Open <\/p>\n

Supermarkets:<\/strong> Open <\/p>\n

Retail stores:<\/strong> Are allowed to open if the owners choose<\/p>\n

Liquor stores<\/strong>: Open <\/p>\n

City, Town, State and Federal offices and facilities are closed: <\/strong>This includes schools, libraries, and the Postal Service (express mail will be delivered). Only emergency services are available. <\/p>\n

Financial Services:<\/strong> As the British would say, this is a Bank Holiday with most Banks closed. But we are noticing that some banks are keeping some branches open, so check with your own institution.<\/p>\n

Stock market:<\/strong> Open, as are international markets. <\/p>\n

Boston Parki<\/span>ng:<\/strong> The City says<\/a>, "On Sundays, City holidays, and observed holiday dates, y<\/span>ou can park for free, but all other parking regulations are still enforced."<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Street Sweeping: <\/strong>The City says<\/a>, "On City holidays<\/a>, we suspend street sweeping during the day, but we still sweep streets at night."<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Boston Trash Collection:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The city has changed the way it publishes the schedule for holidays so that you now have to go to the city site and look up your specific address<\/a> in order to get information. <\/span><\/p>\n

MBTA Veterans Day 2017 Schedule has not been published: <\/strong>It may be that, with the new improved<\/span> website, the holiday summary updates the MBTA has made available in the past will no longer be done. <\/span><\/p>\n

This year November 11th falls on a Saturday. We can guess few things about the schedule. From the printed schedules we were able to access on the new site, it looks like the Subways<\/strong> will run on a Saturday schedule. <\/span><\/p>\n

We checked a number of Bus schedules<\/strong> and those that included holiday information were running on a Saturday Schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n

Commuter Rail schedules<\/strong> do not include any mention of Veterans Day and refer you to the website which does not have any Veterans Day information.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ferry schedules<\/strong> do not mention Veterans Day.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ride<\/strong> information no longer mentions holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n

For additional information on routes, schedules, fares, and more, the MBTA says, "Please call (617) 222-3200<\/span> for support, or for our Deaf or Hard of Hearing: customers TTY (617) 222-5146 …" or contact them at www.mbta.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

And if you have to work: Holiday Pay Information for Retail Establishments from the Secretary of State.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

"Retail establishments which operate on New Year's Day, Columbus Day after 12:00 p.m., or on November 11th after 1:00 p.m. are required to pay their employees time and one-half regardless of the number of employees on their payroll."<\/em><\/p>\n

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