MLK Day 2022: What's Open, Closed In Woburn

WOBURN, MA — Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 17 this year, and a variety of services will be closed in the city for it.

King's birthday is Jan. 15, but the federal holiday celebrating the civil rights leader is observed on the third Monday of January each year.

History

Almost immediately after King's assassination in 1968, activists began pushing for a holiday celebrating his Jan. 15 birthday. However, the official national holiday wasn't signed into law until 1983 by President Ronald Reagan.

The first federal MLK Day was observed on the third Monday of January in 1986, but many states held out. Arizona didn't recognize the day until 1992, when the state lost its rights to host the Super Bowl after voters in Arizona failed to make the day a paid holiday.

The last state to adopt the holiday? New Hampshire, in 1999.

What's open and closed?

• City Offices: Closed
• Public Schools: Closed
• Public Libraries: Closed
• Post Offices: Closed, No Mail Delivery
  • UPS: Regular service
  • FedEx: Regular service
• Courts: Closed
• Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV): Closed
• Federal and state offices: Closed
• Transportation: MBTA subway and bus lines will operate on a Saturday schedule, while the commuter rail is running on a regular schedule. Holiday MBTA Service Schedules
• Trash and recycling: Delayed by one day.
• Retail: Most retailers will remain open.
• Grocery stores: Open
• Banks: Most banks are closed, call your local branch.
• Restaurants and bars: Open