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What's Open and Closed on Thanksgiving in Middletown
Check out what is open or closed on Thanksgiving this year

This Thanksgiving, when the cranberry sauce turns a little runny or the bird turns a bit too black for Uncle Buck, where do you turn for help?
Luckily, we have the rundown on where to grab that last-minute can of cranberries or bandages when things get a little too rough at the family's Wii football game.Â
Here's a list of the open stores and restaurants in Middletown this Thanksgiving:
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Grocery Stores
Stop and Shop stores will be closed on Thursday. Â
Shaws Stores will be closed on Thursday
Taverns/Restaurants
- Easton's Point Pub, 116 Middletown (no food, 8 a.m. until 1 a.m. )
- Empire Tea & Coffee (Broadway in Newport 6:00-3:00) and  (Aquidneck Ave. in Middletown 6:00-1:30)
- IHOP, 159 W Main Rd, Middletown (7 a.m. until 2 p.m.)Â
- The Chanler at Cliff Walk, Newport (call for hours 401-847-1300)
- Tickets, 15 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown (Breakfast, Lunch Dinner)
- Johnny s Atlantic Beach Club and Pavillion is open for lunch and dinnerÂ
- The Fastnet Pub in Newport is open from 7 p.m. until closeÂ
- Midtown Oyster Bar in Newport is open at 4 p.m.Â
Road Closures
There will be temporary road closures for the annual Thanksgiving Pie Run. Read details here.Â
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What else is closed today?Â
U.S. Post Office — The post office will be closed all day today. There will also be no mail delivery today.Â
Middletown Town Hall — Closed all day today
Middletown schools — Closed all day
Middletown Public Library  — Closed all dayÂ
Middletown Senior Center — Closed all day
Transportation
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will operate under its Sunday/holiday schedule today. All Flex Services are cancelled on Thanksgiving. To view schedules, click here.Â
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