Open, Closed New Year's Eve, New Year's Day

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Monday, New Year's Eve

OPEN Monday, Dec. 31:

• Darien town government—until 3 p.m. (see PDF of Darien government holiday schedule attached to this article)

• Darien Library—until 6 p.m. and Stamford's Ferguson Library (until 5 p.m.) and Norwalk Public Library (until 5:30 p.m.)

• Darien YMCA—until 3 p.m.

• Post offices

• U.S. Government offices

• Connecticut state offices (see PDF of 2012 state holiday schedule attached to this article), except for the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, which is normally closed on Monday.

• Banks

• New York Stock Exchange

• Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk (open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

CLOSED Monday:

• Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (not normally open on Mondays)

• Rowayton Library 

• Darien Public Schools closed the week of Christmas through Jan. 1, classes restart Jan. 2 (see PDF of school calendar attached to this article)

• Darien YMCA

• YWCA Darien-Norwalk closed until Jan. 2

BUS, TRAIN SERVICE on Monday:

• CT Transit, Stamford and Darien bus service, "local routes & the I-BUS Express will operate on a regular schedule, with reduced Commuter Connection service on Monday, December 31, 2012 (New Year's Eve)."

• Norwalk Transit bus service

• Metro-North (see "Metro-North" section, below)

New Year's Day

The following are CLOSED New Year's Day:

• Darien Public Schools closed the week of Christmas through Jan. 1, classes restart Jan. 2 (see PDF of school calendar attached to this article)

• Darien Library (and other libraries in the area, including Rowayton Library along with Stamford's Ferguson Library and Norwalk Public Library)

• Post offices

• U.S. government offices

• State government offices (PDF of 2013 state holiday schedule attached to this article)

• Connecticut Department of Motor vehicles and AAA offices

• Darien town government

• Banks have the option of staying open or closed — in practice, all or nearly all are closed on New Year's Day (and this is one of the four holidays that even TD Bank is normally closed)

• YWCA Darien-Norwalk closed until Jan. 2

• New York Stock Exchange

• Darien Arts Center (no children's dance, theater or arts classes)

OPEN New Year's Day:

• Dunkin Donuts — Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

• Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk

BUS SERVICE  on New Year's Day:

• CT Transit, Stamford and Darien bus service, "will operate on a Sunday schedule on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 (New Year's Day)."

• Norwalk Transit—no bus service in Norwalk, and the office is closed

Metro-North Service

The following information is from the Metro-North website:

• "On Friday, Dec. 28, we start to gear up for New Year’s Eve. To make sure you get plenty of rest for the big night, we once again offer early getaway service. (See a current timetable or visit our schedules page.)"

• Monday, Dec. 31: "[T]o make sure you arrive wherever you need to be to ring in 2013, we will provide a Saturday schedule with extra service in the AM and PM peak periods, as well as additional inbound trains in the late afternoon/early evening, and our traditional post-midnight late night/early morning service to get you home safely. ([...]See a Holiday Timetable for train times or visit our schedules page.)"

• New Year’s Day, Tuesday, Jan. 1: "We will once again operate a special Holiday Schedule. (See a Holiday Timetable for train times or visit our schedules page.)"