Welcome to the traditional end of the summer (which actually ends later in the month). Here’s what’s staying open, what’s closing and where hours of operation are changing in Darien and beyond:
Transportation
- The New Haven Line will have schedule changes on Friday, and Monday’s trains will operate on a Sunday schedule.
- CTtransit bus services in Stamford and Darien will operate on a Sunday schedule for Monday, Labor Day.
- “The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that there will be no Maintenance, Inspection or Construction activities on major expressways this Labor Day weekend from 6 AM Friday, September 2, 2016 to 8 PM Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Only work of an emergency nature will be considered.”
Weekend Schedule Changes
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Government offices are closed Monday for the federal government, state government and Darien town government.
- The Post Office is closed Monday.
- The Darien transfer station and Darien Recycling Center (the town dump) is closed Monday and always closed on Sundays, but open as normal on Saturday, 7 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
- Schools are closed, including Darien Public Schools.
- Darien Library will be closed Monday, but open for normal hours the rest of the weekend. Rowayton Library normally closes at 1 p.m. on Saturdays and is closed Sundays. It will also be closed on Monday.
- Darien YMCA: “The Darien YMCA will be open on Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 5) from 7 a.m. to 12 noon.
Labor Day Group Fitness Class Schedule at Darien YMCA:
7:30-8:30AM Yoga w/ Steve in Studio 2
8:15-9:00AM Strong Cycle w/ Peter in Studio 1
9:00-10:00AM Pilates w/ Steve in Studio 2
9:30-10:15AM Spin w/ Peter in Studio 1
9:30-10:30AM Bootcamp w/ Gene in the Basketball Gym
10:15-11:15AM Yoga w/ Paula in Studio 2
- Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles: “Department of Motor Vehicles’ major customer service offices in recognition of the Labor Day holiday will close Friday, September 2, at 12:30 p.m. and will reopen Tuesday, September 6, at 7:45 a.m. […] AAA offices will be open to process driver’s license renewals during their normal business hours on Friday and Saturday, and will be closed on Monday, September 5 (Labor Day).