Hartford, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Friday is Veterans Day.
All local, state and federal offices and courts are closed, as is the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The state Capitol and Legislative Office Buildings are closed, in addition to most banks.
Many muncipalities won't be collecting trash and recyclables.
There's no mail delivery and post offices are closed.
Grocery stores and malls are open.
Many towns are also holding Veterans Day ceremonies.
They include one at the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown and in West Hartford at the Connecticut Veterans Memorial.
The Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge along Interstate 95 in New Haven, which spans the Quinnipiac River, is being lit up in red, white and blue through Friday night.
Beacons will be projecting light six miles up into the clear night sky in honor of the men and women who have bravely served their country.