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A posthumous portrait of Christopher Columbus, by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, c. 1520. (Wikimedia Commons/public domain)
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Closings for Columbus Day
Updated: Saturday, 10 Oct 2009, 5:08 PM EDT
Published : Saturday, 10 Oct 2009, 5:02 PM EDT
(WPRI) - In observation of the arrival of explorer Christopher Columbus in the Americas, many establishments and government offices are closed or changing hours for Columbus Day Monday.
RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS
OPEN
Retail stores
Liquor stores
Supermarkets
CLOSED
State, municipal and federal offices
Schools
Libraries
RIPTA runs on a holiday schedule
Bank schedules vary
There is no mail delivery
The stock market will observe a normal trading day
Last Spring, Brown University garned some controversy when it bowed to student petitions and chose to change the name of the Columbus Day holiday to Fall Weekend, in view of how Native Americans were treated after Columbus's arrival. Many Rhode Island natives, proud of their Italian heritage, including Providence Mayor David Cicilline, challenged the decision.
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