Most state and federal offices will be closed Christmas Eve Monday and Tuesday, Christmas Day.
Gov. Larry Hogan this week declared that Maryland state government agencies, offices and courts will be closed Monday in observance of Christmas Eve.
“Since this year Christmas falls on Tuesday and is a state holiday, I am also declaring this Christmas Eve as a holiday so that our hard-working employees can spend more time enjoying the holidays with their loved ones,” Hogan said in a statement. “This is just another way we can show our appreciation to our dedicated state workers.”
President Trump on Dec. 18 issued an executive order to close most federal offices on Dec. 24. Mail will be delivered Monday although some post office branches could close early Dec. 24.
Montgomery County government offices and services, such as libraries, will be closed Tuesday.
The county’s Shady Grove Waste Transfer station closes at 3 p.m. Monday and is closed all day Tuesday. Recycling collections normally made on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday slide forward one day during Christmas week.
Metrorail and Metrobus on Monday will operate on a normal schedule, with parking fees in effect. On Christmas Day, the system operates on a Sunday schedule; there are no parking fees at county Metro lots.
Montgomery County Ride On buses will limit late evening service on Christmas Eve Monday. Trips scheduled to depart from the start of a route at 10 p.m. or later will not operate. Buses on Tuesday, Christmas Day, operate on a Sunday schedule.
All emergency services, such and police, fire and rescue and the 911 call center are always open and operating.
Public schools are closed for student Christmas and New Year’s holidays and winter break until Jan. 2, 2019. School offices are closed Dec. 24 and 25.
The Bethesda Beat weekday newsletter will return Dec. 26 and the website will be updated with breaking news.
