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New Year's Day is a federal holiday, so you can pretty well plan on certain places being open or closed. Here's how the following organizations will observe New Year's Day 2013:
Federal offices: Closed
N.C., S.C. state offices: Closed
Charlotte city offices: Closed
Mecklenburg County offices and courts: Closed
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: Closed
Charlotte-Mecklenburg libraries: Closed
Banks: Closed
Buses and light rail: Open, but operating on Sunday schedule
Compost Central: Open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m
Garbage pickup: Operating
Mecklenburg County ABC stores: Closed
South Carolina ABC stores: Open
FedEx: Closed, but Custom Critical is available
UPS: Closed, but Express Critical is available
United States Postal Service: Closed
