What's open and closed in Seacoast? Grocery stores, liquor stores, town office holiday hours
What is open and closed in your town during the 2021 Christmas and New Year's holidays in Seacoast New Hampshire and southern York County in Maine?
Read on for a list of grocery stores, followed by a list of state liquor stores and then a complete list of town and city offices, libraries, recycling stations and more.
Your local grocery store holiday hours:
Hannaford: stores will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, closed Saturday, Dec. 25 and open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
Market Basket: Stores will be open from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, closed Saturday, Dec. 25 and open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
McKinnon’s Market and Super Butcher Shop: 2454 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, closed Saturday, Dec. 25. They will be open their regular hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and Day.
Shaw’s: Stores will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, closed Saturday, Dec. 25 and open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
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Trader Joe's: 45 Gosling Road, Newington, will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, closed on Saturday, Dec. 25, open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and closed on Saturday, Jan. 1.
Whole Foods Market: 1600 Woodbury Ave., Portsmouth will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, closed Saturday, Dec. 25 and open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1.
Seacoast NH Liquor and Wine Outlet holiday hours:
Hampton: NH Liquor and Wine Outlet, I-95 south, will be closing at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. The store will be open regular hours on New Year’s Eve and Day (9 a.m.-8 p.m.).
Hampton: NH Liquor and Wine Outlet, I-95 North, Hampton, will be closing at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. The store will be open regular hours on New Year’s Eve and Day (9 a.m.-8 p.m.).
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Lee: NH Liquor and Wine Outlet, 60 Calef Highway, Lee, will be closing at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. They will be open their regular hours on New Year’s Eve and Day (9 a.m.-7 p.m.).
North Hampton: NH Liquor and Wine Outlet, 69 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, will be closing at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. They will be open their regular hours on New Year’s Eve and Day (9 a.m.-7 p.m.).
Portsmouth traffic circle: NH Liquor and Wine Outlet, 605 US- 1 BYP South, Portsmouth, will be closing at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. They will be open their regular hours on New Year’s Eve and Day (8 a.m.-8 p.m.).
Portsmouth Islington Street: NH Liquor and Wine Outlet, 738 Islington St., Portsmouth, will be closing at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. They will be open their regular hours on New Year’s Eve and Day (10 a.m.-7 p.m.).
Rochester: NH Liquor and Wine Outlet, 170-1 Mkt Plc Blvd., Rochester in the Ridge Market Place, will be closing at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. They will be open their regular hours on New Year’s Eve and Day (9 a.m.-7 p.m.).
Seabrook: NH Liquor and Wine Outlet, Southgate Plaza, Seabrook, will be closing at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. They will be open their regular hours on New Year’s Eve and Day (9 a.m.-8 p.m.).
Somersworth: NH Liquor and Wine Outlet, 481 High St., Somersworth, will be closing at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. They will be open their regular hours on New Year’s Eve and Day (9 a.m.-7 p.m.).
City and town offices, libraries and more
BARRINGTON
The Barrington Town Hall will be closed all day Thursday, Dec. 23. The Barrington Transfer Station and Recycling Center will be closed all day Saturday, Dec. 25. The Barrington Public Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Saturday, Dec. 25.
BRENTWOOD
Town offices will close Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The town clerk’s office will close at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28. The Mary E. Bartlett Memorial Library will be closed Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1
DOVER
City Administrative offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25 and Friday, Dec. 31. Because the holidays fall on Saturday, there is no delay this week for curbside trash and recycling pickup. The Recycling Center on Mast Road will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. The Dover Public Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Sunday, Dec. 26, Friday, Dec. 31, Saturday, Jan. 1 and Sunday, Jan. 2. The Dover Ice Arena will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, and Saturday, Dec. 25.The McConnell Center Recreation facilities will close at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, and will be closed Saturday, Dec. 25. The Dover Community Senior Center will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, and on Saturday, Dec. 25. The Dover Indoor Pool will close at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, and will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25.
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DURHAM
The Durham Town Hall will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and will not reopen until Tuesday, Dec. 28. They will also be closed on Friday, Dec. 31 in observance of New Years Day. The Transfer Station will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. The Durham Public Library will be closed on Dec. 24 and will reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 28. They will also be closing at 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and will reopen again on Monday, Jan. 3.
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ELIOT, Maine
The Eliot Town Office will be closing to the public at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23 and on Thursday, Dec. 30. The transfer station will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1. The William Fogg Library will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
EPPING
The Epping Town Hall will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1. The Harvey-Mitchell Memorial Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25 and Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
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EXETER
The Exeter Town Hall will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. Trash and recycle pick-up will be on schedule. There will be no delay due to the holidays since they occur over the weekend. The Exeter Public Library will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 and Saturday, Dec. 25 and will also be closed Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
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FARMINGTON
Town office will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Goodwin Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
GREENLAND
The Greenland Town Hall will be closing at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23. They will also be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The transfer station will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1. Weeks Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1
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HAMPTON
The town offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. Trash and recycling collection will have no delays and will follow the normal pick-up schedule. The North Hampton Public Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
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HAMPTON FALLS
The Town Hall will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Brush Dump will be closed until after the New Year. The Hampton Falls Free Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and closed on Saturday, Jan. 1.
KENSINGTON
The Town Hall will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. Trash and recycling collection will have no delays. The Kensington Public Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, closing at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and closed on Saturday, Jan. 1.
KITTERY, Maine
The Kittery Town Hall will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 23 and Thursday, Dec. 30. The Kittery Resource Recovery Facility will be closing at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, closed on Saturday, Dec. 25, closing at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and closed on Saturday, Jan. 1. The Rice Public Library will be closing at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and will reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 28. They will also be closing at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 4.
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KENNEBUNK, Maine
Town offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Saturday, Dec. 25. There will be no change to trash/recycling curbside collection. The Kennebunk Free Library will be closed, Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
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LEE
The town offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1. The Lee Public Library will be open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. They will be open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and closed on Saturday, Jan. 1.
MADBURY
The Madbury Town Hall will be closed on Monday, Dec. 27. The Madbury Public Library will be closed Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
MILTON
Town offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be closing at 12 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed all day on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. The Milton Free Public Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and closed on Saturday, Jan. 1.
NEW CASTLE
The New Castle Town Hall will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. Trash collection will not be affected by the holidays. The New Castle Public Library will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 23, Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
NEWFIELDS
Town offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Monday, Dec. 27 and Friday, Dec. 31. There will be no change to the trash pickup schedule during the holidays. The Paul Memorial Library will be closing at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23 and will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Saturday, Dec. 25. They will also be closing at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30 and closed all day on Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
NEWINGTON
The Newington Town Hall will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and open on Sunday, Dec. 26. The transfer station will also be closed on Saturday, Jan. 1. The Langdon Public Library will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 and Saturday, Dec. 25. They will be open on Friday, Dec. 31 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed on Saturday, Jan. 1.
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NEWMARKET
The Newmarket Town Hall will be closed on Monday, Dec. 27 and on Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer station will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1. The Transfer station will have extended hours on Wednesday, Dec. 29 and Wednesday, Jan. 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Newmarket Public Library will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25, Monday, Dec. 27, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
NORTH HAMPTON
Town offices will be closing at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23 and will be closed all day on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. Cherry Road Recycling Collection Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, closed on Saturday, Dec. 25, open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and closed on Saturday, Jan. 1. The North Hampton Public Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
PORTSMOUTH
City Administrative offices will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 23, Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. Trash and recycling will be combined with Thursday for the holidays. If your trash is normally scheduled to be collected Dec. 24 it will be collected Dec. 23 and it will be collected Dec. 30 if normally scheduled for Dec. 31. The Portsmouth Public Library will be closed Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Sunday, Dec. 26, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
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ROCHESTER
City Administrative offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. There will be no delay in trash pick-up and Waste Management will follow the usual pick-up days. The Rochester Public Library will be closed Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Sunday, Dec. 26, Friday, Dec. 31, Saturday, Jan. 1 and Sunday, Jan. 2.
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ROLLINSFORD
The Rollinsford Town Hall will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer station will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1. The Rollinsford Public Library will be closed on Sunday, Dec. 26, Monday, Dec. 27 and Sunday, Jan. 2. The Library is always closed on Friday and Saturday.
RYE
The Rye Town Hall will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be open regular hours on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1. The Rye Public Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
SEABROOK
The Seabrook Town Hall will be closing at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22 and closed all day on Thursday, Dec. 23, Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 23, Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
SOMERSWORTH
City Administrative offices will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 23, Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. Trash collection will not be delayed and will have the normal pick-up schedule. The Somersworth Public Library will be closing at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25. The library will also be closing at 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 and will be closed on Saturday, Jan. 1.
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SOUTH BERWICK, Maine
Town offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. The South Berwick Public Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
STRATHAM
Town offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be closed on Dec. 25. They will be open on Jan. 1. The Wiggin Memorial Library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and will reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 28. They will also be closed Friday, Dec. 31 and will reopen on Monday, Jan. 3.
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WELLS, Maine
The Town Hall will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. The Transfer Station will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. The Wells Public Library will be closing early at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23 and will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
YORK, Maine
The York Town Hall will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 31. Trash collection will have not be delayed and will have the normal pick-up schedule. The Recycling facility will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. The York Public Library will be closed Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1.
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This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: What’s open/closed for holidays? Grocery, liquor stores, town offices
