Juneteenth: What's Open, What's Closed In Prince George's County?

Bowie MD

16 June, 2022

9:17 AM

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Because the June 19 Juneteenth holiday falls on a Sunday this year, banks, federal offices and the post office in Prince George's County will be closed Monday in commemoration of the date in 1865 when word reached the last enslaved people in Texas that the Civil War had ended and they were free. Many state and local government offices will be closed as well. The city of Laurel's department of public works will be closed Monday, so the following schedule will be in place: Monday trash and recycling pickup will be on Tuesday (residential and commercial)Tuesday trash and recycling will be on Wednesday (residential only)Tuesday commercial trash pickups remain the sameWednesday, Thursday and Friday trash and recycling pickups are unchanged There will be no bulky item or yard debris pickups June 22 in Laurel. There also will not be trash or recycling picked up in Bowie Monday. Bulky trash collection will resume June 21 by appointment only. The following locations in Bowie will be closed Monday: Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center (3750 Brown Station Road)Electronics Recycling Acceptance Site (located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill; only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday)Household Hazardous Waste Acceptance Site (located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill; only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday) TheBus, a public transit service operated by the Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation will operate as scheduled on Monday. The County's Call-A-Bus, PGC Link and Call-A-Cab services, including dialysis transportation, will not operate Monday. Regular COVID-19 operations of the Call-A-Bus, PGC Link and Call-A-Cab services will resume Tuesday. PGC311 will be closed Monday and will resume regular operations Tuesday. Residents can still submit service/issue requests online at www.countyclick311.com/. All branches of the Prince George's County Memorial Librar0 Systemy will be closed Monday, too. Last year, President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth an official holiday, becoming the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday was approved in 1983. Juneteenth is oldest-known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. Patch employees have the day off Monday. Some other businesses around town may also be closed; so if you're planning to stop by one of them, it's a good idea to call ahead to make sure the business is open. Some big brands are giving their employees a day off or paying them extra. Companies that are already looking seriously at diversity, equity and inclusion efforts may see adding Juneteenth as a paid holiday as "something tangible" that "recognizes the importance of that day," Julie Stich, a vice president of content at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, told NPR. Nike said in an email statement to NPR that Juneteenth is a paid holiday for corporate, retail, manufacturing and distribution employees across the Nike, Converse and Jordan brands. Zillow is doing the same as part of its "ongoing commitment to racial equality," the company said in a statement. Both Zillow and Nike are encouraging employees to reflect on the importance of the day while taking part in volunteering, activism and educational opportunities. Among them, Target and Starbucks are open, but employees get time-and-a-half pay on Juneteenth, according to a list put together by Entrepreneur. Tech companies Twitter and Square are giving employees the day off. Google and Amazon aren't, but they're encouraging employees to cancel meetings. Amazon is also offering "online learning opportunities" throughout the day.