Wreaths were laid at the War Memorial monument in Riverhead on Veterans Day, 2018. Photo: Denise Civiletti

Veterans Day (Nov. 11) fell on a Sunday this year, so it is officially observed on Monday, Nov. 12.

Riverhead schools, Riverhead Town Hall, county, state and federal government offices and courts are closed today.

The post office is closed and there will be no mail delivery other than Express Mail and Special Delivery.

Banks are closed today but financial markets are  open.

Riverhead Town municipal trash pickup follows its regular schedule today. Suffolk County Transit buses and the LIRR also follow a regular weekday schedule.

Riverhead Free Library is open today, keeping its regular hours (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.)

Veterans Day ceremonies were held Sunday in Riverhead and at Calverton National Cemetery. Veterans Day this year marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, with the signing of the armistice agreement on Nov. 11, 1918.

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