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Public Holidays

January: New Year’s Day - 1st Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day – 3rd Monday in Jan; February: Groundhog Day- 2nd Lincoln’s Birthday – 12th Valentine’s Day- 14th President’s Day- 3rd Monday in Feb; March: C. Pulaski’s Birthday – 2nd

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January	New Year’s Day - 1st Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day – 3rd Monday in Jan
February	Groundhog Day- 2nd Lincoln’s Birthday – 12th Valentine’s Day- 14th President’s Day- 3rd Monday in Feb
March	C. Pulaski’s Birthday – 2nd
July	Independence Day- 4th
September	Labor Day- 1st Monday in Sept
October	Columbus Day – 13th
November	Veterans Day Observance – 11th Thanksgiving Holiday- 4th Thursday in Nov
December	Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - 25th New Year’s Eve – 31st

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