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Monday, November 12, 2012

Veterans Day: What's Closed, What's Open

While many of us will be at work, government offices and schools are closed.

On Monday, Nov. 12 the country and Belmont observes Veterans Day, a national holiday established in 1926 to honor men and women who have served in the military. Here's a quick round-up of what's open and closed in Belmont. If you know of more businesses that are open or closed, help out your fellow neighbors by leaving the info in the comments.

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: November 12

Veterans Day Monday holiday, Girls' Soccer, leafs and not much else.

1. It's the Monday Veterans Day Holiday. So don't leave the kids at school this morning or take the trash out to the curb today. 2. There is only one thing to do today: Take a noon time road trip to Lynn's Manning Field to see the Belmont High School Girls' Soccer team take on Wilmington in the MIAA Division II North sectional championships. The match starts at 12:30 p.m. This is the second visit to the championships in three years for the girls (they beat Danvers, 1-0, on penalty kicks in 2010). Wilmington fans will there in force – I hear they bring a band to away playoff games – as the community without a town center and an older public library than Belmont's is only a hop, skip and jump from "the city of sin." Get out and support the …

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