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The United States Postal Service (USPS) will be closed on Juneteenth, meaning no mail will be delivered. However, FedEx ...
Connecticut banks and credit unions are "not obligated to close" on legal holidays, including Juneteenth, and they can chose ...
Across Connecticut, communities celebrated the Juneteenth holiday. Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday. Federal ...
While some states have acknowledged Juneteenth in symbolic ways or through commemorative events, others have chosen to mark ...
Juneteenth is more than just a day off from work—it's a time to remember the struggles and triumphs of African Americans ...
Milan Campbell proudly holds up a Juneteenth flag during Stamford's Juneteenth celebration at the Stamford Government Center ...
Several cities, towns, and local organizations are hosting Juneteenth celebration events across Connecticut this year.
Several Juneteenth celebrations are expected to be held in Connecticut this week. “It very important to come together to help make change,” Sylvia D. Reid, an attorney and attendee of the Juneteenth ...
The holiday marks June 19, 1865, when Union Army Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved African Americans were free.
A historic Black family is getting recognition in Simsbury this Juneteenth. In the 1770s, a man named Peter Jackson was ...
Norwich, Connecticut continues its tradition as the first city in the state to celebrate Juneteenth, with events planned ...