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City offices

Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach: closed Thursday and Friday

James City County, Norfolk, Suffolk, Williamsburg, York County: closed Thursday

Garbage

Chesapeake: Thursday’s collections will be picked up Friday. Friday’s collection will be picked up Saturday.

Hampton: Thursday’s collections will be picked up Wednesday.

James City County: Thursday’s recycling will be picked up Friday. Friday’s will be picked up Saturday.

Newport News: Thursday’s collections will be picked up Monday. All collections for the week of July 8 will be delayed by one day.

Norfolk, Williamsburg: No collection changes.

Poquoson: No collection changes Thursday.

Portsmouth: Thursday’s collections will be picked up Saturday.

Suffolk: Starting Thursday, collections will be delayed by one day.

Virginia Beach: Thursday’s collections will be picked up Saturday. No change to Friday’s collections.

York County: No collections Thursday. Collections will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week, with routes completed Saturday.

Travel

Hampton Roads Transit: On Thursday, bus, light rail, base express and paratransit will operate on Saturday schedule; the ferry will operate on a regular schedule. The customer service call center, transit center information booths and public access to all administrative facilities will be closed.

Mail

Post offices will be closed Thursday, with no regular mail delivery.

Libraries

Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach: closed Thursday and Friday

James City County, Norfolk, Suffolk, York County, Williamsburg: closed Thursday

Recreation

Chesapeake, Newport News, Poquoson, Portsmouth: closed Thursday and Friday

Hampton, James City County, Norfolk, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg: closed Thursday

State

ABC: Stores will close at 6 p.m. Thursday.

DMV: Customer service centers will be closed Thursday.

Clarification: An earlier version of this article listed Portsmouth being closed on Fourth of July, the city will also be closed on Friday, July 5. 

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