Happy Fourth of July

There's one thing I learned from my sister, who manages a retail store. It's that people tend to be very, very surprised when things are closed on holidays.

I'm not kidding. I know, it seems really obvious that store XYZ, government offices and other locations are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Memorial Day and Fourth of July.

Then I heard stories about customers who came in on Christmas Eve, wondering why the store closed early—and I swear this is true—and then threw temper tantrum (technical term) because the store was not open Christmas Day.

I still do not understand this. Maybe something's wrong with my head.

That's why today's Take Five features some of the biggies for what's opened and closed around town.

Here's what you need to know today:

You Need to Know Municipal Offices and the Post Office are Closed: Holiday!

You Need to Know the Library is Closed: It’s one of the holidays where is not open. It will reopen tomorrow during its regular operating hours.

You Need to Know the YMCA is Closed: The YMCA is also closed for July 4th.

You Need to Know Where to Find Fireworks: in North Branch Park at 355 Milltown Road in Bridgewater.

You Need to Know It’s About Safety: T at from 3 to 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. Stop by and make sure your seat’s in correctly.