LowellDeeds

The Registry of Deeds will be open on Friday, June 11. Unfortunately, the various tributes to President Reagan have caused much confusion for registry users. Friday is a Federal holiday (post offices are closed and there is no mail delivery) and Governor Romney has decreed that state offices under the Executive Branch will be closed as well. But the registry falls within the Secretary of State's office and since Secretary Galvin (like the state treasurer and attorney general) holds an independent elected office created by the state constitution, the governor's decrees do not control registry operations. Of course, if the Trial Court closes all courts - which is NOT the case on Friday - the public will not have access to the building that houses the Registry of Deeds so we would have to close, too. Although no one's asked, next Thursday (June 17) is Bunker Hill Day. We are open that day. Customers are also asking us questions about Monday, July 5, which is when the Fourth of July is officially celebrated. We WILL be closed on July 5. So to repeat, we are open on Friday, June 11 (Day of Mourning for Ronald Reagan), open on Thursday June 17 (Bunker Hill Day), but closed on Monday July 5 (Fourth of July).