Seasonal & Holidays

What's Open & What's Closed Thanksgiving Day

Rhode Island's Blue Laws mean stores are closed on Thanksgiving, but the CVS 24-hour stores remain open. And lots of restaurants.

NEWPORT, RI — Almost all stores are closed on Thanksgiving Day, due to Rhode Island's Blue Laws.

This includes the grocery chains:

Stop & Shop: Closed.

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Shaw's: Closed.

CVS is the exception. Its 24-hour store in Aquidneck Plaza, East Main Road, Middletown, for example, will be open all day on the holiday. Other CVS stores may keep special holiday hours.

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And plenty of restaurants stay open for Thanksgiving, including the Inn at Castle Hill, One Bellevue at Hotel Viking, The Spiced Pear at the Chanler, and 22 Bowen.

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