Municipal and state offices are also closed during federal holidays. No, banks in New Hampshire will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, because they follow the federal holiday schedule. However, ATMs and online banking services will still be available.

The life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lives on in the Granite State, more than six decades after his passing.

When leaders at Project S.T.O.R.Y. noticed there were no events celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Concord, they decided that needed to change.

Despite the cold weather Monday, January 20, many LaSalle residents braved the elements to participate in three Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Jena.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is coming up on Monday, Jan. 15 — which means we are going to hear a lot of people invoking Dr. King who have no business with his name in their mouth. Seriously, no one loves trotting out MLK Jr.

New Hampshire residents will gather to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at events in Manchester and Portsmouth on Monday.

Dozens gathered at Manchester Memorial High School on Monday to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., while honoring community leaders in the process.

The holiday falls on the third Monday of January. A bill to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday was introduced on April 8, 1968 — four days after King was assassinated, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Martin Luther King Jr is remembered for his tireless work during the Civil Rights Movement and his dream that one day everyone would be treated as equals. A statue built in his memory now stands in Washington D.C. and each year, the third Monday in January is celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an American federal holiday.

Lawrence Restaurant Week runs through Jan. 26 and benefits the Hospitality Workers Relief Fund. See LawrenceRestaurantWeek.org for menus and other details. Friday, Jan. 17 Opening Night: “Native Gardens,

On a day established to honor the life and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., those gathered at the Dunbar Recreation Center in Weirton were reminded not only of the importance of his life, but the importance of the fight for freedom and equality.

On Monday, members of the National Cultural Diversity Awareness Council and the British Consulate came together to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.