Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed each year on the third Monday in January. Here is a look at what’s open and closed today in the Lehigh Valley. Federal government: All nonessential federal government offices and courts are closed. State, county, local government: State offices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are closed.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed in the United States on the third Monday of January. This year coincides with the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Here is what to know about what businesses and services will remain open and which ones will take the day off.

Monday is MLK Day, and many businesses and services are closed in observance of the federal holiday to honor the civil rights icon.