City Offices to Close Friday, April 3 in Observance of Good Friday

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Rochester City Hall, Neighborhood Service Centers, R-Centers, Rochester Animal Services, Rochester Traffic Violations Agency, and the Honorable Loretta C. Scott Center for Human Services administrative office building at 57 St. Paul St. will be closed on Friday, April 3, in observance of Good Friday.

Refuse and recycling will remain on schedule.

Rochester Public Library branches will remain open for normal hours except for the Frederick Douglass Branch, which will be closed to the public on Friday, April 3, and re-open Saturday, April 4.

The 311 Call Center will be open for normal business hours, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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