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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There's a little confusion on Smith Hill about when the state will officially celebrate Independence Day.

July 4, as most of us know by now, falls on a Saturday.

The federal government will be closed on Friday, July 3. But we're told that Rhode Island's state employees will recognize the birth of the nation on Monday, July 6.

That means most federal offices will be closed Friday (there will be mail, however), but most state offices -- including the Division of Motor Vehicles -- will be closed Monday, according to Governor Carcieri spokeswoman Amy Kempe.

Why the difference?

State law is very specific on this one. If July 4 falls on a weekend, "then state employees will celebrate the holiday on the following Monday," according to general law 25-1-1.

-- Steve Peoples, Journal State House Bureau

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