Denville Town Hall and the Department of Public Works will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27, 2026, for Thanksgiving, according to the township’s official calendar. Anyone who needs to handle township business in person should plan to do it by Wednesday, Nov. 25.
Trash pickup changes too. Thanksgiving is on the township’s list of no-pickup days, which hits homes south of Route 46 hardest, since their regular collection days are Monday and Thursday. Homes north of Route 46 are picked up Tuesday and Friday. The township says alternate pickup days are posted on its homepage, and the full schedule is on the Denville recycling and garbage page. Questions about the recycling center at 140 Morris Ave. can go to Public Works at (973) 625-8334.
The Denville Public Library will close early, at 1 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 25, and stay closed through the holiday weekend. It reopens Monday, Nov. 30, at 9:30 a.m., according to the library’s holiday notice. Cardholders can still borrow ebooks and audiobooks through Libby and stream through hoopla while the building is closed.
Students get a long weekend as well. Denville’s three K-8 schools have an early dismissal on Nov. 25 and are closed Nov. 26 and 27, as we noted in our look at the district’s 2026-27 calendar. Morris Knolls High School lists its Thanksgiving break for the same two days.
Township government stays busy right up to the holiday. The Township Council has a regular meeting on the calendar for Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Thanksgiving week in town starts early in Rock Ridge, where the Rock Ridge Turkey Trot 5K runs Sunday, Nov. 22. Town offices were last closed on Nov. 11, and our Veterans Day closures guide has more on how Denville handles holiday schedules.
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