The majority of school districts will also be closed, along with some liquor stores in states with stricter laws (which includes Massachusetts). It will also be harder to find banks open on Veterans Day 2015, however. Here is a larger list of those that will be closed on November 11 (via the Huffington Post). Bank First National; Bank of America
Sometimes, doctors do a throat culture instead of a rapid strep test. A throat culture is more accurate than a rapid strep test, but the results take longer (2-3 days) to come back.
In trying to find out how long is your strep throat contagious, you must remember when the symptoms first appeared. Usually there is a 2 to 5 day asymptomatic period after exposure to the bacteria. During this period, you will inevitably spread the strep throat to the people you come in contact with. Once you experience symptoms, precautions such as isolation must be taken so you do not infect others.