What's Open, Closed In Woburn: Labor Day 2022

Woburn MA

02 September, 2022

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WOBURN, MA — Summer is winding down in Woburn as students head back to school and the long Labor Day weekend approaches. As Woburn community members head out on final vacations or plan Labor Day weekend gatherings, here's a primer on what is typically open, what is closed and other key topics to keep in mind on Labor Day and Labor Day weekend: What's Open On Labor Day? Retail stores: Typically openLiquor stores: Allowed to open in MassachusettsSupermarkets: OpenConvenience stores: OpenRestaurants, bars: OpenBanks: ClosedState, federal buildings: ClosedCity Hall, Administrative Offices*: ClosedMail: Post offices closed; express delivery only *The police and fire stations will remain open on Labor Day. Curbside Trash And Recycling Pickup Delayed Curbside Trash and Recycling pickup will be delayed by one day. See the city's trash and recycling schedule here. Open Flames Banned At DCR Parks All open flames, including campfires and charcoal cookouts, remain banned at Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) facilities throughout Massachusetts. The DCR instituted this ban last month in response to a series of large scale fires amid extreme drought conditions that linger across much of Massachusetts. The ban allows use of small portable propane units or stoves at campgrounds and recreation areas. Sumner Tunnel To Remain Open Weekend closures of the Sumner Tunnel between East Boston and Downtown Boston are on pause for Labor Day weekend as transit officials look to accommodate holiday travel and increased traffic that goes with it. Shutdowns began earlier this year as crews complete restoration work in the aging tunnel. Weekend shutdowns will resume after Labor Day before ramping up for a full closure of the tunnel from May to September of next year. The shutdowns have impacted north-of-Boston travel both to and from downtown Boston, Logan Airport and other area destiations. A quick history of Labor Day The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated in 1882, with a parade in New York City, but the question of who first proposed the idea of a holiday to honor workers is in dispute more than a century later. Congress didn't recognize the holiday until what History.com calls a "watershed moment" in American labor history: the 1894 Pullman Palace Car Company strike in Chicago. The strike led to sending federal troops into the city to quell rioters. Just days later, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making Labor Day, the first Monday of September, a national holiday.