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

WOBURN, MA — Summer is winding down in Woburn as students head back to school as Labor Day arrives.

As Woburn community members enjoy final vacations or 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:

What's Open On Labor Day?

• Retail stores: Typically open
• Liquor stores: Allowed to open in Massachusetts
• Supermarkets: Open
• Convenience stores: Open
• Restaurants, bars: Open
• Banks: Closed
• State, federal buildings: Closed
• City Hall, Administrative Offices*: Closed
• Mail: Post offices closed; express delivery only

*The police and fire stations will remain open on Labor Day.

Rain May Douse Region

Potentially heavy rain may sweep through the region in a series of storms on Monday, according to a National Weather Service forecast on Sunday night.

The rainy weather could linger through Tuesday, with the National Weather Service predicting up to two inches of rain falling on communities north-of-Boston.

Though potentially making for a wet and cloudy Labor Day, rain on Monday would come as much needed precipitation amid the region's extreme drought.

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.

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.