What is changing around town this season
Only items a town has posted. Each one shows the date, the town and a link to the town's own page. If your town has not posted yet, it is not listed.
Tewksbury: winter parking rules in effect since Nov 1
Nov 1 to Mar 31: no parking on any street midnight to 6 a.m. (Bylaw 8.24.010). Fine $25.
From Snow & Ice Related Bylaws ↗ · All Tewksbury noticesWestford: winter parking rules in effect since Nov 1
Winter parking ban Nov 1 to Mar 31: no on-street parking over 1 hour between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m., none during snowstorms or post-storm cleanup. $25 fine, may be towed.
From Town Manager newsletter, Dec 2025 (archived PDF) ↗ · All Westford noticesNorth Reading: winter parking rules start Nov 15
Nov 15 to Apr 15: no parking in public rights-of-way 1-6 a.m. (emergencies excepted). Fine amount not stated on the page.
From Winter Parking Ban ↗ · All North Reading noticesWoburn: winter parking rules start Nov 15
Nov 15 to Mar 31: no parking on the EVEN side of any street 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Odd side is allowed unless signed. The 2026-27 notice is not posted yet; the ordinance repeats each year.
From Woburn Police FAQ ↗ · All Woburn noticesAndover: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
FY27 guide lists Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day as holidays after which collections are one day later. No leaf collection the week of Thanksgiving. Call 978-623-8701 for delay alerts.
From Andover 2026 collection information ↗ · All Andover noticesBedford: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
2026-27 calendar marks no holiday trash delay for this date; only Labor Day and Memorial Day weeks are marked. Collection stays on the regular day.
From Bedford 2026 collection information ↗ · All Bedford noticesBelmont: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
2026-27 calendar marks Thu Nov 26 in red as a holiday. Its rule: holiday postpones that day to the next day and all remaining days that week.
From Belmont 2026 collection information ↗ · All Belmont noticesBeverly: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
The city calendar marks Thu Nov 26 as a holiday; trash is delayed a day (arrow carries through Saturday).
From Beverly 2026 collection information ↗ · All Beverly noticesBillerica: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
2026-27 guide: when a holiday falls on a collection day, collection is delayed one day for the rest of that week. Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day are listed.
From Billerica 2026 collection information ↗ · All Billerica noticesBraintree: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
No trash service Thu Nov 26, 2026. That day's and later collections that week move one day later (Friday goes to Saturday).
From Braintree 2026 collection information ↗Brewster: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
No town curbside found. Recycling Center is open Mon-Wed Nov 23-25, closed Thu Nov 26 and Fri Nov 27, open Sat Nov 28 (Swap Shop open too).
From Brewster 2026 collection information ↗Chelmsford: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
FY2027 flyer calendar marks Thu Nov 26 as a one-day-delay holiday. Pickup slides one day; no bulk item pickup in holiday weeks.
From Chelmsford 2026 collection information ↗ · All Chelmsford noticesDracut: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
2026 recycling calendar: when a collection day falls on a holiday, that day and the rest of the week slide one day; Friday goes to Saturday. Thu Nov 26 shown as a holiday.
From Dracut 2026 collection information ↗ · All Dracut noticesEverett: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
City page lists Thanksgiving 11/26/2026 as a holiday where trash pickup is delayed one day. Yard waste week of Nov 23 also slides one day after Thursday.
From Everett 2026 collection information ↗ · All Everett noticesFramingham: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
No pickup on Thu Nov 26; collection is one day later, and all days after the holiday that week also slip one day.
From Framingham 2026 collection information ↗Lexington: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
Town holiday page (2026-27): curbside trash/recycling normally runs on a 1-day delay from the holiday on; Friday pickup moves to Saturday. Town offices closed Thu Nov 26.
From Lexington 2026 collection information ↗ · All Lexington noticesLynn: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
The 2026-27 city calendar marks Thu Nov 26 as an observed holiday: collection is delayed by a day.
From Lynn 2026 collection information ↗ · All Lynn noticesMedford: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
Thu Nov 26 is a delay holiday on the 2026-27 city calendar: collections slide one day for the rest of that week (Friday to Saturday).
From Medford 2026 collection information ↗ · All Medford noticesMelrose: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
No curbside collection and City Yard closed Thu Nov 26. Fri Nov 27 and Sat Nov 28 are marked 'delayed one day' on the 2026 calendar (Friday pickups run Saturday).
From Melrose 2026 collection information ↗ · All Melrose noticesMilton: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
Thu Nov 26 is marked a holiday on the 2026-27 guide. Thursday and Friday pickup move one day later (Friday goes to Saturday).
From Milton 2026 collection information ↗Natick: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
The 2026 calendar marks Thu Nov 26 as a holiday with a one day delay for trash and recycling.
From Natick 2026 collection information ↗Needham: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
No curbside collection. RTS closed Thu Nov 26; open Wed Nov 25 7am-4pm, Fri Nov 27 7am-12pm, Sat Nov 28 7am-4pm.
From Needham 2026 collection information ↗North Reading: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
Official 2026 holiday sheet: when a collection day falls on a holiday, that day and the rest of the week slide one day (Friday's goes to Saturday). Thanksgiving is listed as Thu Nov 26, 2026.
From North Reading 2026 collection information ↗ · All North Reading noticesPeabody: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
City 2026 holiday schedule: Thursday Nov 26 Thanksgiving is a ONE DAY DELAY holiday. Collection slides one day for the rest of the week (Thu to Fri, Fri to Sat).
From Peabody 2026 collection information ↗ · All Peabody noticesSalem: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
The 2026 calendar highlights Thu Nov 26 as a holiday; collection is delayed one day following the holiday.
From Salem 2026 collection information ↗ · All Salem noticesSomerville: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
City holiday list: pickup is delayed one day. Both Thanksgiving Day (Thu Nov 26) and the Friday after (Nov 27) are listed.
From Somerville 2026 collection information ↗ · All Somerville noticesTopsfield: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
The 2026-27 calendar highlights Thu Nov 26 and Fri Nov 27; those collection days are delayed by one day.
From Topsfield 2026 collection information ↗ · All Topsfield noticesTyngsborough: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
2026-27 guide: trash and recycling are only delayed on Labor Day and Memorial Day. Regular Monday pickup is unchanged otherwise.
From Tyngsborough 2026 collection information ↗ · All Tyngsborough noticesWakefield: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
Thu Nov 26 is marked 'refuse/recycling collection delayed one day' on the 2026 calendar. Thursday route is collected Fri Nov 27. Town Hall closes noon Nov 25 but trash runs as usual.
From Wakefield 2026 collection information ↗ · All Wakefield noticesWinthrop: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
Town list: Thanksgiving Day Thu Nov 26, 2026 has no curbside pickup; all trash and recycling is delayed one day for the rest of that week.
From Winthrop 2026 collection information ↗ · All Winthrop noticesWoburn: Thanksgiving trash and recycling
If a collection day falls on a holiday, that day's collection and the rest of that week's are delayed one day. Thanksgiving Thu Nov 26, 2026 is on the city's holiday list.
From Woburn 2026 collection information ↗ · All Woburn noticesAndover: winter parking rules start Dec 1
No parking on any street 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. from Dec 1 to Apr 1; the Police Chief can suspend it with Select Board approval. Towed at owner's expense plus any fine. Current enforcement not confirmed.
From General Bylaws Art. XII s.31 (archived copy) ↗ · All Andover noticesBurlington: winter parking rules start Dec 1
Dec 1 to Apr 1: no parking on any street 2-8 a.m. (General Bylaw Art. XIII 1.12). Fine $25 first offense, $50 after.
From General Bylaws, Article XIII (town Archive Center copy) ↗ · All Burlington noticesDracut: winter parking rules start Dec 1
No parking on any public street between 12 midnight and 6 a.m., December 1 through March 15, except in an emergency. Fine up to $10.
From Dracut By-Laws (amended through Nov 2025) ↗ · All Dracut noticesLexington: winter parking rules start Dec 1
No parking on any street for over 1 hour between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Police enforce it strictly Dec 1 to Apr 1 for snow removal. A November warning tag says it may mean a $20 ticket.
From Lexington Winter Overnight Parking Ban ↗ · All Lexington noticesMiddleton: winter parking rules start Dec 1
Overnight parking ban on all streets, 12:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m., Dec 1 through Apr 1 (one town page says Apr 15; the other says Apr 1).
From Middleton Snow Removal Policies and Procedures ↗ · All Middleton noticesStoneham: winter parking rules start Dec 1
Dec 1 to April 1: no parking on public streets from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. Parking on sidewalks is never allowed.
From Winter Parking Regulations & Other Tips ↗ · All Stoneham noticesWilmington: winter parking rules start Dec 1
Dec 1 to Apr 1: no parking on any public way 1-6 a.m. (By-Law Sec. 19). Fine up to $50, each day a separate offense.
From Wilmington Inhabitant By-Laws (2020 PDF), Ch. 5 Sec. 10, 17, 19 ↗ · All Wilmington noticesNahant: winter parking rules start Dec 21
Winter overnight parking ban Dec 21 to Mar 20, 12 AM to 6 AM, every night. Cars on street or sidewalk can be ticketed and towed. Residents may apply for a winter parking sticker ($30 waiver fee).
From Nahant Parking in Nahant ↗Andover: Christmas trash and recycling
FY27 guide lists Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day as holidays after which collections are one day later. No leaf collection the week of Thanksgiving. Call 978-623-8701 for delay alerts.
From Andover 2026 collection information ↗ · All Andover noticesBedford: Christmas trash and recycling
2026-27 calendar marks no holiday trash delay for this date; only Labor Day and Memorial Day weeks are marked. Collection stays on the regular day.
From Bedford 2026 collection information ↗ · All Bedford noticesBeverly: Christmas trash and recycling
The calendar marks Fri Dec 25 as a holiday; trash is delayed a day (to Saturday).
From Beverly 2026 collection information ↗ · All Beverly noticesBillerica: Christmas trash and recycling
2026-27 guide: when a holiday falls on a collection day, collection is delayed one day for the rest of that week. Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day are listed.
From Billerica 2026 collection information ↗ · All Billerica noticesBraintree: Christmas trash and recycling
No trash service Fri Dec 25, 2026. Friday collection moves to Saturday Dec 26.
From Braintree 2026 collection information ↗Chelmsford: Christmas trash and recycling
FY2027 flyer calendar marks Fri Dec 25 as a one-day-delay holiday. Pickup slides one day; no bulk item pickup in holiday weeks.
From Chelmsford 2026 collection information ↗ · All Chelmsford noticesDracut: Christmas trash and recycling
2026 recycling calendar: when a collection day falls on a holiday, that day and the rest of the week slide one day; Friday goes to Saturday. Fri Dec 25 shown as a holiday.
From Dracut 2026 collection information ↗ · All Dracut noticesEverett: Christmas trash and recycling
City page lists Christmas 12/25/2026 as a holiday where trash pickup is delayed one day.
From Everett 2026 collection information ↗ · All Everett noticesFramingham: Christmas trash and recycling
No pickup on Fri Dec 25; collection is one day later than usual.
From Framingham 2026 collection information ↗Lexington: Christmas trash and recycling
Town holiday page (2026-27): curbside trash/recycling normally runs on a 1-day delay from the holiday on; Friday pickup moves to Saturday. Town offices closed Fri Dec 25.
From Lexington 2026 collection information ↗ · All Lexington noticesLynn: Christmas trash and recycling
The 2026-27 city calendar marks Fri Dec 25 as an observed holiday: collection is delayed by a day.
From Lynn 2026 collection information ↗ · All Lynn noticesMedford: Christmas trash and recycling
Fri Dec 25 is a delay holiday on the 2026-27 city calendar: collections slide one day, so Friday pickups run Saturday.
From Medford 2026 collection information ↗ · All Medford noticesMelrose: Christmas trash and recycling
No curbside collection and City Yard closed Fri Dec 25. Friday pickups move to Saturday Dec 26 (2026 calendar).
From Melrose 2026 collection information ↗ · All Melrose noticesMilton: Christmas trash and recycling
Fri Dec 25 is marked a holiday on the guide. Friday collection moves to Saturday Dec 26.
From Milton 2026 collection information ↗Natick: Christmas trash and recycling
The calendar marks Fri Dec 25 as a holiday with a one day delay for trash and recycling.
From Natick 2026 collection information ↗Needham: Christmas trash and recycling
No curbside collection. RTS open Wed Dec 23 7am-4pm, Thu Dec 24 7am-12pm, closed Fri Dec 25, open Sat Dec 26 7am-4pm.
From Needham 2026 collection information ↗North Reading: Christmas trash and recycling
Official 2026 holiday sheet: when a collection day falls on a holiday, that day and the rest of the week slide one day (Friday's goes to Saturday). Christmas is listed as Fri Dec 25, 2026, so Friday pickups run Saturday Dec 26.
From North Reading 2026 collection information ↗ · All North Reading noticesPeabody: Christmas trash and recycling
City 2026 holiday schedule: Friday Dec 25 Christmas is a ONE DAY DELAY holiday. Friday collection slides to Saturday Dec 26.
From Peabody 2026 collection information ↗ · All Peabody noticesSalem: Christmas trash and recycling
The calendar highlights Fri Dec 25; collection is delayed one day following the holiday.
From Salem 2026 collection information ↗ · All Salem noticesSomerville: Christmas trash and recycling
City holiday list: Christmas Day Fri Dec 25, 2026 delays pickup by one day.
From Somerville 2026 collection information ↗ · All Somerville noticesTopsfield: Christmas trash and recycling
The calendar highlights Fri Dec 25; Friday collection is delayed by one day.
From Topsfield 2026 collection information ↗ · All Topsfield noticesTyngsborough: Christmas trash and recycling
2026-27 guide: trash and recycling are only delayed on Labor Day and Memorial Day. Regular Monday pickup is unchanged otherwise.
From Tyngsborough 2026 collection information ↗ · All Tyngsborough noticesWakefield: Christmas trash and recycling
Fri Dec 25 is marked 'refuse/recycling collection delayed one day' on the 2026 calendar. Town Hall closed Dec 24; trash collected as usual that day.
From Wakefield 2026 collection information ↗ · All Wakefield noticesWinthrop: Christmas trash and recycling
Town list: Christmas Day Fri Dec 25, 2026: no pickup; delayed one day for the rest of the week.
From Winthrop 2026 collection information ↗ · All Winthrop noticesWoburn: Christmas trash and recycling
If a collection day falls on a holiday, that day's collection and the rest of that week's are delayed one day. Christmas Day Fri Dec 25, 2026 is on the city's holiday list, so Friday pickups run Saturday.
From Woburn 2026 collection information ↗ · All Woburn notices
No posted notices for that town yet. We add them the day a town publishes.
Trash notices come from JunkRun's holiday schedule research (each town's 2026 calendar or city notice, read November 9, 2026). Parking dates come from each town's own rule, read November 8, 2026. Towns often update these pages, so check the linked source before you rely on a date.