RMV Extends Appointment Hours for Customers 75 Years or Older

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BOSTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) will extendi designated Wednesday appointment hours for customers 75 years of age or older into October and to additional Service Center locations. 
 
This new customer service option began in early September at the RMV Service Centers in Danvers, Leominster, New Bedford, South Yarmouth, Springfield and Watertown, and will continue to be offered on Wednesdays at these locations through October.
 
In October, eleven additional Service Centers will begin to dedicate Wednesdays (hours vary by location) to customers 75 years of age or older whose driver's license or ID card expire in September and October, including customers whose licenses/IDs were extended from March, April, May and June and are due to expire soon. This new service option is being offered to provide customers with some flexibility while conducting transactions and to facilitate proper “social-distancing” protocols and procedures to keep customers and staff safe and healthy.  
 
Information regarding the new service hours and additional resources for seniors can be found here.
 
Senior hours are by appointment only and will be available beginning in October at the following locations:
 
Brockton (starting Oct. 7)
Fall River (starting Oct. 7)
*Greenfield (starting Oct. 14)
Lawrence (starting Oct. 7)
Martha's Vineyard (starting Oct. 7)
Nantucket (starting Oct. 7)
North Adams (starting Oct. 7)
Pittsfield (starting Oct. 7)
Plymouth (starting Oct. 7)
Revere (starting Oct. 7)
Worcester (starting Oct. 7)
 
*The Greenfield RMV Service Center is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
 
 Below are the options for seniors to renew by appointment:
 
AAA members can make reservations now to renew a driver's license/ID at a AAA location. Visit aaa.com/appointments to schedule a visit.
 
Or visit Mass.Gov/RMV to make a reservation to renew at an RMV Service Center. Select the Seniors License Renewal option on the Make/Cancel a Reservation transaction. Email the RMV for assistance to renew at MassDOTRMVSeniors@dot.state.ma.us email address.
 
Call the RMV at 857-368-8005.
 
License and ID renewal appointments are also available at other open RMV Service Centers that offer general appointments to the public.  Select Renew My Driver's License or Mass ID option on the Make/Cancel a Reservation at Mass.Gov/RMV to view availability and make a reservation at one of these locations.
 
The RMV is introducing these service channel alternatives in light of the COVID-19 public health emergency to encourage 'social-distancing' in its Service Centers and prioritize other essential in-person needs by appointment-only. All RMV customers are encouraged to visit www.Mass.Gov/RMV to complete one of over 40 other transactions available online, by mail, or by phone.
 
 
 

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Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

Adams Select Chair Christine Hoyt, NBCTC Executive Director David Fabiano and William Solomon, the attorney representing the four communities, talk after the session. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public access channels should be supported and made more available to the public — and not be subject to a charge.
 
More than three dozen community members in-person and online attended the public hearing  Wednesday on public access and service from Spectrum/Charter Communications. The session at City Hall was held for residents in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and North Adams to express their concerns to Spectrum ahead of another 10-year contract that starts in October.
 
Listening via Zoom but not speaking was Jennifer Young, director state government affairs at Charter.
 
One speaker after another conveyed how critical local access television is to the community and emphasized the need for affordable and reliable services, particularly for vulnerable populations like the elderly. 
 
"I don't know if everybody else feels the same way but they have a monopoly," said Clarksburg resident David Emery. "They control everything we do because there's nobody else to go to. You're stuck with with them."
 
Public access television, like the 30-year-old Northern Berkshire Community Television, is funded by cable television companies through franchise fees, member fees, grants and contributions.
 
Spectrum is the only cable provider in the region and while residents can shift to satellite providers or streaming, Northern Berkshire Community Television is not available on those alternatives and they may not be easy for some to navigate. For instance, the Spectrum app is available on smart televisions but it doesn't include PEG, the public, educational and governmental channels provided by NBCTC. 
 
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