The Special Commission on the Commonwealth's Time Zone will vote on November 1st on a final draft of a report recommending that Massachusetts move to the Atlantic Time Zone from the Eastern Time Zone:
A commission is studying the possibility of having Massachusetts join the Atlantic Time Zone, putting it permanently an hour ahead of its current Eastern slot.
That would mean later sunsets in the colder months, and would put the state on a zonal par with the likes of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Bermuda rather than the rest of the eastern United States.
The 11-member commission submitted a draft report on the move in September, and will vote on a final one on November 1. If that gets a green-light, the recommendation will go to lawmakers—who may or may not pursue the move.
Maine and New Hampshire would likely join Massachusetts in switching to the Atlantic Time Zone.
2014 editorial on the benefits. Also at NBC.
(Score: 2) by Appalbarry on Sunday October 29 2017, @05:34PM (3 children)
They should go whole hog and adopt Newfoundland Time! [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday October 29 2017, @08:06PM
But then instead of Massachusetts, they'd be Buddy Was-his-name and those other guys.
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(Score: 2) by driverless on Monday October 30 2017, @01:26AM (1 child)
The one where you set your clock back 57 years?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 30 2017, @01:37AM
And 30 minutes.