RMV: No More License Renewal Email Reminders

The RMV has discontinued the service because the company that provided the reminders was sold.

Five years after the Registry of Motor Vehicles did away with U.S. Mail license expiration reminders, Massachusetts drivers will now find that the email version is gone as well. The RMV, which has a branch in Danvers at Liberty Tree Mall, has done away with email reminders which service drivers whose licenses are about to expire, according to CBS Local. The RMV stopped mailing reminders in November 2008. The company that provided the service was recently sold, according to WBZ. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is looking into restoring the free service and alternative reminder methods, the story says.

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Brian Simoneau

12:20 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013

In response to this, my law office now provides driver’s license renewal reminders as a free public service. Those interested in receiving these reminders can register by clicking on this link: http://rmvlawyer.com/mass-license-renewal-reminder.htm.   more ›

Sickness, Snowdays Bump Wait Time to an Hour at Danvers Registry Monday

Some drivers at the Registry of Motor Vehicles in Danvers waited as long as an hour because of staff shortages due to sickness and snowdays at schools.

A combination of sickness and snowdays boosted the wait time at the Registry of Motor Vehicle branch in Danvers to the longest waits in the state earlier this week. On Twitter, several users complained on Monday that just one of eight windows was open at the Registry branch inside Liberty Tree Mall. The aftermath of the blizzard combined to cause 3 of the 11 employees in Danvers to be out on Monday because of school closings, power outages and difficult driving conditions, said Registry of Motor Vehicles spokeswoman Sara Lavoie. Lavoie said there was more than just one window open and that three to four windows were kept open. "Wait times spiked because of the low staffing level (Monday)," Lavoie said. "Customers were waiting for …

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Registry Employee Arrested, Allegedly Defrauded Illegal Immigrants

The Registry of Motor Vehicles employee that was arrested on Friday was the subject of a 20-month federal investigation.

Federal and state investigators arrested a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles employee on Friday for allegedly defrauding illegal aliens. Adriana Ferreira, 48, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested in Watertown Friday morning and charged with “numerous violations of Massachusetts law,” including corruption, bribery and larceny, according to a statement released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. "The investigation revealed that Ferreira was using her position at the RMV to defraud illegal aliens," the statement says. One of the state's approximately three dozen Registy branches is located in Danvers at Liberty Tree Mall. Investigators do not allege that Ferreira worked at the Danvers branch. Illegal immigrants…

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Registry Branch Closes Friday Because of Computer Problems

The Registry of Motor Vehicles branch at the Liberty Tree Mall is closed on Friday because of computer problems.

The Danvers branch of the state Registry of Motor Vehicles is closed all day on Friday because of computer problems. The branch is located inside the Liberty Tree Mall. RMV spokeswoman Sara Lavoie said that it was “a technical issue that prevents us from accessing and inputting customer information into our licensing and registration systems” that caused the closure. It is scheduled to reopen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. "We will be working to resolve the issue prior to Tuesday’s opening," she said. No other branches north of Boston are affected. The branch in Plymouth closed at noon on Friday because of a similar problem. The Registry is encouraging people to do their transactions online or use another RMV branch. Locations in Lawrence, Lowell, …

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5 Things To Know Today in Danvers: Aug. 13

A great way to start the day with a quick look at the events and happenings in town.

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily resource for community events, happenings in town and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Monday, Aug. 13. 1. Hot: Monday is looking to be a classic summer day – sunny and hot with temperatures getting well into the 80s. Plus, the humidity is supposed to subside. 2. Road Work: Work is scheduled to begin Monday on a series of town streets that will be repaved. The work will occur on Burley Avenue and East, Fellow, Richards, Weston and Winthrop streets and Winthrop Street Extension. No on-street parking will be allowed from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. but the roads are planned to be open while the work is occurring. 3. Low Number Plates: Monday is the deadline to enter this year’s…

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