Daylight Saving Time 2016: When Clocks Spring Ahead

NORTON, MA — Get ready to set the clocks ahead an hour Sunday for Daylight Saving Time.

When is Daylight Saving Time? Sun., March 13 at 2 a.m.

For Norton, sunset will be at 6:49 p.m. Sunday. By the end of March, sunset will be well past 7 p.m.

• Subscribe to Norton Patch news alerts

The reasoning behind the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour in spring and back again in fall is to maintain sleep patterns with the rising and setting sun.

Massachusetts fire officials urged residents to check the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors this weekend.

One California lawmakers wants to put an end to daylight saving, arguing it interrupts sleep cycles and causes people stress.