Sudbury Public Works Fair Offers Games, Food, Trucks

SUDBURY, MA — Much like the department itself, the Sudbury Public Works Fair this weekend will offer a wide variety of activities both fun and educational.

The Saturday fair at the DPW headquarters will include interactive games for kids and adults, refreshments, educational displays, meet-and-greets with DPW personnel and the chance to explore DPW trucks — like plows and construction vehicles.

The fair will also include a "fill the truck" food drive for local food banks. The DPW is especially seeking items like tomato sauce, baking mixes, boxed meals, canned goods, snacks, rice, canned beans and fruit and condiments.

Sudbury's DPW has a wide variety of duties, encompassing the roads, parks, the transfer station and engineering. The department handles everything from filling potholes to emptying trash from sports fields and conservation areas.

The open house will run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (rain or shine — and the forecast is calling for the latter as of Thursday) at the DPW headquarters, 275 Old Lancaster Road.