Public Works Week Celebration Planned

”Because of Public Works” in Nashua

The City of Nashua’s Division of Public Works (DPW) will join in the national celebration of Public Works Week, May 18th through the 26th, with a local event, facility tours, and a drawing contest for the children of Nashua.  

Public Works Day will highlight this year’s theme, “Because of Public Works, I Can….” The event will be at Stellos Stadium (next to the YMCA)  on Saturday, May 18 from noon to 4 pm. Each of the five departments in the DPW will have a display to feature information about their operations. A bounce house, face painting, refreshments, raffle prizes and souvenirs will be featured, and a trolley will leave the Stadium hourly to loop around the City to showcase the special functions of each department.

The DPW fleet will be on display, with vehicles from Parks & Recreation, Solid Waste, the Street Department, and the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Guided tours of the nearby Gate House at Mine Falls Park will be conducted. The event is free and open to the public.  

The Nashua DPW is challenging the City’s school children in grades k-5 to produce a drawing on the theme “Because of Public Works, I Can….” Drawings may be submitted by mail or dropped off at the Stellos Stadium event; guidelines for the drawing contest are listed on the City’s website, www.NashuaNH.gov. A prize of four tickets to a Silver Knights baseball game will be awarded to one winner in each grade level.  For more information, call 589-3140