Walter Sokolowski was Superintendent of Public Works under the Board of Public Works from December 1988- 1991. In 1991, the Select Board took over the responsibility of the Board of Public Works. He remained as Superintendent.
Gerald Nee was an elected member of the Board of Public Works from 1953 to 1955 and then again from 1963 to 1966. Between those two periods he was the Superintendent of Public Works from 1956 to 1960.
James V. King was born in Maynard in 1911. He was the son of James J. (born 1874) and Ellen F. (born 1876), both born in Newfoundland. He had one brother, Matthew B. (born 1907 in Maynard). He grew up in Maynard and graduated from Maynard High…
By the early 1900's Maynard and surrounding towns were infested with both the gypsy moth and brown-tailed moth. These invasive insects destroyed many species of hardwood trees. The town instituted a spraying program in attempt to control the…