Board of Trustees

Ralph Kenty, President
C. Henry Kezer, Chairman
Richard Burns, Jr.
John W. Gately
Mark G. Miliotis (provisional-at-large)
Representative of Converse Family
Mayor Richard C. Howard (Ex Officio), Malden
Mayor Robert J. Dolan (Ex Officio), Melrose

The site reportedly belonged originally to the Wampanoags in the early 1660s and the Lynde family in the early 1700s.  Some of the natural features of Pine Banks Park are hundreds of large evergreens, especially white pines and cedars, rocky ledges, Mount Ephraim, lookouts, a pond and wildlife.  Millions of years ago, volcanoes altered the rocky areas and earthquakes created a fault line just south of the park.  Thousands of years ago, mile high glaciers covered the land leaving an esker, a ridge formed as a rocky stream flowing under the ice, that today is a fascinating elevated walking path resembling a bridge.

Pine Banks Park is a very popular recreation area, with six ball fields for baseball, softball, soccer and field hockey, walking trails, picnic area and a lodge for the full-time park superintendent.  The park provides areas for picnics and barbecues for families, schools, church groups, nursing homes, local businesses and mentally and physically challenged.  Reservations are necessary for weekends and holidays during the peak months from May through October.