Singin' Down The Street
Zoe McNamara from Sandwich entertained at the Sandwich PorchFest featuring a variety of musical artists playing to the crowds throughout Sandwich Village. Sandwich PorchFest featured a variety of...
View ArticleSandwich Bikeway And Pedestrian Committee Seeks Resident Feedback
The group took their tour on Tuesday to discuss improvements that could be made to make Sandwich more pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly. Nick Jackson, vice president and project manager for Toole Design...
View ArticleBarnstable Backstory: The Wolf Terror
This late-October, as the sun sets earlier with each passing day, and as the moon grows fuller with each passing night, it is natural to look upon the darkened Barnstable landscape with some degree of...
View ArticleCycling, rowing and running
Where have I been?! Well, still cycling and running so no worries. I just got so busy at work and with life and let my blog gountil today! I did another big ride on Oct. 1 called the Cape Caper, put on...
View ArticleJudge Take Issue With ZBA's Ruling On Heritage Zipline
The long-awaited trial involving neighbors' fight against an aerial adventure park at Heritage Museums & Gardens began this week with attorneys on both sides laying out their legal strategies over...
View ArticleSandwich ZBA Postpones Decision On Affordable Housing Complex
Members of the zoning board of appeals said this week they support the concept of 30 new low-income rental units for George Fernandez Way, but they are leery about cleaving the overall property's...
View ArticleHigh Winds Keep Sandwich Firefighters Busy
The wind started picking up late Sunday, October 29, and is expected to continue through much of today. The highest wind gust recorded at Joint Base Cape Cod was 62 miles per hour around 4 AM today.
View ArticleCape Group Pushes For Brick-And-Mortar Marijuana Stores
Spencer Knowles, co-founder of Regulate Cape Cod and a Sandwich resident, had a telling moment right before Mashpee Town Meeting last week. The 35-year-old, in a buttoned-down shirt and a sharp...
View ArticleSandwich Skate Park Inches Along Funding Obstacle Course
With hope in his heart, Sandwich Recreation Director Guy J. Boucher delivered a formal request for a $1.15 million worth of Community Preservation Act funds to build a new skate park on Monday, October...
View ArticleSandwich Planning Board To Hold Recreational Marijuana Public Hearing
The planning board will host a public hearing on Tuesday, November 7, to discuss a zoning bylaw designed to keep retail recreational marijuana shops out of Sandwich. The hearing, which will be held at...
View ArticleAmerican Legion Seeks Vietnam Memorial For Sandwich
Although the idea is in its infancy, members of American Legion Post 188 would like to see a Vietnam War memorial across from Sandwich Town Hall. "Sandwich is proud of those who served during the...
View ArticleBourne Selectman Questions Town Spending On Legal Counsel
The costs associated with requesting legal opinions from Bourne Town Counsel Robert S. Troy have come under question by a member of the Bourne Board of Selectmen. Selectman Donald J. Pickard, at a...
View ArticleSandwich Solicits Bids For Sand Hill Restoration
The town has invited general contractors and subcontractors to bid on transforming the dilapidated building at 16 Dewey Avenue, formerly known as the Clark-Haddad Building, into the new Sand Hill...
View ArticleBCTV Looks To Future Growth
The people who keep Bourne Community TV up and running- creative director Elaine Orphanos, executive producer Diane Flynn and director of operations Jen McGrail. The people who keep Bourne Community TV...
View ArticleFunding Sought For Group Home In Sandwich
The committee voted unanimously in favor of providing the affordable housing grant-which would be matched by the state-but warned that Community Preservation Act funds could be sparse over the next two...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Barnstable Sheriff Seeks to Join ICE Program; Offshore Wind...
WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week. His guests include: Patrick Cassidy of the Cape Cod Times; Sara Brown of the Vineyard Gazette;...
View ArticleWing School Use Expected To Dominate Sandwich Town Meeting
The warrant for Monday's special Town Meeting, November 13, is short, containing only four articles, but it could be a long night. Two recreational marijuana-related items on the list may elicit some...
View ArticleSkate Park Rolls Out $1.15M Funding Request
Skate park enthusiasts filled the Sandwich Community Preservation Committee's small meeting room this week to support Recreation Director Guy J. Boucher's request for a $1.15 million for a new skate...
View ArticleSandwich schools honor veterans
The students, staff and administration of Sandwich School District joined with members of the Sandwich Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion to honor veterans for Veterans Day. The students,...
View ArticleSandwich ZBA Says Yes, Almost, To Affordable Rental Complex
A nonprofit group seeking to build 30 affordable rental housing units off Quaker Meetinghouse Road received the verbal blessings of the zoning board of appeals on Tuesday night Specifically, the zoning...
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