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2Jan 2015

Historic Town Neck Brickyard Exposed by Erosion

Update: Jan. 2, 2015 - Sandwich Scrambles To Fill Beach Cut on CapeNews.net It's not news to anyone that Town Neck Beach erosion is worsening due to the blockage of longshore transport of sand by the canal. Recent efforts to secure dredge material from the canal have highlighted the exposure [...]

1Nov 2014

Sandwich grist mill wheel needs replacement

Wicked Local Sandwich By Paul Gately Posted Nov. 1, 2014 @ 3:03 pm Sandwich Assistant Town Manager Douglas Lapp says it has become imperative to replace the wheel at the historic Dexter Grist Mill downtown next to Town Hall. Lapp said the work is needed to avoid the mill being [...]

19Mar 2014

Preservation, Not Demolition!

Paul Gately, March 19. 2014 2:24PM This is the course being considered by the historic district committee as it deals with Kevin Hamlin’s request to demolish the centuries-old barn on his property at 45 Water St. across from the Wing School. Committee Chairman Bill Collins said the so-called demo-request has [...]

19Jan 2013

Sandwich Seeks Bidders for Deacon Eldred House

GEORGE BRENNAN, Cape Cod Times, January 19, 2013 SANDWICH — The town is seeking bids for the Deacon Eldred House, a 1756 house located on Shawme Pond in the town's historical village center. Deacon Eldred House, Sandwich, MA At a 2011 town meeting, voters authorized the selectmen to [...]

22May 2012

Historic Markers For Sandwich Homes

Program coordinator, Bill Daley and marker painter, Nell Gould with a recent addition to the program May 22, 2012 – The town of Sandwich is very fortunate to have hundreds of homes and buildings that date back to the 17th, 18th and 19thcenturies. They have been preserved by different owners over [...]

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