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SANDWICH — A new budget, a commercial plastic water bottle ban and a request to help restore a historic meetinghouse are among the items that passed muster with town meeting voters Monday. Just over 200 residents showed up to this years spring session, held Monday night in the Sandwich High School gymnasium. COVID-19 safety measures were in place, including mask-wearing and social distancing.  Fiscal 2022 budget Voters approved an $82,431,491 budget for the coming fiscal year, which starts ...

The celebrations may again be small and largely at home this year, but many people still crave Mexican-style food to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. At least that’s what the large number of customers at local restaurants on May 5 every year have been indicating to staffers. “I think last year, (Cinco de Mayo) was our busiest day of the year,” says Chris Tucker, owner of Burrito Bistro restaurants in Hyannis and Mashpee. “I expect it’s going to be no different this year.” “We’re slammed...

FALMOUTH — A proposal is before the Planning Board to convert an almost 100-year old golf course in Hatchville into a solar farm. In a letter read into the record at the Planning Boards Feb. 23 meeting, David Friel, owner of Cape Cod Country Club on Theatre Drive, cited less business over the last decade has led him to pursue alternate uses for the property. “The expansion of golf courses on the Cape over the past decade or two and the reduction in the number of golfers nationwide has force...

SANDWICH – I was skipping stones at Duck Harbor, surely about to eclipse the world record of 88, when my attention was drawn to a boat offshore. Someone was dancing around with signal flags, pausing only to sound an air horn. "Oh no," I thought. "Semaphore!" This was my own fault. I had commissioned Captain Lou "Leaky" Tubbs and his patched-up motorboat "Knot 2 Shabby" to patrol Cape Cod Bay seeking questions for the column. This had been a rather unsatisfactory arrangement so far: judging fr...

Dollar Tree open for business Mark Snyder Dollar Tree, Inc. has opened its newest Dollar Tree store in Sandwich. The 9,000 square foot store, located at 6 Aubuchon Lane, is now open. Dollar Tree stores are open seven days a week and offer great value and a broad assortment of merchandise all priced at $1 or less. Customers discover new treasures every week ranging from seasonal decor, household products, Hallmark greeting cards, party and craft supplies, dinnerware, food, teaching and school ne...