David Deconto News Today

Volunteer herring counters have been taking up their positions at fish ladders and small streams across the state this spring. Armed with mechanical clickers, notepads, and thermometers, the volunteers are

The Sandwich Department of Natural Resources will begin patrolling Peters Pond on Saturday, June 25, to enforce the town’s new ban on personal watercraft on the pond.

The Sandwich Department of Natural Resources will begin patrolling Peters Pond starting in June, enforcing the new ban of personal watercraft on the waterbody.

Recreational marijuana can be sold in Sandwich, personal watercraft are still prohibited on Peters Pond, single-use plastic water bottles can still be sold in stores, and the schools have passed

The woman who was bitten by a German shepherd outside a home in South Sandwich on March 8 and her father in-law, who lives at the home, have sent letters

Citizens petitions submitted for the Sandwich town meeting include legalizing recreational marijuana sales, jet skis use and plastic water bottles.

Saturday’s blizzard dumped about a foot of snow on Sandwich, lashing the coastline with gusting wind and crashing waves. The storm knocked out power to some, made many roads impassable

The Sandwich Boardwalk suffered severe damage in the blizzard in Saturday, January 29..

Residents who wish to participate may complete a survey and comment on interactive maps on the Natural Resources Department page of the town website, at www.sandwichmass.org.

Strategies are underway because 1980s flood zones were 1 mile from Cape Cod Bay, or near Route 6A. Today, they are a half-mile to a mile more inland.