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Sandwich commission holds state accountable for Lily Pond cleanup EAST SANDWICH — It's been more than four months since a railroad embankment failed and left thousands of cubic feet of material in a small kettle pond beneath it. Now the Massachusetts Department of Transportation has been charged with the cleanup. During a remote hearing last week, the Sandwich Conservation Commission unanimously voted to hold the state agency accountable for maintaining the pond's fish habitat and wildlife. MassDOT was also charged with submitting a pond restoration plan within six months of the March 3 mee...

EAST SANDWICH — Frustration is mounting over how a small kettle pond will be restored after a railroad embankment failed in October and left thousands of cubic feet of material in the water. On Oct. 27, about 300 feet of track along the Mass Coastal Railroad fell into a sinkhole, along with brush and earth, and into the adjacent pond, which is known by neighbors as Lily Pond. The exact cause of the failure is unknown. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation brought an application before the Conservation Commission Jan. 20 to restore the embankment within the existing footprint to re...