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In the midst a detailed, fact-filled draft letter to the US Army Corps from the Sandwich board of selectmen, one sentence dramatically underscored the town’s urgent need for federal help. “Over the last month, four private homes on Spring Hill Beach have toppled onto the beach and been destroyed as drastic erosion continues to place public and private property in peril,” the letter said. It also laid out the history of Sandwich’s plight and gave a clear-eyed look at the future. “As you know, for more than two decades the Town of Sandwich has been relentless in our pur...

Town Neck Beach nourishment plan on the table March 5, 2021, by Eldin Ganic The USACE New England District is proposing a Section 111 Shore Damage Mitigation Study for beach nourishment of Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts. This area has eroded as a result of the Cape Cod Canal Federal Navigation Project (FNP) jetties at the east entrance of the Canal. The work is authorized by Section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-483), as amended, said USACE. The purpose of the proposed project consists of the construction of an eng...

A long-awaited report detailing the Cape Cod Canal’s role in starving the town’s beach of sand was made public this week by the US Army Corps of Engineers. In short, the draft report says the jetties at the Cape Cod Canal’s east entrance entrance interrupt the natural transport of sand and “starve the downdrift littoral system of sediment needed to maintain a stable shoreline.” The US Army Corps also concluded, after years of study, that while the jetties are not the only cause of Sandwich’s shoreline erosion, the interruption caused by the jetties “signific...

Opinion/The Next Draft: Time again to clean out the beer fridge of news By Matthew Tota I opened my beer fridge last weekend and shuddered. Cans from October jammed into every free space without reason. Bottles from December wedged tightly along the door. And far too many questions: When did I buy that? Why? It’s time again to clean out my beer fridge and look back at some brewery news around Central Massachusetts that got caught up in the chaos. Burudika! (Cheers in Swahili) Beyond the flavor, what makes a beer memorable is the story behind its creation. You don’t get those stories with ...

More than 15,000 cubic yards of sand was trucked to Town Neck Beach Thursday afternoon, February 4, and while it is a welcome addition, it is a small shield against a constant battering ram of winter wind.