MassDEP proposed Title 5 and Watershed Permitting draft regulation information and public comment

MassDEP recently extended the public comment period for the proposed Title 5 and Watershed Permitting draft regulations through January 30, 2023. The Department hopes to solicit additional feedback from the public, municipal leaders, and other stakeholder...

Private Road Plowing Status

On May 1, 2022, The Town of Sandwich DPW removed 47 private roadways from the plow list for issues such as overgrown vegetation, pavement defects and roadway obstructions. In response, homeowners from 40 of those roadways completed work and re-petitioned ...

Shellfish Opening Notice

Sandwich shellfish beds will open on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at sunrise.

Please be aware that the harvesting of oysters is prohibited during the 2022-2023 shellfish season.

Licenses can be obtained at the natural resources office:

100 RT 6A, Sandwich, MA 025...

SNOW PLOW OPERATORS NEEDED - NEW RATES - Town of Sandwich

The Town of Sandwich is seeking snow plow contractors for the 2022-23 Winter Season. We have new rates and incentives to offer you for this season, including: 

1. New rates for all equipment (see below). 

2. $300 end-of-season bonus if you...

6,000 COVID 19 Home Test Kits Available for Residents of Sandwich

Has your COVID 19 test kits expired?  

Check the expiration date and if the kit(s) have expired you can pick up a new test kit at the following locations; The Sandwich Health Department, the Sandwich Nursing Office, the Sandwich Library, the Board...

Sandwich Boardwalk

Town officials are hoping to enlist residents and visitors as “plank detectives” this summer to speed the process of returning 455 detached Boardwalk boards to the original donors. A comprehensive numbered list of those planks and any ...

Sandwich Boardwalk Salvaged Planks

The Town has begun the next phase of connecting donors with the 455 engraved Sandwich Boardwalk planks recovered from the Mill Creek saltmarsh after January’s vicious storm. The planks, part of the 220 feet of Boardwalk torn from the main struct...

Plans to reunite salvaged engraved boardwalk planks with donors

Town officials and local volunteers are collaborating on a plan to reunite Boardwalk planks with those who donated to the engraving programs of 1992 and 2001-07.

About 400 planks were displaced from the Boardwalk during a fierce Nor’easter in Jan...