Sandwich

07/23 Residents Give Override Proposal Mixed Reviews

Town officials’ campaign for a Proposition 2 1/2 override to help support the town’s operational expenses has sparked a fair amount of debate within the community—a community that is only just barely starting to feel the pressure ease from the national recession. 1

07/09 Town Manager, Selectmen Begin Building Case For Override

"We are at the point of no return. The short term solution can only be an operational override or a reduction in services," Town Manager George H. Dunham told the board of selectmen last night. 1

07/02 Leadership Program Puts Kids’ Minds And Muscles To Work

A group of eager but anxious middle schoolers from across the region stood on a Massachusetts Maritime Academy-owned floating dock at the mouth of the Cape Cod Canal on Wednesday morning. 0

06/25 Wing Principal Picked To Lead Special Ed. Services

After 16 years as the principal of the Henry T. Wing School, Matthew J. Bridges will be moving into a new office at Sandwich High School as the district’s director of pupil personnel services. 4

06/18 Superintendent Vote: Community Asks ‘Now What?

With Superintendent Mary Ellen Johnson unlikely to remain in the district after her contract expires at the end of the next school year, the question on the tips of many townspeople’s tongues is, “Now what?” 1

06/11 State OKs New Historic Districts

The Massachusetts Historical Commission voted unanimously this week to adopt two new National Register Historic Distri 0

06/04 Track Bids Higher Than Expected

The Sandwich Sports Complex Committee has hit another hurdle in its efforts to build a new running track and sports field at Sandwich High School that will likely delay the project several months. 0

05/28 Literacy Teachers Defend Professional Development Initiatives

Literacy teachers this week spoke out to defend their work in the district, and said that teachers' union President Laura R. Carlyle does not speak for everyone when she criticizes the district's investment in professional development. 0