The Sandwich Enterprise

12/18/2025

At the suggestion of a reader and in an effort to increase accessibility and public awareness of the local Cape Cod arts scene, we have made this article 💥FREE💥 to read—meaning NO PAYWALL!

🔄 Please share this post and help spread the word about the great community theatre scene we have here on Cape! And snag some tickets to this weekend's shows 🎭

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🎭 "The Cape has many impressive theaters, with hundreds of (or more) incredibly talented performers; however, many theaters are struggling to fill seats this year, and there are a number of factors as to why that might be."

🔗 Read the full editorial from Sandwich Enterprise editor Katie Goers, "Community Theater Needs The Community," to find out which local shows you can still snag tickets for this month by tapping the link in the comments ⬇️

12/18/2025

🇺🇸 Have you ever wished you could speak to one of the nation's Founding Mothers?

📆 If so, then mark your calendar: Mercy Otis Warren, often described as the “muse of the revolution,” will be at the Jonathan Bourne Public Library on January 17 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

📝 Local history teacher and historical interpreter Michele Gabrielson, portraying Warren, will tell the story of how she rejected the conventional expectations of women in the 18th century and became the first female historian of the American Revolution, using her passion for poetry and prose to persuade others to join in the revolutionary cause.

🔗 Read more about this upcoming event by tapping the link in the comments ⬇️

12/17/2025

💸 Talking Taxes: Why Is Sandwich's Property Tax Rate So High? 💸

💰 Sandwich’s property taxes are the fourth-highest on Cape Cod. Whenever they are sent out to residents, complaints start rolling in—on Facebook, in public meetings, and in conversation.

🚫 Much of the information out there, however, is incorrect or misleading, the town's Finance Director William Jennings and Director of Assessing Benjamin R. Styche say, and they want to clear the air.

🔗 Read the full article for more tax talk with Styche and Jennings by tapping the link below ⬇️

12/17/2025

🧩 Sandwich Middle High School students participated in a Student Solve Challenge last week, an in-school field trip where students collaborated with industry mentors to solve a real-world problem. The challenge is designed for students enrolled in “Project Lead The Way” classes across the commonwealth.

🚴‍♂️ Sandwich students worked with the Pan-Mass Challenge, a nonprofit that raises funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through an annual bike ride across Massachusetts.

🔗 Read more about the challenge and hear from Sandwich students about the experience by tapping the link below ⬇️

12/17/2025

🚨 Unrelated S*x Trafficking Arrests Made In Falmouth, Sandwich, Barnstable 🚨

🚫 During the first two weeks of December, three individuals on the Cape were indicted on unrelated charges of human trafficking.

‼️ Sandwich resident Rina Althany Hernandez Alcantara, 38, was arrested for s*x trafficking charges in Yarmouth. Falmouth resident Ionut Stamatin, 24, was arrested for trafficking-related activities in Falmouth. And Brewster resident Luca Aguilar, 20, was arrested for s*x trafficking activities in Barnstable.

🔗 Read the full report from the Enterprise by tapping the link in the comments ⬇️

12/17/2025

🎬 This weekend offers four more chances to see the Falmouth Theatre Guild’s revival of the Jonathan Larson musical “RENT” at Highfield Theatre.

👋 The original cast from the fall 2024 production has reunited for this production under the direction of Joan Baird.

🔗 Read the full article and find out where you can get tickets by tapping the link below ⬇️

12/16/2025

🎭 The Knights Theatre Company (KTC) will open its fall production of “Alice in Wonderland” at 7 PM on Thursday, December 18, at Sandwich Middle High School. The production is the first under Director Anthony J. Teixeira, a KTC alum who filled the position after Kevin and Melinda Lasit left the program after 13 years earlier this fall.

🎟 The show—which involves about 80 students across its cast and technical crew—started rehearsals in October, which was later than usual due to finding its new director. Student Marty T. Mulroy, who plays the March Hare in the production, said rehearsals started with character work, stage blocking and scene transitions, and as opening night approaches, now involve technical work like lighting and sound.

🔗 Tap the link below for showtimes, ticket links and the full article from Sandwich reporter Cearra O'Hern 📝

12/15/2025

📝 The Sandwich Select Board decided to approve the liquor license attached to the Captain's Seafood Restaurant, despite the building having burned to the ground in May.

🔑 The property is actively on the market, board member David J. Sampson said, with the liquor license attached to the listing.

👀 “We’ve talked about this before, but these licenses are [town] assets,” he said. “We have to keep a close eye on this.”

🔗 Get the full scoop by tapping the link in the comments 📥

12/15/2025

🎭 "The Cape has many impressive theaters, with hundreds of (or more) incredibly talented performers; however, many theaters are struggling to fill seats this year, and there are a number of factors as to why that might be."

🔗 Read the full editorial from Sandwich Enterprise editor Katie Goers, "Community Theater Needs The Community," to find out which local shows you can still snag tickets for this month by tapping the link in the comments ⬇️

12/15/2025

Your 2025 OnCape , courtesy of our sister publication OnCape Magazine, is HERE!

12/14/2025

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All of us who live here on Cape Cape are inspired by the ocean. We drive the beach way home, even though it takes longer and stop to photograph sunsets

12/14/2025

The Sandwich High School boys’ ice hockey team earned a state tournament berth last year, and fought hard when they got into the postseason, but there aren’t many associated with the Blue Knights who will tell you that things went the way that they’…

The Sandwich High School boys’ ice hockey team earned a state tournament berth last year, and fought hard when they got into the postseason, but there aren’t many associated with