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6 days ago | 
capenews.net | Aimee Rothman
The name of one of Mashpee’s schools will soon be changed. The school committee voted this week to change the name of the Quashnet School to Quashnet Intermediate School (QIS). During its meeting on Wednesday, May 7, the Mashpee School Committee resumed deliberations regarding the name change, which originally began in February.
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6 days ago | 
capenews.net | Aimee Rothman
Next week, the “Stone Crew” will return to Old Town Cemetery in Sandwich to continue a project it began a few weeks ago—cleaning Revolutionary War veterans’ headstones. “The Stone Crew are all members of the Cape Cod & Islands chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR),” the male counterpart to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), said Reverend Bruce Bassett Jr., who runs the Stone Crew.
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6 days ago | 
capenews.net | Aimee Rothman
The Town of Sandwich has been creating a "general guide to living in the historic district" workshop to help streamline the application process for the Historic District Committee and to answer resident questions. The document provides information about living in the Sandwich historic district, information about the Historic District Committee (HDC) and information about the application process for the HDC.
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6 days ago | 
capenews.net | Aimee Rothman
The Mashpee Planning Board decided last Wednesday to hand off plans for a specialty retail grocery store, proposed for 9 Shellback Way/647 Falmouth Road, to the Cape Cod Commission for review as a development of regional impact. The applicant is Shellback Development LLC. Plans for the grocery store were originally proposed in 2022, but were eventually withdrawn. Last Wednesday, April 30, the planning board opened a public hearing for the special permit application.
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1 week ago | 
capenews.net | Aimee Rothman
Saturday is Mashpee's Annual Town Election. Before heading to the polls, community members packed into the Waquoit Meeting Room at Mashpee Town Hall for a candidates forum to hear from the select board hopefuls on this year's ballot. The League of Women's Voters of Cape Cod hosted the public forum on May 1. Mashpee voters will be tasked with selecting two candidates to fill two open seats on the select board, one for a two-year term, and one for a three-year term.
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1 week ago | 
keenesentinel.com | Aimee Rothman
CONCORD — Amid New Hampshire’s continuing tight housing market, legislators are considering a bill that threatens to strip what critics see as vital protections for renters, contending it would put thousands at greater risk of eviction and homelessness. House Bill 60 seeks to remove protections that have been in place since 2005. In March, the House of Representatives approved the bill, and the Senate is now considering it. If approved and signed by the governor, it would go into effect Jan.
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1 week ago | 
capenews.net | Aimee Rothman
Mashpee Public Schools is looking to hire a new principal for the Kenneth C. Coombs School. As last reported, the school has selected two candidates and will move forward with the selection process in the coming week. This week, the two candidates—whose names have not yet been announced—each traveled to the Kenneth C. Coombs School to meet with students and staff, speak with administrators and get a feel for the school community before a final decision is made.
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1 week ago | 
capenews.net | Aimee Rothman
In celebration of small business week, the Mashpee Farmer's Market will collaborate with Mashpee Commons to host a Spring Market on Saturday, May 3. From noon to 3 PM, food trucks, vendors, sidewalk shopping and live entertainment will line the streets of Mashpee Commons as the farmer's market will open for a special pop-up spring shopping event. The event will serve as a "preview" for what residents and guests can expect to see for the upcoming 2025 Mashpee Farmer's Market season.
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1 week ago | 
capenews.net | Aimee Rothman
The Sandwich Historic District Committee has added a new member. Kristin Frykman, who recently moved to town, received the committee’s approval to join as an alternate member. At its meeting on April 14, the committee interviewed Ms. Frykman, who was asked by the chairman to speak about herself and her interest in the committee. She told the committee her story of a lifetime spent living in and taking care of historic homes throughout the country.
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1 week ago | 
capenews.net | Aimee Rothman
On Wednesday morning, the Mashpee Middle-High School unveiled a new permanent addition to the school: a food pantry closet for students. Members of the school hosted a special ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the official opening. Although the Mashpee Cares pantry closet was officially unveiled just this Wednesday with the ribbon-cutting, in reality, it has been serving students and families of Mashpee for much longer.
