🌱 Ride past historic Sandwich on this scenic Cape Cod train
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In today's newsletter:
- Ride past historic Sandwich on this scenic Cape Cod train
- How Sandwich’s early patriots helped push Cape Cod toward revolution
Also on today's calendar: The Rainmaker — a classic American tale — on stage at Hyannis Arts Hall and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
- Friday: Warm, humid; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 7 Scenic Massachusetts Train Rides Perfect For An Unforgettable Summer Adventure (takingthekids.com) — One of the highlighted summer train rides takes you past historic Sandwich on the Cape Cod Central Railroad, offering postcard views of marshes, dunes, and the Cape Cod Canal. The article also spotlights scenic excursions in the Berkshires, North Shore, Carver, Lenox, and more for readers looking to explore Massachusetts by rail. 
• How Truro (Mostly) Came to Join the Revolution (provincetownindependent.org) — Revolutionary-era Cape Cod politics come into focus through Truro’s activism and its close ties to Dr. Nathaniel Freeman of Sandwich, whose family helped found the town. The story traces how protests in Sandwich and Barnstable County weakened British authority and how a Sandwich-trained physician carried Patriot ideas back and forth across the Cape.
📸 Around Sandwich
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Upcoming Events in
Sandwich
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★ Featured events ★
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The Rainmaker — a classic American tale — on stage at Hyannis Arts Hall →
Hyannis Arts Hall, 81 Willow Ave, Barnstable
7:00 pm -
Illumination Station VBS →
60 Central Park Ct, Falmouth
6:00 pm -
Talk Radio Icon HOWIE CARR on Corruption, Crime, & Politics at Hyannis Arts Hall →
81 Willow Ave, Barnstable
4:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Monday August 10
Sunday August 16
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Other local events
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An Evening with The String Cheese Incident: Just Keep Spinning Tour →
Melody Tent, 41 W Main St, Hyannis
6:45 pm -
Lake Street Dive →
Melody Tent, 41 W Main St, Hyannis
7:00 pm -
KC and The Sunshine Band →
Melody Tent, 41 W Main St, Hyannis
7:30 pm -
Wampanoag Heritage Day - Heritage Museums & Gardens →
Heritage Museums & Gardens, 67 Grove St, Sandwich
10:00 am
Thursday August 6
Sunday August 9
Friday August 14
Saturday August 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Extended School Year 2026
Quashnet School Mashpee, MA 02649
8:00 am -
Morning Mahjong Group
Cotuit Public Library Kirkman Room
10:00 am -
Short Story Group
Sturgis Library Route 6A, Barnstable, MA 02630
11:00 am -
Farmer's Market →
Falmouth, MA Calendar, 180 Scranton Ave, Falmouth
11:00 am -
Artisans at the Harbor →
Falmouth, MA Calendar Falmouth, MA 02540
11:00 am -
Big Ryan's Tall Tales
Jonathan Bourne Public Library Children's Garden , 19 Sandwi
11:00 am -
Summer Eats
Jonathan Bourne Public Library Community Room , 19 Sandwich Road\
12:00 pm -
Playful by Nature
Jonathan Bourne Public Library Children's Garden , 19 Sandwi
1:00 pm
Thursday August 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Invited Clubs posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Forestdale. Apply here.
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in East Falmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sandwich here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bourne
- Congratulations To July Pop Quiz Winners (tomorrowstechnician.com)
- How Gamecocks are performing in summer baseball league action: Aug. 4 update (on3.com)
Barnstable
- Why Barnstable police have created a database of children with special needs (capecodtimes.com)
- National Wellness Month: Finding Wellness, Right Here on Cape Cod (einpresswire.com)
- Solar and Battery Storage Services Expand Across South Shore and Cape Cod (beaconjournal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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