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Dredging Project Will Replenish Cape Cod Beach With 400,000 Cubic Yards Of Sand

At least 20 yards of sand was washed away in front of several properties, exposing underpinnings and leaving some beach stairs dangling.

(Sean Barnacoat/CBS Boston)

September 26, 2024

SANDWICH - The town of Sandwich is once again looking at damage from an unnamed storm that moved through last Saturday causing more erosion along Town Neck Beach.

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"In just this weekend the whole bottom row was destroyed," said homeowner Kurt Carlson looking at the retaining wall he rebuilds every year at considerable expense to protect his Sandwich home.

It was exposed once again to what he considers a sneaky storm over the weekend. "When you own property on this beach you recognize it doesn't have to be a named storm to cause a problem," said Carlson.

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Retaining wall at Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts/CBS Boston

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