Falmouth brief: Friday, October 2, 2026
Falmouth planning board delays vote on contested North Falmouth housing plan to October 13
Falmouth planning board delays vote on contested North Falmouth housing plan to October 13.
From Falmouth News
- Falmouth board delays vote on North Falmouth housing plan. Falmouth's Planning Board grappled with a contested 10-unit North Falmouth housing plan after abutters' consultant found nitrogen loading far exceeding the zoning bylaw's recharge-zone threshold, a dispute the developer's attorney says doesn't even apply to the project. The hearing continues October 13.Falmouth News
- Falmouth advances $1.9M Red Brook culvert project. Falmouth's Conservation Commission closed the hearing on a joint $1.9 million Red Brook Road culvert project with Mashpee, aimed at fixing a failing culvert blamed for a 2020 dam failure that drained a former cranberry bog and shut down Hamlin Pond shellfishing.Falmouth News
- Select board creates year-round beach director track. Falmouth's Select Board addressed years of thin off-season beach oversight, weighing a transitional director role this year as a bridge to a full-time position by fiscal 2028, a shift that would nearly double seasonal staffing costs. Members also discussed a costly Lawrence School renovation.Falmouth News
- Falmouth commission orders patio removal, restoration. Falmouth's Conservation Commission took up an unpermitted patio built in a protected wetlands buffer at 33 Mill Pond Way, where a commissioner said after a site visit that the buffer lines themselves remain unclear. The absent owners face required restoration plantings by spring.Falmouth News
Today in Falmouth
- Megansett, Eel River, Waquoit Bay shellfishing reopens. The state's Division of Marine Fisheries reopened Megansett Harbor, Eel River, and Waquoit Bay to shellfishing at sunrise Friday, lifting a recent storm-related closure in those areas.Town of Falmouth
Coming up
- Sat, Oct 3, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Falmouth holds final textile collection Saturday. Falmouth holds its last Clothing and Textile Collection of the season Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking area at 790 Main Street. Falmouth Patch also noted the event on its community calendar.Town of Falmouth
- Sun, Oct 4, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride rolls through Woods Hole. The Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride runs Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. along the Shining Sea Bike Path to the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole.Town of Falmouth
- Sun, Oct 4, 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Kirwin/Murray Tour de Falmouth rides Sunday. The Kirwin/Murray Tour de Falmouth bike ride takes place Sunday from 7 a.m. to noon around town.Town of Falmouth
- Mon, Oct 5, 6:30 p.m.: Select Board meets Monday evening. Falmouth's Select Board holds its regular meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m.Town of Falmouth
- Mon, Oct 5: Brick Kiln Road sewer work starts Monday. Sewer force main installation begins Monday at the Brick Kiln Road and Gifford Street intersection, which stays open with alternating traffic; once finished, Brick Kiln Road closes to through traffic between Gifford Street and Service Road.Town of Falmouth
- Mon, Oct 5, 4 p.m.: LEGO block party hits North Falmouth Branch. The library's North Falmouth Branch hosts a LEGO block party Monday at 4 p.m., open to kids who want to build.Falmouth Public Library
- Tue, Oct 6, 6 p.m.: Shellfish Advisory Committee meets Tuesday. Falmouth's Shellfish Advisory Committee meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. at 790 Main Street.Town of Falmouth
- Tue, Oct 6, 3:30 p.m.: Falmouth girls soccer hosts Nantucket Tuesday. Falmouth's varsity girls soccer team hosts Nantucket in a conference match Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
- Thu, Oct 8, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Farmer's Market returns to Scranton Avenue. Falmouth's Farmer's Market runs Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 180 Scranton Avenue.Town of Falmouth