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Last 14 days

• Legal opinion finds police station site protected under Article 97. An outside attorney's opinion found that Falmouth's planned police station site at 100 Brick Kiln Road is protected under Article 97 conservation law, Cape News reports, complicating the town's project plans.Cape News
• ZBA grants permit for Smithfield Farm Village housing. Falmouth's Zoning Board of Appeals voted last week to grant a comprehensive permit for Smithfield Farm Village, a 36-unit Chapter 40B rental project planned at 809 Sandwich Road, Cape News reports.Cape News
• Town Meeting warrant booklet now posted online. Falmouth has posted the Town Meeting warrant booklet online so residents can review every article before the meeting convenes.Town of Falmouth
• Brick Kiln Road closes to through traffic Wednesday. Falmouth's sewer project will keep alternating traffic at Brick Kiln Road and Gifford Street Tuesday, then close Brick Kiln Road to through traffic between Gifford Street and Service Road Wednesday, Oct. 7, under a new detour map.Town of Falmouth
• Conservation panel closes hearing on culvert fix. Falmouth's Conservation Commission closed its hearing on a joint plan with Mashpee to replace a failing Red Brook Road culvert blamed for a 2020 dam failure that drained a cranberry bog and shut shellfish beds in Hamlin Pond.Falmouth News
• Select Board considers year-round beach director post. Falmouth's Select Board considered creating a year-round beach director position after years of thin off-season oversight of a seasonal workforce grown to 150 employees, while also weighing a Lawrence School renovation estimate and a disputed deed restriction at the police station site.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
• Ballots for Nov. 3 state election now available. Falmouth voters can now view their ballots for the November 3, 2026 Massachusetts State Election, the town announced, as election preparations move into high gear.Town of Falmouth
• State orders shellfishing closure ahead of Nor'easter. The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries ordered a precautionary statewide shellfishing closure effective at sunset Friday, September 25, ahead of this weekend's Nor'easter, with no reopening date set.Town of Falmouth
• Brick Kiln Road, Teaticket Highway close for sewer work. Brick Kiln Road will close between Sandwich Road and Gifford Street, and Teaticket Highway between Maravista Avenue Extension and 667 Teaticket Highway, weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for sewer project construction.Town of Falmouth
• Early voting hours set for November election. The Town of Falmouth posted early voting hours for the November 3 general election, giving residents extra days to cast a ballot ahead of Election Day.Town of Falmouth

Coming up

• Wed, Oct 7: Board of Assessors meets Wednesday. Falmouth's Board of Assessors meets Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Town Hall for its regular business meeting.Town of Falmouth

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