Fisherman Rescued Off Cape Cod After Hours Treading Water
FALMOUTH — A fisherman was rescued Saturday after treading water for two and a half hours without a life jacket about eight miles off Cape Cod, according to a CBS Boston report carried by Falmouth Patch, marking the second high-profile Cape water rescue to make news this month.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
Falmouth Public Library's Main branch hosts an Open Art Studio session Friday, July 24, at 10:30 a.m., offering sun prints or button making as a drop-in craft. Falmouth Community Television, at 310E Dillingham Ave., holds "It's a Summer Mix," a multi-artist show, Thursday at 10 a.m.
The Falmouth Historical Society has two new walking tours on the calendar out of Museums on the Green: the Village Green Historical Walking Tour on Saturday, August 1, at 10:30 a.m., and the Locust Street Historical Walking Tour on Monday, August 3, also at 10:30 a.m. Both start at the society's 55 Palmer Ave. headquarters.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Fisherman Rescued After Treading Water For Hours 8 Miles Off Cape Cod" — the man rescued Saturday had gone without a life jacket for two and a half hours before crews reached him, according to a CBS Boston report published on Falmouth Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth).
"Chick-Fil-A Accounts Targeted By Hackers: What MA Customers Should Know" — Massachusetts customers of the chain may have had personal data exposed after a June cyberattack on the company, per Patch's Joseph Hosey (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth).
"Legal Pot Sales Repeal, State Primary Reform Among 9 MA Ballot Questions This Fall" — state voters will weigh nine ballot questions this fall after the Supreme Judicial Court tossed initiatives on rent control and lowering the state income tax, Patch's Scott Souza reports (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth).
COMING UP
The Zoning Board of Appeals holds a public hearing and open meeting Thursday, July 23, at Town Hall. The Upper Cape Regional Transfer Station's Board of Managers meets Monday, July 27. At the library's East Falmouth branch, a scavenger hunt and "It's Game Time!" run Saturday, July 25, at 9 a.m., followed by Maker Mondays: Invisible Ink on July 27. The North Falmouth branch has face painting and lawn games Monday, July 27, at 2 and 3 p.m., and a drop-in craft session Tuesday, July 28.