Grounded Yacht Off Woods Hole Evacuates All 13 Safely
FALMOUTH — A nearly 130-foot motor yacht ran aground in the Woods Hole passage last Friday, and all 13 people aboard evacuated safely as Falmouth firefighters assisted the U.S. Coast Guard, according to reports circulating this week. The vessel, a Crescent Custom yacht named Favor, remains the most talked-about story touching the town heading into the week.
TOWN HALL The town's sewer construction project continues to keep two roads closed to through traffic on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brick Kiln Road remains closed between Sandwich Road and Oxbow Road, and Maravista Avenue Extension remains closed between Teaticket Highway and Mattapan Street, according to the town's July 17 construction update — a story Townbrief Falmouth has tracked in prior days' roundups as the work continues.
COMMUNITY & ARTS "It's a Summer Mix" — A Multi-Artist Show opened Monday at Falmouth Community Television, 310 E. Dillingham Ave., running all day, according to the venue's event listing.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "🌱 Patch AM: How rising homelessness is reshaping daily life for Falmouth neighbors" — Falmouth Patch's morning newsletter today examined how a rise in homelessness is affecting daily life for residents and neighbors around town, per Falmouth Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth).
"🌱 Patch AM: How a local fund stepped in for a struggling Falmouth dad" — A local assistance fund helped a Falmouth father through a difficult stretch, according to Falmouth Patch's newsletter from Monday (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth).
"🌱 Patch AM: Falmouth firefighters assist Coast Guard after yacht runs aground near Woods Hole" — Falmouth Patch reported that town firefighters joined the Coast Guard response after the Favor ran aground near Woods Hole Friday, the same grounding referenced in today's lede (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth).
"Mass Stranding Of Bottlenose Dolphins Off Cape Cod Said To Be Largest In Massachusetts History" — About 30 bottlenose dolphins stranded off Cape Cod in what the International Fund for Animal Welfare called the largest known stranding of its kind in state history, CBS Boston reports via Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth).
COMING UP The Falmouth Public Library has a full slate of programming this week. At the Main Library on Tuesday: "Road to Revolution: The Boston Tea Party" (all day), a VNA of Cape Cod Hospital talk (10:30 a.m.), an Open Art Studio rock-painting session (10:30 a.m.), Digital Navigator tech help (noon) and a Genealogy Research Help Desk (2 p.m.). The East Falmouth branch hosts Stories, Songs and Instruments on Tuesday at 10 a.m., a drop-in craft on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m., LEGO Time on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and Why Knot Knit Nite on Thursday at 5 p.m. The North Falmouth branch has a drop-in craft session Tuesday at 10 a.m. and a scavenger hunt Friday at 2 p.m.
At Town Hall, the Board of Assessors meets Wednesday, and the Conservation Commission holds a hearing the same day.