Housing board delays vote to Oct. 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

Falmouth on Fri, Oct 2

• 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

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