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A grounded 130-foot yacht evacuated all 13 people safely off Woods Hole as Falmouth firefighters aided the Coast Guard. The Crescent Custom motor yacht Favor ran aground in the Woods Hole passage last Friday, July 17, with everyone aboard escaping without injury, a story Falmouth Patch'…

Falmouth's sewer construction project kept Brick Kiln Road and Maravista Avenue Extension closed to through traffic on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., the town said Friday. The Falmouth Public Library opened its "Road to Revolution: The Boston Tea Party" program at the Main Library on Monda…

Falmouth posted a no-swimming advisory at Megansett after elevated bacteria turned up in the latest water sample, even as sewer-project closures kept Brick Kiln Road and Maravista Avenue Extension shut on weekdays. The Falmouth Public Library opened a run of summer programs, including a…

Falmouth sewer crews kept two roads closed on weekdays this week as Cape Cod wildlife advisories piled up, including a record dolphin stranding. Brick Kiln Road and Maravista Avenue Extension remain shut 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays for sewer construction, while the Falmouth Public Library…

Falmouth shellfishing beds reopened Friday after a rainfall-driven closure, even as a new bacteria advisory shut swimming at Wood Neck River and Surf Drive East. The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries cleared South Coast shellfishing areas effective July 10, following the July 7…

Elevated bacteria forced Falmouth to close two popular swimming spots as the town juggles a cascade of water-related restrictions. The News Flash reported that July 8 sample results from Wood Neck River and Surf Drive East showed elevated bacteria, prompting "no swimming" signs within a…

Falmouth's Level 2 Significant Drought designation, posted June 17, remained in effect Wednesday with no update rescinding it. The town continued directing residents to its FalmouthAlerts notification system to track the drought status alongside road-closure, parking, and boil-water not…

Falmouth closed all South Coast waters to shellfishing Tuesday after heavy rainfall, even as police continue searching for a missing man. The town's News Flash confirmed the shellfishing closure took effect July 7 under Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries guidance, with no end da…

Falmouth's sewer expansion triggers two weekday road closures beginning July 9. The town's ongoing sewer project will close Brick Kiln Road between Sandwich Road and Oxbow Road and shut Maravista Avenue Extension between Teaticket Highway and Mattapan Street, both weekdays from 7 a.m. t…

Falmouth drivers should plan ahead as two weekday road closures take effect July 9 for ongoing sewer construction. The town announced Wednesday that Brick Kiln Road between Sandwich Road and Oxbow Road and Maravista Avenue Extension between Teaticket Highway and Mattapan Street will bot…