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Falmouth logged its third West Nile virus-positive mosquito sample of the season near Sider's Pond, keeping the town at moderate risk. The Health Department's alert, dated Aug. 13, came as public works crews shifted sewer-project detours, closing Brick Kiln Road between Sandwich and Oxb…

The Upper Cape Camera Club opens its "Fun on Cape Cod" photo exhibit at the Falmouth Public Library Friday, part of a busy library stretch that also brings a Falmouth Farmers Market session on getting food products to market. The exhibit runs Friday and Saturday at the Main branch, alon…

Falmouth declared a Level 2 Significant Drought Wednesday, tightening water-use guidance for residents. The move comes as sewer-project detours continue to squeeze traffic: Brick Kiln Road stays closed between Sandwich and Oxbow roads, and a new closure this month shuts Maravista Avenue…

A Falmouth Patch briefing this week asked whether a proposed state tax could push Falmouth families off Cape Cod. The question landed as the Falmouth Art Center prepared to open two new shows, including artist Leslie Voiers' "Loom to Canvas" exhibit on Aug. 13, and as the Falmouth Publi…

A vehicle crashed into the Ellen T. Mitchell Bathhouse Beach Administration Building on Surf Drive Monday morning, closing the building indefinitely. The town has shifted beach parking permit sticker sales to 59 Town Hall Square, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, while repairs are assesse…