Falmouth Conservation Commission closes hearings on coastal projects. The Commission took under advisement coastal bank stabilization at 165 Upalong Road by Cowan Family Real Estate Trust and a pool, bulkhead, and addition project at 8 Associates Road by Chapoquoit Realty Trust, which must address
Falmouth watershed task force elects leadership, commits to weekly meetings. The Watershed Management Financial Fairness Task Force held its first meeting August 26, unanimously electing Dan Walsh as Chair, Jonathan Kaufman as Vice Chair, and James Gray as Secretary. The task force agreed to meet
Falmouth posted a mail-in ballot notice this week as Massachusetts fights the Postal Service over new ballot rules. The notice covers advance removal and depositing of mail-in ballots ahead of the state primary, with ballot handling set for Saturday, Aug. 29. The timing lines up with a …
Falmouth's Board of Health received a Joint Base Cape Cod PFAS contamination briefing. The PFAS plume extends 4.5 miles from Fire Training Area 1; approximately ten Falmouth properties are in the PFAS sampling program.
Falmouth posted its July 2026 department-by-department update this week, giving residents a rundown of town operations across every municipal office. The Board of Assessors and Conservation Commission both meet Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Town Hall, while the Falmouth Public Library rolls ou…
Falmouth's Beach Department began trimming staff at its 10 public beaches Monday as seasonal workers returned to school. The department said some of the town's beaches are now partially or fully unstaffed and pledged to keep residents updated site by site as the adjustment continues. Se…
Falmouth Patch reported a 1,260-pound marlin was caught off the Massachusetts coast, so big the captain mistook it for a shark. The catch, detailed by Patch staff writer Anna Schier in a story headlined "'Am I Really Seeing This?' 1,260-Pound Marlin Caught Off MA Coast," topped local he…
Falmouth has moved beach permit sales to Town Hall Square as the crash-damaged Surf Drive bathhouse stays closed indefinitely. A motor vehicle struck the Ellen T. Mitchell Bathhouse Beach Administration Building at 56 Surf Drive on the morning of Aug. 10, and the town has not announced …
Falmouth Public Library opens the Upper Cape Camera Club's 'Fun on Cape Cod' photo exhibit Saturday, kicking off a busy library week. The Main branch show runs through Monday, Aug. 24, paired with Library Lawn Games the same day, while East and North Falmouth branches keep drop-in progr…
Falmouth Finance Committee unanimously approves $812,000 in capital and technology spending measures. The committee backed a $432,000 emergency power infrastructure project to replace and add generators and backup switches at Town Hall, the Senior Center, and the Department of Public Works,