Falmouth, MA
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Get the morning briefNeighbors Push Back on Proposed Sam Turner Road Substation
Oct 9 · Boston 25 News →
Town Clerk Preparing 9,000+ Mail-In Ballots for November 3 Election
Oct 9 · Town of Falmouth →
Select Board Meets Today on 100 Brick Kiln Road and Station Projects
Oct 9 · Town of Falmouth →
Community Preservation Committee meets tonight on funding requests
Oct 8 · Town of Falmouth →
Affordable Housing Committee reviews action plan today
Oct 8 · Town of Falmouth →
Marathon weekend closes roads to traffic and parking in Falmouth
Oct 8 · Patch →
State water commission reviews Falmouth ocean outfall report today
Oct 8 · Mass.gov →
Democratic Town Committee meets tonight
Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee Meets on E-Bikes and Paths
Oct 7 · Town of Falmouth →
Library Trustees Review Proposed Holiday Lawn Display
Oct 7 · Town of Falmouth →
Gateway Fiber Begins Falmouth Network Construction
Oct 7 · Community Networks →
CAI Report Puts Falmouth Gun Club in Question 9 Debate
Oct 7 · Cape and Islands NPR Stations →
Watershed Task Force Reviews Sewer and Septic Cost Fairness
Oct 7 · Town of Falmouth →
DEIB Committee to Discuss Halloween Parade Cancellations
Oct 7 · Town of Falmouth →
Human Services Committee Meets Today on Support for Senior Homeowners
Oct 6 · Town of Falmouth →
Historical Commission Hearing Tonight on Main Street Applications
Oct 6 · Town of Falmouth →
Energy Forum Tonight on Electricity Costs and Policy
Oct 6 · Patch →
Town Holiday Schedule Lists Indigenous Peoples' Day on Oct. 12
Oct 6 · Town of Falmouth →
Indigenous Peoples' Day screening explores climate resilience
Oct 5 · Falmouth Cultural Council →
Mon., Oct. 5: Select Board meets at the Senior Center
Oct 4 · Town of Falmouth →
Falmouth Select Board Meets Monday, October 5
Oct 4 · Town of Falmouth →
Man airlifted after ladder fall on Davisville Road
Oct 3 · CapeCod.com →
Clothing and textile collection today at 790 Main Street
Oct 3 · Town of Falmouth →
Shellfish Advisory Committee meets Tuesday
Oct 3 · Town of Falmouth →
Bay scallop season opened in Falmouth Thursday
Recreational and commercial bay scallop harvesting became legal in Falmouth waters on October 1 under the town’s 2026–27 regulations. The storm-related closure for other shellfish species remains in effect.
Oct 2 · Town of Falmouth →
Library director search committee meets Friday
The Falmouth Public Library Trustee Search Committee meets Friday, October 2, at 2:30 p.m. at the Main Library. It plans to enter executive session at 2:35 p.m. to review applicants and consider candidates for employment.
Oct 2 · Town of Falmouth →
Falmouth event explores Childs and Quashnet river restoration
The Falmouth Rod & Gun Club hosts a public event Friday, October 2, at 7 p.m. featuring readings from Thomas R. Pero’s book and presentations on restoring the Childs and Quashnet rivers. The program is at the club’s East Falmouth clubhouse.
Select Board to consider HVAC grant and cemetery funding
The Select Board meets Monday, October 5, at 6 p.m. Agenda items include a Green Communities grant application for Gus Canty Recreation Center HVAC replacements, Community Preservation Act requests for two cemeteries, cultural-district planning and a urine-diversion project update.
Oct 2 · Town of Falmouth →
Three Falmouth shellfishing areas reopen Friday
Megansett Harbor (BB-50), Eel River (SC-14) and Waquoit Bay (SC-15) reopen to shellfishing at sunrise Friday, October 2, following notice from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries.
Oct 2 · Town of Falmouth →
Zoning Board holds public hearing Thursday
The Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals holds a public hearing and meeting Thursday, October 1, at 6 p.m. in the Select Board Meeting Room at 59 Town Hall Square.
Oct 1 · Town of Falmouth →
Indigenous Voices program explores protecting local ecosystems
The Celebrate Indigenous Voices program runs Thursday, October 1, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Falmouth Art Center. Mashpee Native Environmental Ambassadors will discuss traditional ecological knowledge, water quality, tribal homelands and endangered species.
Oct 1 · Patch →
Wings & Tides Bird Club meets Thursday
The club meets Thursday, October 1, at 6 p.m. at West Falmouth Library, 575 West Falmouth Highway, for bird sightings, photos, migration tips and outdoor observation.
Oct 1 · Patch →
Finance Committee reviews town budget Thursday
The Finance Committee meets Thursday, October 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Hermann Foundation Meeting Room at Falmouth Public Library. The agenda focuses on the town budget.
Oct 1 · Falmouth Public Library →
Sewer work continues on Brick Kiln Road and Teaticket Highway
Great Pond Sewer Project work was scheduled to continue through the weeks of September 28 and October 5, with weekday closures on Brick Kiln Road and Teaticket Highway for sewer installation, inspections and lateral work.
Oct 1 · Town of Falmouth →
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