Crash Closes Surf Drive Bathhouse Building Indefinitely

FALMOUTH — A motor vehicle crashed into the Ellen T. Mitchell Bathhouse Beach Administration Building at 56 Surf Drive on the morning of August 10, forcing an indefinite closure and pushing beach parking sticker sales to Town Hall.

TOWN HALL

The town's Beach Department confirmed the Surf Drive bathhouse building will remain closed until further notice following the crash. In the meantime, residents and visitors can buy beach parking permit stickers at 59 Town Hall Square, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the town said in an alert posted Monday afternoon.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"MA-Based Bank Opens Full-Service Branch On Cape Cod": Leader Bank opened a new full-service location at 177 Main St. in Falmouth, part of a New England chain that operates 20 loan offices and branches, according to Falmouth Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth/ma-based-bank-opens-full-service-branch-cape-cod)

COMING UP

The Planning Board meets Tuesday, August 11, and the Board of Assessors meets Wednesday, August 12, both at Town Hall. The Falmouth Public Library hosts a lawn concert with the George Gritzbach Band Tuesday, August 11, at 6 p.m. at the Main library. The East Falmouth branch holds Library LEGO Time on Thursday, August 13, at 3:30 p.m. and a scavenger hunt Saturday, August 15, at 9 a.m. The North Falmouth branch hosts Games on the Library Lawn Monday, August 17, at 3 p.m.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.