Falmouth Logs Third West Nile-Positive Mosquito Sample Near Sider's Pond
FALMOUTH — Falmouth's Health Department confirmed the season's third West Nile virus positive mosquito sample after testing turned up the virus near Sider's Pond, keeping the town in the "moderate" risk category. The finding came as sewer-project crews shifted weekday road closures to Brick Kiln Road and Maravista Avenue this week.
TOWN HALL
Falmouth's Health Department said Thursday that a mosquito sample collected Aug. 10 near Sider's Pond tested positive for West Nile virus, the third confirmed case of the season. The town remains in the "moderate" risk category for the mosquito-borne illness. Falmouth Patch's Friday newsletter also flagged the finding for readers, a story the town's News Flash first reported.
Sewer-project crews are rerouting weekday traffic again this week. Brick Kiln Road will be closed between Sandwich and Oxbow roads, and Maravista Avenue will be closed between Nickerson and Randolph streets, both from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The town said updated detour maps covering additional upcoming closures will go up online during the week of Aug. 17.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Executive Director, Falmouth Housing Authority": The Falmouth Housing Authority is recruiting a new executive director to lead the agency, according to a job listing shared by the Bay State Banner. (read it at https://baystatebanner.com/job/executive-director-falmouth-housing-authority/)
"Sinners, Saints, and Silent Souls: A Special Halloween Burying Ground Walking Tour": The Falmouth Historical Society has scheduled a Halloween-season walking tour of a historic burying ground for Oct. 3, according to a Patch calendar listing. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth/calendar/event/20261003/7d53121b-1dbc-46ab-8be1-0447b1e1ac64/sinners-saints-and-silent-souls-a-special-halloween-burying-ground-walking-tour)
"Pedal Through the Past: A Bike Tour with the Falmouth Historical Society": The historical society also has a bike tour of local landmarks set for Sept. 18, Patch reports. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth/calendar/event/20260918/a2e028e9-b3dc-4465-916c-d4e6f9799517/pedal-through-the-past-a-bike-tour-with-the-falmouth-historical-society)
COMING UP
The Select Board meets Monday, Aug. 17, with a public hearing also on that evening's agenda. The library's Main branch hosts an Author Storytime with children's writer Allison Hall on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 3 p.m. East Falmouth Library runs Maker Mondays: Parachutes on Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. and Bingo for Books on Aug. 20 at 3 p.m., while North Falmouth Library holds Games on the Library Lawn on Aug. 17 at 3 p.m. and again on Aug. 24.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.