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Air Force outlines $81 million plan to contain Falmouth PFAS plume
Falmouth Board of Health hears Air Force's $81 million plan to contain a spreading PFAS plume.
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Falmouth Releases July Roundup of Town Department Activity
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…
Morning Brief
Falmouth Beach Department Trims Staffing as Summer Season Winds Down
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…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 17 through August 23, 2026
This week's obituary notices column carries one Falmouth, Massachusetts obituary published within the August 17 to August 23, 2026 window: Chotkowski, Elizabeth S., age 75, who died August 17, 2026. Her notice, listed under Falmouth, Massachusetts in Echovita's local obituary index, is …
Morning Brief
Falmouth Patch Reports 1,260-Pound Marlin Catch Off Massachusetts Coast
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…
Morning Brief
Falmouth Moves Beach Permit Sales to Town Hall Amid Bathhouse Closure
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 …
Morning Brief
Falmouth Library Opens Camera Club's 'Fun on Cape Cod' Photo Exhibit
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…
Morning Brief
Falmouth Confirms Fourth West Nile-Positive Mosquito Sample at Sider's Pond
Falmouth confirmed a fourth West Nile-positive mosquito sample at Sider's Pond as State Primary voting nears. The town's Health Department reported no human cases despite the repeat detection at the same pond, the fourth positive result there in 2026, and pointed residents toward standa…
Morning Brief
Falmouth Drought Declaration Holds as Town Weighs Water Fines
Falmouth remains under a Level 2 Significant Drought declaration as officials consider whether new water-use fines are needed heading into fall. The town's homepage still lists the drought as its top alert, and Falmouth Patch's Wednesday, August 19 morning roundup asked directly whether…
Schools · School Committee
Falmouth Schools Approve Growing Pre-K in Place at East Falmouth
Falmouth School Committee learns insurer will cover nearly all costs of a storm-damaged elementary roof.
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