Falmouth Heights – Maravista
Neighborhood Association
Mission Statement
To preserve and improve the residential character of the Falmouth Heights and Maravista neighborhoods. To protect and enhance our beaches, parks, estuaries and other public spaces. To encourage activities that promote civic pride and the healthful and peaceful enjoyment of our neighborhoods. To provide a forum to identify concerns affecting our neighborhoods, make relevant information available to our members, and address areas of concern with appropriate Town bodies.
TO READ CURRENT NEWS, SCROLL DOWN below EVENTS
TO READ PAST NEWS, click on dates under “Annual Archives” (left column, scroll all the way down) for articles posted since 2010. Click here for history since 1889 and newsletters since the 1980s.
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EVENTS (hosted by FHMNA or located in our focus area) August 2025 – July 2026:
FALMOUTH FIREWORKS: July 4, 2026 Heights Beach.
SPRING BRUNCH: June, 2026, TBD.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL BEGINS: By end of June 2026, see Map of Focus Area and To Join or Renew page for online and mail-in application.
SPRING CLEANUP: April, 2026, 9 AM – Noon, TBD.
FALMOUTH IN THE FALL ROAD RACE: Sunday, November 2, 2025. Click here to see the route.
FALL CLEANUP: November, TBD.
FALL BRUNCH: September, 2025, TBD.
CAPE COD MARATHON: October 11-12, 2025. See their website for all details.
FALMOUTH ROAD RACE: Sunday, August 17, 2025. Click here for road closures. Click here for the race website.
ANNUAL MEETING: Saturday, August 2, 2025, 9 AM (doors open at 8:45 AM); Lawrence School Cafeteria, 113 Lakeview Ave, Falmouth; parking available. Click here for the 2024 08 03 Annual Meeting Minutes (Draft) to be voted for approval by members.
EVENTS (hosted by FHMNA or located in our focus area) August 2024 – July 2025:
FALMOUTH FIREWORKS: July 4, 2025, Heights Beach. Parking lot closes at 2:00 PM. Click here for road closures and other details.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL BEGINS: By end of June, 2025, see Map of Focus Area and To Join or Renew page where you can click on links for new members or member renewals.
SPRING BRUNCH: June 22, 2025, The Coonemessett, 10:30 AM.
SPRING CLEANUP: Saturday April 26, 2025
FALL CLEANUP: November 9, 2024, 9 AM – Noon.
FALMOUTH IN THE FALL ROAD RACE: Sunday, November 3, 2024.
CAPE COD MARATHON: Sunday, October 13, 2024.
FALL BRUNCH: Sept. 29, 2024, 10:30 AM.
FALMOUTH ROAD RACE: Sunday, August 18, 2024, 8:40 a.m.
ANNUAL MEETING: Saturday, August 3, 2024.
Director Openings
2 Directors, terms ending 7/31/25
4 Directors, terms ending 7/31/26
1 Director, term ending 7/31/27
2 Alternates, annual terms
CURRENT NEWS
Falmouth Beach Committee Rethinks Plan To Fine $500 For Off-Leash Dogs
A pair of dogs run lose at Falmouth Heights Beach in this Enterprise file photo from January. The Beach Committee wants to meet with the Select Board to discuss ways…
Falmouth Heights Beach Parking Lot to close 2 PM, July 4th (read below re. Bristol Beach lot)
Falmouth Police To Close Heights Beach Lot Before Fireworks Published in The Falmouth Enterprise Friday edition June 20, 2025, pages 1 & 14, by Devin Ankeney The Police Department plans…
Falmouth Beaches Officially Open June 26, 2025
Published in The Falmouth Enterprise Friday edition, June 20, 2025 by Devin Ankeney, page 2. Falmouth beachgoers will start seeing lifeguards and beach parking lot attendants at all 10 town…
Commemorative stone and plaque approved by Select Board
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the Select Board unanimously approved the 250th Anniversary Task Force request to install a pink granite stone with a commemorative plaque high on the bluff…
Little Pond Returning To Health
Published online by The Falmouth Enterprise May 16, 2025, by Katie Nelson Kenneth Foreman and Wyntin Goodman prepare a sampling well, consisting of nylon tubing, to be installed on the…
Pay Stations Replace Parking Meters In Woods Hole (ed. and some streets in the Heights)
Article posted online by The Falmouth Enterprise, 5/15/25, by Katie Nelson New pay-by-plate parking payment stations are being installed in Woods Hole, just in time for the summer season. The…
FHMNA Members Participate in 2025 Spring Cleanup
Due to an absolute washout on Saturday 4/26, members of the FHMNA who volunteered to participate in our Spring Cleanup were forced to default to our Sunday 4/27 rain date….
FHMNA Board’s Response to the EEA’s 3/26/25 Public Zoom Hearing on the proposed Amendment to Article 97
A Letter from FHMNA Secretary Carol Ziemian: The Office of the Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) held a third Public Hearing on Zoom to receive comments on a proposed Amendment…
20 MPH “Safety Zones” approved by the Select Board on 3/24/25
The article below, “Select Board Votes To Lower Speed Limits Along Beach Roads” by Katie Nelson published online on 3/27/25 noted the correct speed of 20 mph. The article was…
“Safety Zones” – 20 MPH Speed Limits to be Discussed by the Select Board
In response to several vehicle and pedestrian incidents over recent years, our town’s leadership is considering the implementation of “safety zones” in the vicinity of town beaches. It is our…