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.
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TO READ ABOUT the SouthCoast Wind (formerly Mayflower Wind) Project, click here: SouthCoast Wind Project Information. To Donate to our SouthCoast Wind Fund, click on the button in the left column or after entering the dedicated page.
TO READ PAST NEWS, click on dates under “Annual Archives” (left column, scroll down).
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EVENTS (hosted by FHMNA or in our focus area) August 2024 – July 2025:
FALMOUTH FIREWORKS: July 4, 2025, Heights Beach.
SPRING SOCIAL: June, 2025, TBD.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL BEGINS: June 15, 2025, see Map of Focus Area and To Join or Renew page for online and mail-in application.
ANNUAL CLEANUP: April, 2025, TBD. Open to the public as part of the Town sponsored cleanup weekend. RSVP to events@fhmna.org
CAPE COD MARATHON: Sunday, October 13, 2024. Click here to see the route map.
ASICS FALMOUTH ROAD RACE: Sunday, August 18, 2024, 9:00 a.m. See www.falmouthroadrace.com. Also, the week before the race, see falmouthpolice.com/ for traffic closure information.
ANNUAL MEETING: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 915 AM (doors open at 9 AM), Hermann Room, lower level of the Falmouth Public Library. See FHMNA 2023 Annual Meeting Draft Minutes. Click here for the 2024 08 03 AGENDA Annual Mtg.
EVENTS (hosted by FHMNA or in our focus area) August 2023 – July 2024:
FALMOUTH FIREWORKS: July 4, 2024 Heights Beach. For information regarding road closures, click here.
SPRING SOCIAL: June 23, 2024 BRUNCH, 10:30 AM – Noon, The Coonamessett Inn. By invitation to members with RSVP (to come).
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL BEGINS: June 15, 2024, see Map of Focus Area and To Join or Renew page for online and mail-in application.
ANNUAL CLEANUP: April 27, 2024, 9 AM – Noon. RSVP to events@fhmna.org and meet at the Heights Ball Field. FHMNA provides bags, grabbers and safety vests; please bring your own gloves.
FALL SOCIAL: Cancelled due to inclement weather. (All 3 dates: September 23, 24 and 29, 2023).
ASICS FALMOUTH ROAD RACE: Sunday, August 20, 2023. See www.falmouthroadrace.com. Also see the Falmouth Police Department Race Information page for information including road closures.
ANNUAL MEETING: Saturday, August 5, 2023, 8:15 a.m. Location: Falmouth Yacht Club. See FHMNA 2022 Annual Meeting APPROVED Minutes.
Director Openings
3 Directors, terms ending 8/25
3 Directors, terms ending 8/26
2 Alternates, annual terms
CURRENT NEWS
Falmouth Select Board Tightens Entertainment Regulations
By DEVIN ANKENEY, Falmouth Enterprise online, Jul 18, 2024 and Friday edition, July 19, 2024, pages 1 & 16. Falmouth businesses that serve alcohol are now subject to new, stricter…
Cape Cod Towns Upping July 4 Beach Patrols After Unruly 2023
The following excerpt was from an article posted in the Patch on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Montana Samuels, Patch Staff FALMOUTH, MA — In 2023, Falmouth police said the town’s…
Select Board Open Hearing: Outdoor Entertainment Regulations, July 15, 2024
Select Board Open Hearing: Outdoor Entertainment Regulations, July 15, 2024 At the Select Board (SB) meeting on Monday June 3, 2024, there was a Business agenda item to “discuss and…
Police Coverage at Heights & Bristol Beaches
FHMNA has recently heard from Sergeant Jim Cummings, our contact at the Falmouth Police Department (FPD), regarding this year’s plans for the Heights and Bristol beaches. The FPD will have…
Offshore Wind / Informational Presentation – in Falmouth, on Sunday, June 30, 2024
As previously reported, in January 2024 FHMNA participated in the “Close to the Wind” summit in Hyannis which was sponsored by our coalition partner the “Save Dowses Beach” group. This was a…
FHMNA Annual Spring Clean-Up Saturday, April 27, 2024, Report With Photos
Over twenty-five members of the Falmouth Heights Maravista Neighborhood Association met at 9 AM on Saturday, April 27, 2024 for coffee and donuts before heading out to pay homage to…
Conservation Commission Wed. 4/24, 7 PM: Outfall Pipe – review test borings on Kite Park for Ocean Wastewater Outfall Pipe
REQUESTS FOR DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY Amy Lowell, Town of Falmouth, Nantucket Sound and 0 Grand Avenue (Map/parcel: 46B-03-003- 000), Falmouth, MA – For permission to conduct seven geotechnical test borings….
Craigville Beach Rally, 4/20/24, 11am – 1pm
As part of FHMNA’s coalition participation with Barnstable in objecting to wind developers’ cables being routed through our respective residential communities, we have been invited to attend a rally at Craigville…
Falmouth’s Great Bay Street In Rough Shape; Town Working On Solution
By GILDA GEIST, 3/22/2022 (both online and in print on page 9 of The Falmouth Enterprise). The town is working with an engineering consultant to figure out what to do…
Clarification: Shell Sells Its Half of South Coast Wind
Shell Sells Its Half Of SouthCoast Wind To Joint Venture Partner By GILDA GEIST, published both online 3/22/24 and in The Falmouth Enterprise printed edition, page 2. Up until Wednesday,…