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 to get pet owners to comply with the town’s bylaw concerning dogs on town beaches. ENTERPRISE FILE PHOTOGRAPH/GENE M.MARCHAND              …

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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 beaches starting at 9 AM on Thursday, June 26. Those interested in purchasing beach parking stickers can do so Saturday and Sunday at the bathhouse …

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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 next to the existing overlook platform and bench in the Heights.  Screenshots taken the Select Board meeting recording. Robert Ripley, Jr. (Task Force member) mentioned …

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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 shore of Little Pond for a study to monitor nutrient levels in the groundwater before and after sewering in the area in this Enterprise photograph …

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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 stations, made by Flowbird, will replace the old meters along Water Street, Railroad Avenue, Luscombe Avenue, MBL Street, North Street, Grand Avenue, Robbins Road and …

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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. It was unfortunate that we lost 7 or 8 participants due to the date change, but it is certainly understandable. Twelve hardy souls showed up …

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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 also printed in “The Falmouth Enterprise” on 3/28/25, page 1, with an incorrect speed of 25 mph. Peter McConarty, Director of Public Works, presented this …

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“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 understanding that the Select Board has asked the Traffic Advisory Committee and DPW to investigate the feasibility of installing such zones in 2025 (possibly in …

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