Letter to DPW Regarding Request to Improve Heights Beach Area

Click here to read an FHMNA letter to the Director of the Department of Public Works (cc. to Town Manager and a Select Board member who attended our 2025 Annual Meeting) with respect to the discussion at the Annual Meeting concerning improvements to the Falmouth Heights Beach area, justifiably deserving of improvement and upgrading as …

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Falmouth Marine on Scranton Avenue Improvements to Begin

Although this is about a facility that is technically outside of our Focus Area, the FHMNA Board would like you all to know about a proposed project for improvements to the Falmouth Marine  on Scranton Avenue as we believe this information would be of interest to FHMNA members, especially those who may dock their boats in the …

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Falmouth Select Board Has Mixed Feelings On The Entertainment Regs

Falmouth Select Board Has Mixed Feelings On The Entertainment Regs  Published online 8/8/25 and in the published edition on page 10; by Lin Lin Hutchinson It has been just over a year since the Select Board adopted stricter regulations on entertainment at alcohol-serving establishments. On July 28, the board revisited the regulation, discussing how it can both …

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Water Quality Updates: Ocean Outfall, Urine Diversion, Water Monitoring In Perch Pond

Water Quality Updates: Ocean Outfall, Urine Diversion, Water Monitoring In Perch Pond Published by the Falmouth Enterprise on 8/8/25 printed edition, page 7 and online here, written by Katie Nelson  The Water Quality Management Committee has begun its public outreach regarding the ocean outfall pipe proposed by the town. The outfall will discharge treated wastewater into Vineyard …

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“Falmouth Police Offer Post-July 4th Update To Beach Committee”

The article below was published by The Falmouth Enterprise in the 7/18/25 printed edition on page 10, written by Ashley Ryan. Falmouth Patrolman Jake Meunier came before the Beach Committee this week to discuss the department’s efforts during the busy July 4th weekend. He said no major problems were encountered during the holiday and only …

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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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