Road Race Capped at 10,000 Runners – Appeal Hearing Continued Until 5/9

On Monday, 4/25/22, the Falmouth Road Race organizers met with the Select Board to appeal the town decision to cap the number of runners for this year’s race (August 21, 2022) at 10,000. They originally wanted to raise the number to 15,000 for the 2022 50th anniversary. The number had been capped at 12,800 for …

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FHMNA Annual Spring Clean-Up (with photos)

Thanks to all the 30 or so volunteers who came out on a beautiful Saturday morning on April 23rd ! It was perfect weather to scout around the Heights and Maravista for errant flotsam and jetsam, including 5 tires and a decorative clay fish. Despite Falmouth’s ban on selling “nip” bottles, there were a number …

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Mayflower Wind’s Plans For Falmouth Include Substation The Size Of Falmouth Mall

Mayflower Wind’s substation would be located at the Lawrence- Lynch property on Gifford Street. The April 15, 2022 Falmouth Enterprise published the following article by Eric T. Turkington on page 4 of the printed edition. Mayflower Wind’s offshore wind energy turbines 26 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard clearly provide a benefit for the planet, producing …

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STOP Mayflower Wind’s Cables Signs

FHMNA, with permission and/or by request, has placed about 100 lawn signs in both the Heights and Maravista to protest Mayflower Wind’s cable project. The Falmouth Enterprise has taken note and published the photo above in their Friday, April 8, 2022, edition on page 10.

1903 Goodwin Deed Gifting Parks to the Town of Falmouth

FHMNA President Dave Buzanoski, with full authority of the Board, emailed the following letter to the Select Board and others on April 3, 2022: To: Doug Brown, Chair, Select Board cc: Select Board, Town Manager, Asst. Town Manager, Town Clerk, Zoning Board, Planning Board (historic committee), Conservation Commission, Town Meeting Members, Chamber of Commerce Re: …

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SPRING CLEAN-UP: SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022, 9AM

We plan to hold our annual Spring Clean-Up Day on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022. We will congregate at the Falmouth Heights Ball Field, at 9 AM, for coffee and donuts, and the wearing of masks is optional. Assignment sheets will be handed out and bags, grabbers, safety vests, and some gloves will be available. Note: …

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Vineyard Wind Cable Installation at Covell’s Beach, Centerville (next to Craigville Beach, Barnstable)

Falmouth Heights – Maravista Neighborhood Association President, Dave Buzanoski, emailed the following 4 aerial photos and letter to the Falmouth Select Board on 3/27/2022 and to Town Meeting Members on 4/2/2022. I write in reference to our various correspondence with respect to our health and safety concerns regarding this invasive project, and to our subsequent opposition …

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Links: Falmouth & MA Online Reports Mayflower Wind Cable Installation

Exponent Reports (Falmouth Consulting Engineer); Other Town & MA Links; Note Regarding Host Community Agreement (not yet public) • Town of Falmouth webpage: Offshore Wind – Mayflower Wind Offshore Wind – Mayflower Wind | Falmouth, MA  . On this page you will find draft reports received from the Town’s consulting engineer for this matter, Exponent, …

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