EARTH DAY CLEAN-UP: SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023

Additional information and photos since 5/9/23 email (FHMNA Clean Up, April 22, 2023 – photos) Twenty-four members of the Falmouth Heights – Maravista Neighborhood Association met at 9 AM on Saturday 22, 2023 for coffee and donuts before heading out to pay homage to Mother Earth by cleaning up the streets, parks, cliffs, bluffs and sidewalks of …

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FHMNA Clean Up, April 22, 2023 – photos

Caption from The Falmouth Enterprise 5/5/23: “Mary Jo Bradley was one of 24 members of the Falmouth Heights – Maravista Neighborhood Association that collected trash from around the neighborhood on Earth Day.  Members reported fewer discarded nips and blue face masks strew about, and that overall the litter seemed lighter than in past years.”

From The Falmouth Enterprise 4/21/23: Windmills, Beach Staff & Protecting Cape Cod Bay

Articles: “Town Expects to Have Full Staff of Lifeguards This Year” (online version called “Falmouth Beach Committee, Department Prepares for Summer Season”), pages 1 & 12. “Activists Embrace Old Statute’s Power to Protect Cape Cod Bay“, pages 1 & 12. “Guest Commentary: An Open Letter to Falmouth Town Meeting Members“, page 5. Letter to the Editor: “Do …

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New Commissions Will Tackle Energy Siting, Offshore Wind Pressure Points

Healey Admin Eyes Changes To Ease Clean Energy Transition Sam Drysdale 4/20/23   STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 20, 2023 As the state creeps closer to deadlines on its climate targets, the Healey administration will launch two commissions aimed at easing the transition to clean energy infrastructure in Massachusetts. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper on …

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The Falmouth Enterprise 4/14/23: Article 15 (article and letters)

See FHMNA article: “Town Meeting, April 10, 2023: Voting RESULTS Article 15” Article from The Falmouth Enterprise (link + excerpt): “Falmouth Town Meeting Backs Select Board Denial Of Wind Developer”  On Monday night, April 10, Falmouth Town Meeting voted down Article 15, a citizens’ petition that would have reversed a Select Board vote to deny …

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Town Meeting, April 10, 2023: Voting RESULTS Article 15

ARTICLE 15 (partial): To see if Town Meeting will vote in favor of allowing offshore wind developers the right of entry to conduct soil investigations and studies to assess the feasibility of horizontal directional drilling in Town-owned parcels. Select Board Recommendation: Indefinite Postponement Votes of Town Meeting Members: YES Votes = 72 NO Votes = …

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