The Falmouth selectmen at their meeting on Monday, April 6, sent a letter of support for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's application to the US Department of Comm…
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The COVID-19 outbreak has delivered a blow to businesses, as everything from small restaurants to large corporations have been forced to change how they do work amid a seri…
A pair of Falmouth roads will be repaved in the coming weeks.
The board of selectmen has updated the town's mooring regulations, giving the harbormaster the discretion to require environmentally friendly moorings.
Court is no longer in session.
Recent News
The Falmouth Police Department surprised an 8-year-old birthday girl on Saturday, April 4, with a parade past her house.
First responders arrived around 11:30 AM on Friday, April 3, to the scene of a rollover crash on Sandwich Road, just north of Teaticket Highway.
She was a reluctant passenger. And perhaps with good reason. From threats of Somali pirates to 30-foot ocean swells, her limits were tested early on.
The Falmouth Public Schools are moving from an “enrich and review” phase to a “new learning” phase using digital tools now that schools statewide are scheduled to remain cl…
Mary (Pat) Flynn, 86, of Falmouth, who has served in government on Cape Cod for almost 30 years, announced this week that she will not seek reelection to the Barnstable Cou…
Falmouth High School junior Nicholas Dreyer is adjusting the lights in his bedroom and the webcam angle on his laptop. He is about to anchor the third installment of the sc…
A request for a variance from the flow neutral bylaw was withdrawn after members of the Falmouth Board of Selectmen last month said they would not support a five-bedroom re…
Falmouth Town Hall may be closed to the public, but employees are still working in the building.
Because of the coronavirus, OpenCape staff predicts the future of work is at home.
With Susan L. Moran’s decision not to seek re-election to the board of selectmen, it is certain that there will be new member of the board after the Tuesday, May 19, town e…
A portion of the Shining Sea Bikeway will be closed for repairs later this month when, starting Monday, April 14, the bike path at Trunk River will be closed for bridge rep…
With ridership to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket plummeting and financial losses looming, the Steamship Authority is curtailing its service to the islands and has laid off…
While the Upper Cape is under a stay-at-home advisory until at least May 4, COVID-19 has hit Falmouth especially hard, with 57 confirmed cases as of Wednesday, April 1.
Influenza severity for Massachusetts has decreased from moderate to low this week as influenza-related hospitalizations and influenza-positive test results have decreased, …
Falmouth beaches remain open, but the parking lots are now closed.
Due to a consistent 10-year decline in births on Cape Cod, the Falmouth Hospital maternity department, along with the pediatric unit, will be relocated to Cape Cod Hospital…
Cape Cod Healthcare Urgent Care at 273 Teaticket Highway in Falmouth will be closed until further notice, Cape Cod Healthcare posted on its website on Tuesday, March 31.
Citing a family medical matter, candidate Marc P. Finneran of Grand Avenue, Falmouth, has withdrawn from the Falmouth Board of Selectmen race.
After the last sheet of toilet paper is flushed, there are still uses for that empty cardboard tube.
The new Guv Fuller Field Playground is getting a boost thanks to a $45,000 donation from the New Balance Falmouth Road Race.
Community Briefs
Joint Base Cape Cod has been chosen as the site of a field hospital to treat coronavirus patients.
Housing Assistance Corporation received a dramatic influx of calls and emails asking for urgent assistance in the first week after Governor Charles D. Baker Jr. ordered the…
Barbara Cotton of Mashpee has been named executive director of the Cape, Islands and Southeast Massachusetts Chapter of the Red Cross.
Falmouth Cares, a business roundtable aired on FCTV and hosted by Troy Clarkson, Falmouth Chamber president Michael Kasparian, restauranteur William Zammer and Gary Vacon, …
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, John Wesley United Methodist Church on Gifford Street will not be able to hold ts Annual Community-Wide Easter Egg Hunt on Easter, but it …
Cape Cod Young Professionals has appointed five new members to its board of directors and named new officers to the organization’s board executive committee.
The Falmouth Garden Club has extended the deadline for scholarship applications to May 1.
With the coronavirus pandemic impacting Cape Cod, Massachusetts and the nation, Heroes In Transitions (HIT) has decided to postpone the fifth annual Ruck4HIT, moving it fro…
The Museums on the Green is currently accepting entries for its annual Katharine Lee Bates Poetry Fest. The Poetry Fest was established over two decades ago to celebrate li…
A portion of Main Street is closed due to the ongoing Route 28 water main replacement project.
The Falmouth Education Foundation had to cancel its annual gala tomorrow, so it will hold a virtual gala instead.
Due to overwhelming demand for drive-though testing this week, Cape Cod Healthcare has amended its policy regarding testing. As of March 20, tests will only be conducted on…
The Community Health Center of Cape Cod is expanding telehealth and virtual appointments to meet the needs of patients and reduce the risk of community exposure to the new …
James (Jay) McMahon III (R-Bourne), candidate for the Massachusetts State Senate, called for an immediate meals tax holiday for when restaurants reopen.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Northeast Regional Fire Program, with support from partner agencies, plan to conduct a series of controlled burns this spring on the Ma…
The Mercy Otis Warren Woman of the Year committee is seeking nominations for the Cape Cod woman who has made significant contributions in the arts, business, education, com…
Due to the recent cases on Cape Cod and the school cancellations, the Boys & Girls Club has decided to close the club until Monday, April 7.
Cape Cod Healthcare has announced a policy of no visitor being allowed at any Cape Cod Healthcare location until further notice, including: Cape Cod Hospital; Falmouth Hosp…
NOAA Fisheries is restricting public access to the Woods Hole Laboratory for the near future to constrain the spread of the coronavirus.
Susan Moran, candidate for the Plymouth-Barnstable state Senate seat is immediately suspending all in person direct voter contact.
The program "Voting: Let's Get it Right," sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Falmouth, previously scheduled for Thursday, March 19, is being postponed in view of th…
The legislative committee of the Falmouth League of Women Voters will present a panel discussion on Thursday, March 19, at 7 PM in the Hermann Foundation Meeting Room of th…
The Outreach Ministry of Saint Barnabas Memorial Episcopal Church is accepting grant proposals of up to $1,500 for community projects that align with the Outreach Ministry’…
Heroes In Transition’s fifth annual Ruck4HIT is eight weeks away, but the business community is already stepping up to show its support of the relay race in creative ways.
Starting with the 2020-2021 school year, St. John Paul II High School, St. Francis Xavier Preparatory School and St. Margaret Primary School will offer full-time direct spe…
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