Falmouth News

A 53-year-old New Bedford motorist was arrested on Homestead Lane early Wednesday morning on suspicion of what police said was her third OUI.

Cape Cod Charitable FunRaisers will host the opening of their Spectacle of Trees from 5 to 8 p.m. at the JFK Hyannis Museum, 397 Main St. The evening will feature complimentary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, a wreath auction and two-for-one "tree-bucks" to support one of 16 charities with trees on display this year.

Falmouth will usher in the Christmas season with a Holidays by the Sea Weekend capped Sunday by the 50th annual production of what is billed as "the biggest small-town Christmas parade in all of southeast New England."

Tonight's Saint Petersburg Men's Ensemble Concert at John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford St., is a one-time performance of Eastern and Western Liturgical compositions, Russian folk music and seasonal favorites.

A cherished holiday tradition returns to Woods Hole this Saturday: the Woods Hole Renaissance Fair , a free festival at the Community Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bronwen Prosser Armstrong posts on Patch: "Come find the perfect holiday gift made by a local artist, enjoy hearing the solstice singers and live musicians sing and play unique holiday ... (more)

A Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates charter review committee had recommended the replacement of the 15-member assembly with an 11-member board elected from equally populated districts across the Cape and the replacement of the three-member board of county commissioners with a single elected executive.

Inside a Statehouse hearing room, Neil Andersen could only try to explain how a wind turbine affected the past four years of his life in Falmouth.

Lawmakers waded back into a battle waged for years between environmentalists who want to shorten the permitting process for smaller wind energy projects and residents who say their health suffers from living near a turbine.

The answer to Falmouth's turbine turbulence may have more to do with honesty and clarity than the debate over the effects of the turbines' operation.

Enjoy a holiday celebration with Falmouth area's popular Charlie Jamieson Trio featuring vocalist Cerise Bynoe performing festive jazz favorites.

At its regular meeting Wednesday, the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates is expected to take up two major issues: a recommendation to change the structure of county government and a proposal to ask the state's inspector general and attorney general to examine two regional energy organizations that have come under intense fire from critics.

The National Weather Service says a combination of high tides and a storm could bring minor flooding to Falmouth.

Here's a look at the week ahead for Monday, Dec. 2: 1. Weather: There's a slight chance of showers after 4 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Jake Gray sat alone at the only booth in his Main Street pizza parlor, quietly waiting for the dinner rush on a recent Friday afternoon as a few slices grew cold on the counter.

Falmouth has failed to comply with a state noise laws. There are those in command of local government that still find it very comical that the town still justifies breaking the law wind the commercial wind turbines breaking the court injunction.

If Cape high schools are losing students to other schools, then they need to develop a more intelligent strategy to retain them than banning school representatives from meeting with prospective students.

The Cape Cod Children's Museum will present a "kids only" craft workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum, 77 Great Neck Road South, Mashpee.

The MBL Falmouth Forum kicks off its winter season with a lecture at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in Marine Biological Laboratory's Lillie Auditorium, 7 MBL St., Woods Hole.

The Barnstable High School football team will play Falmouth High School for the 87th Thanksgiving Day matchup on Thursday, Nov. 28, at 10 a.m. The game will be held at Falmouth's Elmer "Guv" Fuller Field.

Forecasters are calling for a rainy day on Cape Cod due a storm that also will bring heavy winds to the region.