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🌱 Patch AM: What new cleanup projects are coming to Falmouth’s ponds and streams?
And on the Falmouth Patch calendar - Auditions - FTG's James and the Giant Peach
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In today's newsletter:
- What new cleanup projects are coming to Falmouth’s ponds and streams?
- How will ending MCAS change graduation for Falmouth students?
Also on today's calendar: Auditions - FTG's James and the Giant Peach and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Falmouthfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 44 and low of 31 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy and increasingly windy, temps: high: 48, low: 43.
- Saturday: Rain and drizzle, with a high of 45 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• From streams to shores: Cape Cod's environmental outlook for 2026 (capecodtimes.com) — Falmouth waters are slated for targeted cleanup in 2026, with projects planned for Oyster Pond and Red Brook in the Mashpee/Falmouth area to tackle nutrient pollution and stormwater runoff. These efforts tie into broader Cape Cod initiatives to restore ponds, protect river herring, and update wildfire preparedness, giving Falmouth residents a stake in region-wide environmental planning and volunteer opportunities. 
• MCAS is no longer needed to graduate. Now what? (capeandislands.org) — Falmouth families may want to hear Assistant Superintendent Sonia Tellier discuss what Massachusetts’ end to MCAS as a graduation requirement means for local students. A statewide education leader joins her to explain new graduation frameworks, what districts can decide on their own, and how schools might still ensure graduates meet core knowledge and skills.
📸 Around Falmouth
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Falmouth
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★ Featured events ★
- Auditions - FTG's James and the Giant Peach
Highfield Theater, 58 Highfield Drive Falmouth MA ,
2:00 pm
Sunday January 11
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Other local events
- Courage Unleashed, a Traveling Art Exhibition
Falmouth Public Library - Main Library , 300 Main Street , Falmouth - VIRTUAL: Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers - George Washington
Falmouth Public Library , 300 Main St , Falmouth
10:30 am - Scavenger Hunt at North Falmouth
Falmouth Public Library - North Falmouth Branch , 6 Chester Street , North Falmouth
2:00 pm - Reading in Forts
Falmouth Public Library - Main Library , 300 Main Street , Falmouth
3:30 pm - Falmouth Art Center Monthly Opening Reception
Falmouth Art Center , 137 Gifford St , Falmouth
4:00 pm - Date Night Dance Lessons with Glen Carliss
West Falmouth Library , 575 W Falmouth Hwy , Falmouth
6:00 pm - The Flood, with Jason Mellin, director, poet and performer
Waquoit Congregational Church , 15 Parsons Ln , Falmouth
2:30 pm - WWII on CAPE COD in PHOTOGRAPHS
3:00 pm - Early Release Day - Harry Potter Party at the East Falmouth Library
E Falmouth Public Library , 310 E Falmouth Hwy , Falmouth
1:30 pm - VIRTUAL: Poisoning The Well - How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America
Falmouth Public Library , 300 Main St , Falmouth
7:00 pm - January with Jane: A Jane Austen Tea & Tour
Falmouth Historical Society , 55 Palmer Ave , Falmouth
1:00 pm
Friday January 9
Sunday January 11
Tuesday January 13
Wednesday January 14
Thursday January 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Chris Fitzgerald is elected as the new president of the Falmouth Commodores —Cathleen Ingersoll Read on Patch
- Hi neighbors — I’m Kaden, and I run a small, local knife-sharpening business here in Falmouth.
I’ve really been enjoying helping people get their blades back to working like new. A lot of folks worry about handing over their nicer knives —… (Nextdoor Saconesset Hills)
- Cape Cod Healthcare, Inc. posted a job opening for Patient Registrar in Falmouth. Apply here.
- Aldi, Inc. posted a job opening for Full-Time Assistant Store Manager in Falmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Falmouth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mashpee
- Notice of Annual Budget Vote at the February 2026 Monthly General Membership Meeting (mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov)
- High School roundup/scores: Walpole's Bella Bingham celebrates grand night (bostonherald.com)
Woods Hole
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Recognizes Global Ocean Advocates (newswise.com)
- A new study finds Jupiter's moon Europa's quiet seafloor may still hold keys for life (newswise.com)
- Autonomous Underwater Robot Begins Its 5+ Year Journey To Circumnavigate The Globe (twistedsifter.com)
Bourne
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-- The Patch AM Team
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