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🌱 How new Falmouth staging lots could change trips through Woods Hole
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- How new Falmouth staging lots could change trips through Woods Hole
- How a Woods Hole ferry crew saved a life in a nor’easter
- What Woods Hole scientists say about Maine shrimp staying off menus
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- Tuesday: Not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 35 degrees.
- Wednesday: Very windy; periods of sun, temps: high: 50, low: 34.
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 47 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Steamship considers Falmouth standby locations - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com) — Ongoing construction at the Woods Hole ferry terminal is prompting Steamship Authority officials to consider new vehicle staging areas in Falmouth to ease congestion and improve safety around the terminal. Options on Palmer Avenue and Gifford Street could handle hundreds of cars and freight trucks, but would add significant staffing costs, so officials are still weighing alternatives and expect a new reservation system next fall to help. 
• Steamship Honors Captain, Crew for Efforts During Rescue at Sea (vineyardgazette.com) — A Steamship Authority captain and crew were formally honored after rescuing a passenger who went overboard in rough seas off Woods Hole in October. Working with the U.S. Coast Guard Woods Hole, the Island Home crew quickly executed man-overboard procedures, helping ensure the person was safely airlifted for treatment and survived with non–life-threatening exposure injuries.
• Ban on Maine shrimp fishing extended to 2028 (mainebiz.biz) — Research from Woods Hole’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center is helping explain why Maine’s northern shrimp fishery will stay closed until at least 2028. Scientists there linked the collapse to warming Gulf of Maine waters and increased predators like squid, spiny dogfish, and redfish, meaning any recovery — and future fishing opportunities for Massachusetts boats — will likely take years.
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- Nightingale Mural-A Falmouth Boy Goes Whaling
Falmouth Public Library Adult Collections Room - Main Library, 300 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, 02540 - VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group
Falmouth Public Library Zoom
9:30 am - Stay & Make: Drop-In Craft at East Falmouth
Falmouth Public Library East Falmouth Branch - East Falmouth Branch, 310 East Falmouth Highway, East Falmouth, MA, 02536
9:30 am - Encore of Falmouth Newcomers
Falmouth Public Library Hermann Foundation Meeting Room - Main Library, 300 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, 02540
9:45 am - Pintsized Mindfulness
Falmouth Public Library Childrens Program Room - Main Library, 300 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, 02540
10:30 am - The Challenges of Aging (with Neighborhood Falmouth): Securing your financial and legal future
Falmouth Public Library Hermann Foundation Meeting Room - Main Library, 300 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, 02540
1:30 pm - Popular Book Club
Falmouth Public Library Hermann Foundation Meeting Room - Main Library, 300 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, 02540
6:30 pm - LGBTQIA+ Group
Falmouth Public Library Bay Meeting Room - Main Library, 300 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, 02540
6:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Stay & Make: Drop-In Craft at North Falmouth
North Falmouth Branch Falmouth Public Library - North Falmouth Branch , 6 Chester Street , North Falmouth
10:00 am - Stories, Songs and Instruments at East Falmouth
East Falmouth Branch Falmouth Public Library - East Falmouth Branch , 310 East Falmouth Highway , East Falmouth
10:00 am - Block Party! Legos in the Library
Childrens Program Room Falmouth Public Library - Main Library , 300 Main Street , Falmouth
3:30 pm - Conservation Commission Hearing
Falmouth, MA Calendar
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Tuesday December 16
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🗞 Nearby News
Falmouth
- Cape Cod Man Indicted After Human Trafficking Sting: DA (patch.com)
Vineyard Haven
- One Island, one town - The Martha's Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com)
Mashpee
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