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What started as a small group of residents concerned about the health of their neighborhood pond has grown over the last year into a nonprofit organization working to educate residents about the need to protect ponds on the Cape. Educational outreach has been at the forefront of the Deep Pond Preservation Project’s efforts since its founding last September. Its primary mission is to preserve the health and beauty of Deep Pond, located in the Hatchville neighborhood of East Falmouth. As a coastal pond home to rare native plants, it is especially vulnerable to growing threats such as invas...

The Falmouth Planning Board has received close to 100 letters from citizens, golfers and community groups commenting on the proposal to convert the Cape Cod Country Club into a solar farm. Since the hearing on the project was opened two weeks ago, board members have read 72 letters in support and 23 in opposition regarding a proposed 30-megawatt solar farm on the 140-acre parcel. They had previously received 20 letters on the topic. “It’s not a popularity contest,” chairwoman Patricia H. Kerfoot said regarding the volume of letters. “We are looking at these letters to know...

The Falmouth Planning Board has received close to 100 letters from citizens, golfers and community groups commenting on the proposal to convert the Cape Cod Country Club into a solar farm. Since the hearing on the project was opened two weeks ago, board members have read 72 letters in support and 23 in opposition regarding a proposed 30-megawatt solar farm on the 140-acre parcel. They had previously received 20 letters on the topic. “It’s not a popularity contest,” chairwoman Patricia H. Kerfoot said regarding the volume of letters. “We are looking at these letters to know...