Town halls are not new to Falmouth. They are not a political invention of 2026, and they are not a novelty, a courtesy, or a box to check. They are how this town has made every major decision since the […]
Town halls are not new to Falmouth. They are not a political invention of 2026, and they are not a novelty, a courtesy, or a box to check. They are how this town has made every major decision since the […]
A Breakdown Of What Really Happened This Week In Falmouth There are moments in small town government when a line gets crossed so clearly that it demands attention. What unfolded this week was not a policy dispute. It was not […]
First, let’s get a few definitions out of the way. Before we talk numbers, we need to understand a few basic terms so everything that follows is clear and transparent. Surplus A surplus means the city ended the fiscal year […]
If you ever wondered why your ambulance might show up late, your fire districts are fighting over who covers what and how, or why police budgets can climb without 24-hour coverage, we do also. We’re not just dealing with high […]
Long Before 911: A History of Emergency Services in Falmouth Long before 911 rang from a cell tower, help in Falmouth came from a neighbor with a bucket, a marshal with a whistle, or a hearse with a stretcher. It […]
The Real Problems We Have With Emergency Services in Falmouth and Pendleton County as a Whole There are many good people involved in the emergency services of Pendleton County, Butler, and Falmouth. Let me be clear. We support every first […]
Let’s set aside the PR posts, the emotional buffering, the polished paragraphs that sound more like a ChatGPT draft than a real person under public scrutiny. Let’s deal in what’s actually true. Mayor Sabrina Hazen says she “felt blindsided” when […]
In a letter posted last night, the City of Falmouth tried to paper over the controversy by insisting,“Don’t worry, we have fully funded the Fire Department.” But reading between the lines, this letter reads more like a last-minute PR bandage […]
Shut Down the Fire Department After two years of inflating the police budget beyond reasonAfter floating an ordinance to mandate a certain number of city cops… after proposing to hire a city manager for a town that barely covers 1.3 […]
Where Geography Made the CallFalmouth didn’t become important because someone declared it so. It became important because of where it sat. By the early 1800s, the settlement that would become Falmouth occupied a rare geographic position at the confluence of […]
