Falmouth's Most Read Stories Of 2022

FALMOUTH, MA — The year is nearly over, and, with 2023 quickly approaching, it's worth taking a look back at the biggest stories of the year locally.

Here are the three stories that garnered the most readers on the Falmouth Patch in 2023:

Falmouth Family Files 1st Lawsuit In MA Apple Store Crash

A Falmouth family is the first to file a lawsuit related to the fatal Hingham Apple Store crash, according to multiple media reports.

The crash resulted in multiple broken bones and other injuries for Matthew Timberger, 21, of Falmouth. Doug Sheff, an attorney for the family, has filed the first of what is expected to be multiple lawsuits coming from his office, according to CBS Boston.

Endangered Right Whale Spotted Near Cape Cod, Death 'All But Certain'

Recent photographs of Snow Cone, one of the last remaining North Atlantic right whales known to scientists and researchers, show a dire situation.

Aerial photos taken by the New England Aquarium team show the whale entangled in heavy fishing gear, her fifth such entanglement. Those same aerial photos show that Snow Cone is still carrying fishing gear from a previous entanglement, her fourth.

The aquarium said what's happening to Snow Cone "magnifies the urgent need for dramatic changes to fixed gear fisheries," but also probably means there will be one less right whale — an already endangered species — in the very near future.

Woman Dies In Single-Car Crash In Falmouth

Police said the single-car crash happened around 7:40 p.m. on Ransom Road.

The woman, who was the driver, was taken to Falmouth Hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries. Police did not identify the woman.