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🌱 Patch AM: 'Am I Really Seeing This?' 1,260-Pound Marlin Caught Off MA Coast

Also, don't miss "Gathered": Artwork by Sarah Beach Cristani on the Falmouth Patch calendar

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Coffee in hand, Falmouth? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Massive 1,260-pound marlin hauled in and weighed in Falmouth
  • How neighbors helped a Falmouth nurse stay in her home

Also on today's calendar: "Gathered": Artwork by Sarah Beach Cristani and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, humid, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 77, low: 63.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Am I Really Seeing This?' 1,260-Pound Marlin Caught Off MA Coast (patch.com) — Falmouth anglers are buzzing after charter captain Damon Sacco and client Walter Chapman brought a 1,260‑pound Atlantic blue marlin back to town to be weighed. Caught about 100 miles off Cape Cod, the enormous fish is believed to be the largest of its kind ever landed off the U.S. East Coast and came within 142 pounds of the world record.
   

• Falmouth nurse turns to Neighbors Fund when illness keeps her off work (capecodtimes.com) — A Falmouth nurse sidelined by serious illness is staying housed thanks to emergency help from the Cape Cod Times Neighbors Fund, which stepped in when disability payments and savings fell short. The story highlights how this long-running fund supports year-round Cape and Islands residents with rent, utilities, and medical bills, and invites locals to bolster its summer appeal.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Woods Hole

  • Double duty at fest, plus a web-slinger, dinosaurs and stoners – Play It Again, Tim (capecodwave.com)
  • Bourne raccoon's 'grate' adventure ends with return to the wild (capecodtimes.com)
  • Whale Calls Can Appear to Outrun Sound, Without Breaking Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity (discovermagazine.com)

Bourne

  • Raccoon Found With Head Stuck In Grate Desperately Holds On Until Help Arrives (thedodo.com)

Ok Falmouth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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