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Video: Why the Shrinking Middle Class Matters
Think you're middle class? Think again. Today, fewer Americans are middle class than 45 years ago. Marketplace Business News teamed up with FRONTLINE and PBS NewsHour to investigate what the shrinking middle class means for [...]
Tiny Home Test Drive
By Penelope Greenjune New York Times Last week, the first tenants moved into the city’s first micro apartment development on East 27th Street. I did, too, for one night. Tucked into a New York City [...]
Senate Bill Proposes Planning, Zoning Changes
By Ryan Bray Falmouth Enterprise A bill that was scheduled for a vote in the Massachusetts State Senate this week could have longterm implications for the future of zoning and planning in Falmouth if approved. [...]
Town Of Falmouth Inspecting Housing Fund
By Carrie L. Gentile Falmouth Enterprise An emergency housing assistance fund administered by the Falmouth Housing Authority is in its second month of review by town officials, and the authority’s director said he has [...]
Comprehensive Housing Plan Needed – Editorial
Falmouth Enterprise June 3, 2016 The zoning board of appeals approved Megansett Crossing, a 10-unit subdivision, two weeks ago that was filed under Chapter 40B, but it might be that it was effectively denied because [...]
An Opportunity For Progress Letter
Falmouth Enterprise June 3, 2016 Falmouth and the Cape Cod region face a number of social and economic challenges in the coming years. Our needs include necessary infrastructure improvements, the increasing need for workforce housing, [...]
Housing Trust Moves Forward With Odd Fellows Hall Project
The Falmouth Housing Trust could start advertising affordable apartments at Odd Fellows Hall, a historic building, in the coming month, pending final approval regarding parking plans on site. Following a public hearing on the project [...]
Falmouth Fund Announces Its 2016 Grants
Falmouth Enterprise by Kristin O'Malley March 25, 2016 The Falmouth Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation presented its 2016 grants to 26 organizations at a ceremony at the West Falmouth Library Wednesday afternoon. Ruth Provost, [...]
Paved Parking Deemed ‘Substantial’ Change To Odd Fellows Plans
A change in plans for renovations at Odd Fellows Hall will be the subject of a public hearing before the Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals this month. At a meeting last Thursday, February 25, the [...]
Historic Odd Fellows Hall Painting
Local artist, Karen Rinaldo, researched and painted the 10" X 10" oil on canvas painting of the Historic Odd Fellows Hall and donated the item to the Falmouth Housing Trust, Inc. for their Annual Meeting [...]
Savannah lives in East Falmouth with her husband Jay and is a Mortgage Loan Officer for Shamrock Home Loans in Osterville. Prior to this she was an Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager for The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod and Assistant Manager at Citizens Bank.
After completing a 35 year career in marketing and communications, most recently as Senior Vice-President of Marketing for Dunkin’ U.S. – with previous marketing leadership roles at The Gillette Company and Ocean Spray Cranberries – he currently sits on the board and is an investor in a start-up business, The Mobile Locker Company and is also an instructor for Sports Marketing at Stonehill College. 
Susan Roman is the Owner of Roman Retirement Planning, LLC. She grew up in Falmouth and attended Sacred Heart High School in Kingston. She graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1993 and earned her law degree from Boston College Law School in 1997.
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Director, Addie Drolette, is a Falmouth native. She and her five brothers attended the Falmouth Public Schools, and her parents, Martha and Ralph Vaccaro, still live in the family home in West Falmouth. Addie now makes her home in East Falmouth and has three adult children and three grandchildren.
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Joanne O’Sullivan is a real estate attorney who has been practicing law in Falmouth since 1995. She is a self described “wash-ashore” living on Cape Cod for close to 20 years. Joanne grew up in South Boston, and graduated from the University of Chicago and Boston College Law School. Attorney O’Sullivan has been a sole practitioner for the past six years. She is married and her children are enrolled in the Falmouth Public Schools. Ms. O’Sullivan joined the FHT Board of Directors in 2009 and became Vice President in 2011.
Kenneth Buckland and his family; wife Nicolette and two boys, moved to Falmouth during Hurricane Gloria in 1985. They moved to town so that Ken could take the position as the Town Planner.
Joan Bates has lived in Falmouth with her husband, Robert, since 2002. Prior to that, the couple lived in Newton. Joan’s 25-year professional career was in special education and nonprofit management.
Beth Ciarletta grew up in rural New Jersey then moved to Raleigh, NC for eighteen years where she met her husband Michael, co-founded a business, married and began their family. She relocated to Falmouth in 2012 with her husband to raise their children in a smaller community-based town, and to be closer to family. Her husband’s family lives in Norwood, MA and vacationed in Falmouth and on Cape Cod for many years.
Kevin McCarthy joined the board of directors of the Falmouth Housing Trust in 2012. Kevin’s entire career has been spent pursuing various “oceans” related endeavors, first as a professional diver, followed by various senior level management positions at a number of oceanographic manufacturing companies, including Klein Associates and Teledyne Benthos. He holds a B.S. from Northeastern University and an M.B.A. from Suffolk University. In 2000, he joined Hydroid LLC, a startup subsea robotics company that was founded to commercialize the REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle technologies developed at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In 2008, the company was acquired by the Norwegian company, Kongsberg Maritime, for $80 million. Kevin retired from his position of Vice President of Marketing in 2010 to devote more time to his passion for wildlife photography. Some of his work can be viewed at: www.McCarthyNatureImages.com.
Mark is co-founder of Stone Path Malt, LLC, a manufacturer and importer of specialty malts for the craft brewing industry. He is the Managing Partner of Sippewissett Capital, LLC, a structured finance company focused on providing capital and investment banking services to real estate developers, operators and business owners. Prior to founding Stone Path Malt, LLC and Sippewissett Capital, LLC Mark worked in the real estate industry for 28 years across a broad spectrum of disciplines that included private equity, investment banking, asset management, acquisitions, dispositions, lending and brokerage. Mark is a licensed real estate broker in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and held NASD Series 7 and Series 63 Licenses. Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rollins College, a Master of Arts Degree from Lesley University, and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
Carey Murphy lives in Waquoit with his wife of 31 years, Martha. Their three adult sons are all employed in the ski business, a sport that Carey loves to spend his winter months enjoying. They recently sold their retail business, Kensington’s at Mashpee Commons, after owning and operating it for 29 years.