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Alfred G. Irish, who will be remembered for his work with the Falmouth Historical Society and as historian for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, died February
FALMOUTH Debby Wells moved to Cape Cod in 2013 and in the years since she’s learned firsthand that being a renter on the Cape can be difficult.
She’s had three rentals sold from underneath her, but struck housing gold when she was able to secure a three-year lease for a condo in Falmouth.
That goldmine may be running dry now as the Cape’s pre-existing housing crisis has been exacerbated by COVID-19.
Wells’ landlord didn’t offer a new lease for the fourth year and she recently learned that he wants to sell the property in the hot real estate market that’s been spurred on by the pandemic.
The Falmouth Select Board unanimously accepted the donation on February 1.
âThat really is a legacy gift that will be here for generations,â chairwoman Megan E. English Braga said.
Board member Douglas C. Brown also offered thanks for the donation.
âWe will have to put an anonymous plaque up along the trail,â Mr. Brown said.
The board proclaimed February 9, 2021, as Samuel N. Johnson Day in Falmouth. Mr. Johnson, a 38-year resident of Falmouth, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, February 9.
Mr. Johnson, a World War II veteran, served in the Navy V5 Program from 1942 through 1945 and worked with General Electric as an engineer. He married his wife, Betty, on May 5, 1945, and had six children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.