The Old Stone Dock Association served 80 beach workers (lifeguards, parking attendants, clerks, supervisors, management) and guests a breakfast at 7:30 am on Monday, 07/21/25 at the Surf Drive Beach Ellen T Mitchell Bathhouse before the beach workers headed off to their daily assignments at 8:30 am. Special thanks to Jamie Schuh at Cape Cod Bagel for their generous discount on bagels and cream cheese.  OSDA Member Brian Callanan purchased other items which included corn bread, banana bread, cinnamon buns, bananas, apples, oat bars, fruit bars, rice Krispie bars and a variety of beverages. Guest speakers included Asst Town Manager Peter Johnson-Staub, Police Chief Jeff Lourie, Select board Beach Liaison Heather Goldstone and Beach Committee Chair Barb Schneider.  Other guests were Select board Chair Bob Mascali, Beach Committee Vice Chair Joe Strazzulla, Beach Committee Members Trish Herlihy, Nancy Quigg, Lyn Schad and Mark Twitchell. Committee members Brian Callahan, Terry Saunders, Steve Saunders, Bill Lee and Pat Albanese packaged and organized the food on Sunday and set everything up on Monday morning.  Members Al Gabrielli and Jim Fox also joined us on Monday morning. Thanks to all who made this another successful event. Terry Saunders, Secretary OSDA Committee:  1st row Pat Albanese, Terry Saunders; 2nd row Brian Callanan, Steve Saunders, Al Gabrielli; 3rd row Bill Lee Invited Guests:  Beach Committee Vice Chair Joe Strazzula, Police Chief Jeff Lourie, Assistant Town Manager Peter Johnson-Staub, Select board beach liaison Heather Goldstone, Beach Committee Member Lyn Schad, Beach Committee Chair Barb Schneider, Beach Committee Member Mark Twitchell.                

The following students will be attending college in September 2025 and each received a $500 check for tuition assistance at the Old Stone Dock Association Annual Meeting at the Flying Bridge on Sunday, 08/10/25. Featured Picture taken at OSDA Annual Meeting.  Left to Right: Emeline Porter, Faith Barrass, Emma Hirsh, Meredith Cordial Faith Barrass, Barrington RI; Attending University of Rhode Island Granddaughter of OSDA Member Donna Herlihy, Walker Street Faith Barrass - Faith will attend the University of Rhode Island to pursue a degree in Neuroscience and plans to further her education to become a physician’s assistant.  Faith attended Barrington HS in Rhode Island, where she graduated with a 4.07 GPA.  Faith's is here today with her mother Amy Herlihy and her grandmother, Donna Herlihy who lives on Walker Street. Faiths grandfather Mike Herlihy was a board member of the OSDA before his passing last year.  Faith ran cross country and track, where she captained both teams.  She played 1st chair trumpet in band and was involved in Young Politicians, the national honor society and the national Spanish honor society.  Faith volunteered at the library, as a sailing coach and was a softball empire. Over the years Faith and her sibling and cousins have attended many OSD events.  Congratulations Faith. Meredith Cordial, Sterling, MA; Attending Fairfield University, Fairfield CT Daughter of OSDA Members Keith & Melissa Cordial, Thomas Lane Meredith Cordial - Meredith will attend Fairfield University in Connecticut to pursue a career in Nursing.  Meredith is from Sterling and attended Wachusett Regional HS in Holden and graduated with a 3.9 GPA.  Meredith is here with her parents, Keith and Melissa Cordial who have a home on Thomas Lane.  Meredith first learned about the OSDA from her great aunt whose father was an early member. Meredith played soccer and was a member of the national honor society.  She volunteered with numerous community and school groups, including the Wachusett Supporting Sisters Club, Girls on the Run, Youth Soccer and the public library. Congratulations Meredith. Emma Hirsch, Somerville, MA; Attending Fairfield University, Fairfield CT Grand Daughter of OSDA Members Diane & Herb Foster, Surf Drive Emma Hirsh - Emma will also be attending Fairfield University in Connecticut to focus on business.  Emma is from Somerville and graduated from Arlington Catholic in Arlington, Mass with a 3.8 GPA.  Emma is here today with her mother Shaylin Hirsh.  Her grandparents are Herb (Butch) and Diane Foster who live on Surf Drive.   Emma explained that her grandfather has been an amazing role model to her.  She played soccer, lacrosse and ran indoor track and was a captain on both the soccer and lacrosse teams.  Emma was a member of the National Honor Society and Best Buddies.  Her volunteer work includes Fidelity House after School Program, youth soccer and cradles to crayons.  Congratulations Emma. Emeline Porter, East Falmouth, MA; Attending University College, Dublin, Ireland Grand Daughter of OSDA Members Nancy & Otis Porter, Siders Road Emeline Porter - Emeline will be attending University College Dublin [...]

Hello OSDA Members - We hope this note finds that you and your family are well and enjoying another summer in Falmouth. Our Annual Meeting / Summer Social and presentation of Tuition Assistance Awards will be held on Sunday, 08/10/25 upstairs at the Flying Bridge.  Four students will be awarded $500.00 each.  We hope to have several town officials speak for 5 to 10 minutes each.  The invitation with all the details is attached by clicking on the red box below.  If you are not able to print the remittance form, please put all the information requested on a piece of paper and remit it with your check.  We have an exciting new menu this year.  Those that pay by the initial due date of 07/18/25 will pay $50.00 per person.  Those that pay between 07/19/25 and 07/26/25 will pay $60.00 per person. All remittances are due by 074/28/25.  Please, no paying at the door or walk ins. Walker Street crosswalk and paving – You’ve likely noticed that with the installation of the sidewalk between Shore and Walker that the Walker Street crosswalk was removed.  I was advised that this was due to ADA (American Disability Act) regulations.  Terry wrote and had conversations with the Beach Committee, The Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee and several members of the Department of Public Works in April, May and June.  On 06/10/25 two OSDA members met with the several members of the Department of Public Works and presented our case to have the crosswalk put back.  We were advised the following day that they would reinstall the crosswalk this fall.  We also discussed resurfacing of mid to upper Walker Street and although there is not a specific date for new pavement we were advised that it was ‘on a list’ of streets to be resurfaced. OSDA Logo Wear – We are divesting all of the OSDA logo wear and sold off most at the beach clean up in May. If you are interested in any of the following, please write to info@oldstonedock.com. Vests and Sweatshirts are $10.00 each.  T-shirts are $5.00 each, 4 winter hats at $5.00 each and several metal water bottles at $10.00 each. MEN’S:  XXL = 1 vest, 2 sweatshirts, 2 t’s.  XL = 3 vests, 1 sweatshirt, 6 t’s.  L = 1 vest, 2 t’s. WOMEN’S:  XL = 2 sweatshirts, M = 1 V t shirt Upcoming events – In addition to the annual meeting described above, the OSDA will be holding a breakfast for all beach workers on Monday 07/21/25 at 7:00 am.  Let us know if you’d like to help with the breakfast.  We will also be handing out candy during the Halloween stroll on Main Street which will be held on 10/25/25.  We will not be holding our holiday party this year. We appreciate your support and thank you for your past participation and hope to see you at the annual meeting on 08/10/25. Terry Saunders, OSDA Secretary and on behalf of the OSDA Board of Directors [...]

The beach cleanup day was held on Saturday, 05/31/25.  We were initially concerned about the weather and made a decision to stay with the Saturday schedule.  The rain stopped an hour before we started and the heavy winds and storm started later in the afternoon.  Since the sand was soaked, we were unable to use the blowers and had to do a lot of shoveling by hand. Twenty-one members and guests participated and included:  Pat & Tony Albanese, Laura & Stephen Day, Brian Doyle, Jim Fox, Jan Goodell, Sherri & Jonathan Horn, Ed Jackson, Bob & Cindy Lehtinen, Louise Mitchell, Anne Prior, Steve & Terry Saunders, Paul & Sandy Smith and Dean Sullivan.  Beach committee members Barb Schneider and Joe Strazzula also met with members, thanked the OSDA for their contributions to the neighborhood and helped with the cleanup.                

The flower boxes at the Ellen T Mitchell Bathhouse were installed on 05/22/25.  Board Member Steve Saunders coordinated and picked up the completed flower boxes from Soares Gardens.  Steve watered the flowers until the bathhouse opened full time on 06/26/25.  Funds were provided from the OSDA to the Beach Donation Account to cover the cost of materials and labor from Soares.

On May 1st our annual letter went out to paid up members for 06/01/24 to 05/31/25 and to a small group of lapsed members who had not renewed in the last few years.  Printing, stuffing, mailing, collecting funds, checking and recording the information is quite cumbersome so a decision was made that paid up members would be considered renewed for the 06/01/25 to 05/31/26 membership year.  Seven families that had lapsed recently renewed as well as three new memberships.  The following is the letter that was emailed to all.  We appreciate you and your support throughout the years. May 2025 Hello Neighbor and Greetings from the Old Stone Dock Association We hope that this letter finds you well. It is being sent via email (no mailing this year) to the 220 paid-up members from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025.  We will not be collecting dues from present members this year.  You will automatically be renewed for June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.  We are doing this for two reasons (1) to reduce the workload of the membership committee in printing and mailing to several hundred members and then processing and checking their information against present lists which takes place over several months and (2) to spend down funds in our present treasury. The last two years we have attempted to bring new and possibly younger people to the board by reaching out to those we thought that might be interested and requesting help via a survey last year.  This led to a few additions but not enough.  We didn’t have a President in 2024 and haven’t had a Vice President (to move up) in many years.  We can’t seem to find current members who want to be on the board, an officer or to lead or be on a committee to run our activities and events.  During the coming months we will be assessing what programs we will be able to continue and which will be eliminated.  The present board, may have to make the difficult decision to spend down funds and dissolve the association at some point. The Association strives to promote a sense of community for residents in the neighborhood of Main Street to Surf Drive between Shore Street and Mill Road and all the streets and residents within those boundaries.  We perform a variety of services and social activities focused primarily on our neighborhood.  We want to thank all the members of the Old Stone Dock Association whose dues have been used to support these programs. The following is a list of the accomplishments and activities for 2024.  05/22/24 Flower Boxes - The flower boxes at the Ellen T. Mitchell bathhouse were purchased from Soares Nursery and were installed in time for the Memorial Day weekend. Funds towards the flowers were also provided by OSDA members in memory of family members. 06/08/24 Beach Cleanup - Twenty members and friends participated in the Annual Surf Drive Beach cleanup. Barb Schneider and Nancy Quigg of [...]

Eversource began work to supply back up electricity to the Vineyard in the Surf Drive area last fall and work was substantially completed this spring.  They used both the Mill Road and Surf Drive parking lots to stage their equipment.  A new water main was installed on Surf Drive since the current one was over 100 years old.  In December pictures show the dewatering system that was used.  Since they struck water only two feet down, the water was pumped into what looked like trailers in the Surf Drive parking lot and then went through a filtering system before being discharged into the ocean.  By mid-March the pipes that would later hold the electrical work were being driven into the ocean floor.  Resurfacing of Surf Drive as well as the new sidewalk between Shore and Walker was completed in a few days mid-May.  Once we realized that the crosswalk from Walker to the Beach was removed, it was at that time that calls, letter writing and attending local meetings by OSDA members and Board went into full gear.  We wrote on behalf of our 200+ member families and as individuals.  After our in person meeting with 3 DPW managers on 06/10/24 we didn’t have much hope.  On 06/12/25 we were pleased to be advised by the DPW that a new crosswalk would be put back at Walker Street in the fall that would comply with ADA (American with Disability Act) regulations.                   

The OSDA was asked to participate in the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours on Thursday, 01/16/25.  Typically, a ‘non-profit’ is selected to describe their organization and is linked to a ‘for profit’ business that sponsors the monthly event.  This month the chamber chose to recognize our neighborhood association. Jim Fox of Main Street Gallery hosted the event and Terry Saunders resurrected and updated a poster board that showed all of the things the OSDA does in the neighborhood (see featured photo).  Jim Fox spoke about the gallery and Terry Saunders followed up and spoke about the contributions that the OSDA makes in the neighborhood (see notes below).  Jim Fox provided a lovely painting as the first door prize and the OSDA provided two gift bags for the raffle with OSDA logo wear.  See other pictures below. Our activities and accomplishments in 2024 were: Late May, 16 flower boxes were purchased and installed at the Ellen T Mitchell Bathhouse. Members often provide extra funds to sponsor the flowers and a plaque is made each year to recognize the donors. Early June, 20 members and guests cleaned up the parking area around the Bathhouse and neighboring streets. Some of the beach committee members were present and mingled with our membership.  A logo wear table is set up at all of our events. Late June, we purchased 150 Metal Water Bottles for all the beach workers. Early July, we purchased and donated to the Falmouth Beaches 3 new crosswalk signs which were put in place on Surf Drive. Mid July we provided breakfast to 80 beach workers at the bathhouse before they went out to their daily assignments. Members of the selectboard, beach department, beach committee and the DPW also participated. In August our membership enjoyed our annual meeting and summer social at the Flying Bridge. We had speakers from the police department and the beach committee.  We presented 5 college freshmen, who were children or grandchildren of members, with a check for $500 each for tuition assistance.  Since 2015, 34 students received $16,500. We ended the year with our holiday party which was held after the parade at Shoreway Acres. Members and town officials enjoyed great food and many door prizes donated by area businesses. Thank you for having us this evening and giving us the opportunity to tell you about our association. Poster Board Crowd Shot and Terry Saunders with Michael Kasperian     Raffle winner Kath King with Reliable RN and Larry Moody with the Newcomers OSDA Board Member Rich Sherman and Committee Member Nancy Gabrielli    

The OSDA Holiday Party was held on Sunday, 12/08/24 at ShoreWay Acres after the parade.  Many thanks to our hosts Dorie and Greg Ketterer for all they do for the association, the Prize Committee was chaired by Nancy Gabrielli and members included Brian Callanan, Paul Smith and Terry Saunders.  The Party Committee, Nancy Gabrielli, Al Gabrielli, Steve Saunders and Terry Saunders. Special thanks to all the businesses and shops that provided door prizes.  A list of the gifts and recipients follows. BUSINESS GIFT RECIPIENT Ben & Bills Chocolate Gift Card Barbara Foley Bluefins Sushi & Bar Gift Card Paul Smith Caline for Kids Gift Card Steve Saunders Celebrations of Cape Cod Gift Certificate Rose Rakeman Coffee Obsession Gift Certificate Russell Quigg Country Fare Gift Card Amy Herlihy Eastman's Ace Hardware Gift Card Bill Barrass Eight Cousins Books Gift Card Chris Ahern Falmouth Chamber 2 Falmouth beach towels Jay Barrass Falmouth Jewelry Shop Gift Card Herb Foster Ghelfi's Candies & Ice Cream Gift Card - use for kids drawing Ronan Foley Ghelfi's Candies & Ice Cream Gift Card - use for kids drawing Tommy Foley Ghelfi's Candies & Ice Cream Gift Card - use for kids drawing Clara Jech Guilded Oyster Gift Card Jamie Crossen Headlines Salon & Day Spa Gift Certificate Jen Rakeman Highfield Hall & Gardens Annual Membership Fran Ahern Howlingbird Studio Gift Certificate Ed Jackson La Cucina sul Mare Gift Card Martin Monk Liam Maguire's Irish Pub Gift Card Jim McKeone Livin' EZ Casual Wear 2 childrens t-shirts & hats Cathie McKeone Maison Villatte - Boulangerie Gift Card Susannah Butler Old Stone Dock Association Gift Certificate Donna Herlihy Old Stone Dock Association Gift Certificate Sandy Smith Quarterdeck Gift Card Jim Fox ShoreWay Acres Gift Certificate Sue Nerkowski Simply DiVine Gift Card Faith Barrass Steve's Pizza Gift Certificate Alice Tow Tap City Grille Gift Card Sharon Butler The Gallery on Main Two winter scene prints Cindy McConarty The Run House Gift Card Keane Steiding Timber Axe Gift Card Chris Ludwig Uptown Body 30 min pilates session Michael Butler