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David Proud honoured for 30 years with Falmouth RNLI
A coastguard turned lifeboat crew member who has helped save many lives over 30 years has been honoured for his long service. Falmouth RNLI volunteer David Proud was recently presented with an RNLI long service medal in recognition of his three decades of service at the station. The medal was presented to him by Falmouth RNLI coxswain Jonathon Blakeston. David’s involvement with search and rescue actually goes back even further, as he joined the Coastguard service in Falmouth in January 1977. This was when it was located in the old lookout, a small square building at Pendennis Point, before the current Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre was built. >click to read< 08:40
Falmouth selectmen support keeping Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole
The Northeast Fisheries Science Center facility in Woods Hole was built before men walked on the moon and is due for an upgrade — but whether that happens at its current home in the village remains to be seen. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and Department of Commerce are doing a facilities study on the Woods Hole campus, which dates to 1961 and houses both research and administrative facilities. NOAA spokeswoman Teri Frady said repairs, renovations or replacement are all possible options, but any definitive direction is still a long way off. Read the article here 12:36
