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Select Board finds noise violations at Bad Martha’s brewery, orders mitigation plan and stops DJs
Summary
After multiple resident complaints and audio evidence, the Falmouth Select Board found Bad Martha’s Farmers Brewery in violation of its entertainment license and required the business to submit a sound‑mitigation plan, end DJ nights and report progress every six weeks to the town manager.
The Falmouth Select Board on Jan. 6 found that Bad Martha’s Farmers Brewery LLC had violated the conditions of its entertainment license after residents and town staff presented multiple complaints and audio recordings of loud music near the East Falmouth brewery.
Assistant Town Manager Peter Renshaw opened the hearing by summarizing written complaints and three audio/video submissions from neighbors, then played excerpts the complainants provided. The board reviewed a police incident report from Aug. 17 in which an officer reported hearing music while parked near the business. Renshaw noted the license had been issued Dec. 16, 2024, and the Select Board had earlier…
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