3x TIMES the MONEY that CALFEE raises will go to 'ONE FUND'

So here's the scoop-

The Arthur D. Calfee Insurance Agency, Inc. is proud to join the business community to support those most affected by the tragic events at the Boston Marathon.

The Arthur D. Calfee Insurance Agency, with offices located in the Homeport Office Complex at 336 Gifford Street in Falmouth and across the street of the North Falmouth Ball Field at 121 County Road will be raising money for the Boston Strong - 'One Fund.' 

From now, April 29th to June 1st, 2013, the Arthur D. Calfee Insurance Agency will be raising 'One Fund' to turn in to 'One' large supporter who has agreed to match 3x TIMES the amount raised by Calfee Insurance, meaning they will match donations on a $3 to $1 basis up to $1,000 in total from the supporter.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino have announced the formation of 'The One Fund Boston, Inc.' to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15, 2013.

AP  |  By LINDSEY TANNER

Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more.

These are just a fraction of the medical expenses victims of the Boston Marathon bombing will face.

The mammoth price tag is probably not what patients are focusing on as they begin the long healing process. But friends and strangers are already setting up fundraisers and online crowd-funding sites, and a huge Boston city fund has already collected more than $23 million in individual and corporate donations.

No one knows yet if those donations – plus health insurance, hospital charity funds and other sources – will be enough to cover the bills. Few will even hazard a guess as to what the total medical bill will be for a tragedy that killed three people and wounded more than 260. At least 15 people lost limbs, and other wounds include head injuries and tissue torn apart by shrapnel.

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By Pete Williams, Richard Esposito, Michael Isikoff and Tracy Connor, NBC News
Boston and its suburbs, universities and transit system were on total lockdown Friday as police hunted for marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev -- on the loose after his accomplice brother was killed in a stunning chain of events that left one cop dead and another injured, officials said.

During a desperate effort to flee after their photos were released by the FBI, the brothers carjacked a Mercedes SUV and told the driver they were the men behind Monday's double-blast attack at the race and had just killed a campus security officer, a source told NBC News. The driver was released unhurt.

The older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed after a wild chase and firefight, but Dzhokhar was still at large in a densely populated area, and an associate was being sought. Adding to the nightmare, an explosive was found in Boston Friday morning and disabled, an official said.


The suspects' uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, called the brothers "losers" and urged Dzhokhar to turn himself in. "We're ashamed," he thundered outside his Maryland home.Three dozen FBI agents were surrounding the Cambridge, Mass., home where the brothers, of Chechen origin, grew up after moving to the U.S. a decade ago, seeking asylum. They feared it could be booby-trapped, Boston police sources said.

Across the area, as police cars screamed down streets and helicopters hovered overhead, authorities urged the public to stay inside and keep their doors locked to anyone but law-enforcement officers.

"There is a massive manhunt under way," Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said. "We are asking people to shelter in place."

Subways and buses were shut down, and Amtrak service to Boston was cut. Harvard University, Boston University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Emerson University were all closed and students were told to stay inside. The University of Massachusetts' Dartmouth campus was being evacuated because someone wanted in the case is registered at the school.

The lockdown initially affected more than 300,000 people in Cambridge, Watertown, Newton, Brighton, Allston and Belmont, but by 8 a.m., the entire city of Boston was paralyzed, officials said.

Watertown, where the second suspect was last seen, was the epicenter of a sprawling search. Frightened residents were trapped in their homes as convoys of heavily armed officers and troops arrived by the hour.

The overnight violence began at MIT about five hours after the FBI released surveillance photos of the two men suspected of planting two bombs near the finish line of Monday's Boston Marathon, killing three and wounding 176.

Read more: Who are the brothers accused of the Boston Marathon bombing?

Tips about the identity of the suspects were still pouring in when the Tsarnaev brothers fatally shotMIT patrol officer Sean Collier, 26, in his vehicle at 10:20 p.m., law enforcement officials said.

The brothers then carjacked a Mercedes SUV, holding the driver captive for a half-hour while they tried to use his cash card to get money from three ATM's, a source said. At the first, they put in the wrong number; at the second, they took out $800 and at the third, they were told they had exceeded the withdrawal limit, the source said.

The man was released unharmed at a gas station in Cambridge, sources said. As they sped toward Watertown, a police chase ensued and the suspects tossed explosive devices out the window, officials said.

There was a long exchange of gunfire, according to Andrew Kitzenberg of Watertown, who took photos of the clash from his window and spread them on social media.

“They were also utilizing bombs, which sounded and looked like grenades, while engaging in the gunfight,” he told NBC News in an interview. “They also had what looked like a pressure-cooker bomb.

“I saw them light this bomb. They threw it towards the officers,” he said. “There was smoke that covered our entire street.”

A transit officer, identified as Richard H. Donahue, 33, was seriously injured during the pursuit. Authorities said he was in surgery at Mount Auburn Hospital.

Kitzenberg said he saw the firefight end when Tamerlan Tsarnaev ran toward the officers and ultimately fell to the ground.

Tamerlan -- the man in the black hat from FBI photos released six hours earlier -- had an improvised explosive device strapped to his chest, law enforcement officials said.
Dzhokhar -- who was wearing a white hat in the surveillance photos from the marathon -- drove the SUV through a line of police officers at the end of the street, Kitzenberg said. 

Police said Dzhokhar has a Massachusetts driver's license and lives in Cambridge. He was described as light-skinned and with brown, curly hair, and wearing a gray hoodie. The FBI released more photos of him, including a surveillance camera photo from a 7-Eleven.

His father, in Russia, told the Associated Press he was "a true angel" and described him as a medical student who was expected to visit for the holidays.

Authorities painted a starkly different picture.

"We believe this man to be a terrorist," Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said. "We believe this to be a man who's come here to kill people."

Armored humvees and busloads of law-enforcement could be seen rolling into Watertown in the hours after the gunfight.

"We've got every asset we could possibly muster on the ground right now," Patrick said.

Later Friday morning, attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller headed to the White House to brief President Obama on the developments.

Secretary of State John Kerry, who is from Massachusetts, praised law enforcement for their work during "a pretty direct confrontation with evil."

"In the past few days we have seen the best and we've seen the worst of human behavior, and it's the best that all of us really want to focus on," he said.

Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman Dianne Feinstein told NBC News it's clear the marathon bombing was "a terrorist attack."

"It's also clear, you know, that you know you don't have to be a card-carrying member of any terrorist group to commit a terrorist attack," she said.

NBC News' Kasie Hunt contributed to this story

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Falmouth Weather Emergency Information  

WINTER STORM PRESS RELEASE
February 11, 2013 
12:00 pm

As of 9:00 a.m. on Monday, February 11, 2013, the Town of Falmouth Emergency Operations Center has closed down formal operations. Town Officials continue to work closely with NSTAR Representatives in power restoration.

Approximately 23% of the Town is yet to have power restored; at the height of the local emergency, due to this winter storm, about 68% of the Town was out of power. Restoration work is ongoing. We anticipate winding down and closing the operation of the Town's local shelter at Falmouth High School later today. We ask residents who remain in need of assistance to call the appropriate Town of Falmouth Department - police, fire, public works or Town Hall. All Town offices are open and operating on a normal business day.

We thank all Falmouth residents and businesses for their extraordinary cooperation and continued patience during this extreme winter storm event as we work on your behalf in returning to normal. We appreciate the dedication and commitment of all Falmouth public safety personnel in responding to this challenging emergency.

Julian M. Suso
Falmouth Town Manager 

The Falmouth Public Library Main Branch is open and will be on regular hours - till 5:30 pm today. 508-457-2555 

Many Falmouth businesses/restaurants have power and are open for business.

Emergency: 911

Police non-emergency number: 508-457-2527

Fire non-emergency number: 508-495-2500

Department of Public Works: 508-457-2543

Town Hall:  508-548-7611

Room Availability

The following businesses have a limited number of vacancies. 

Please call for availability before arriving.

Beach Breeze Inn: 508-548-1765

321 Shore Street
Falmouth , MA 02540 

Captain's Manor Inn: 508-388-7336

 27 Main Street
Falmouth , MA 02540  

Connamessett Inn: (No internet): 508-548-2300

 311 Gifford Street
Falmouth , MA 02540  

Falmouth Inn: 1-800-255-4157

824 Main Street
Falmouth , MA 02540 

Town & Beach Motel (after 2 pm today): 508-548-1380

382 Main Street
Falmouth , MA 02540 

Woods Hole Inn: 508-495-0248

 28 Water Street
Woods Hole , MA 02543

Woods Hole Passage (will take children of all ages): 508-548-9575

186 Woods Hole Road
Falmouth , MA 02540  

 

Eastern Bank, 117 Main St., Falmouth, is offering coffee, donuts, hot chocolate and electronic charging stations.  They also have a small bathroom. 508-548-3001 

Jay Zavala
Falmouth Chamber of Commerce
Local Emergency Planning Committee

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By Todd Wallack |  BOSTON GLOBE STAFF     JANUARY 28, 2013

Competition in the state’s car insurance market has yielded an unexpected benefit: Thousands of residents who once had to buy expensive home coverage from the Massachusetts FAIR Plan are increasingly able to find policies through other insurers, saving them hundreds of dollars a year on premiums.

The FAIR Plan, known as the insurer of last resort, provides home insurance in high-risk areas, including neighborhoods that have high crime rates or sit perilously close to the ocean. Home insurance companies have traditionally been reluctant to do business in such ­locations.

But since the state gave insurers more freedom to set their own auto insurance rates, starting in 2008 — something it calls “managed competition” — 13 more auto insurance companies have set up shop in Massachusetts, with most also selling homeowners policies or partnering with firms that do.

Over that time, the FAIR Plan lost nearly 27,000 homeowners insurance customers, or 16 percent of its base, an exodus few in the industry predicted.

“It is all driven by this shift in the competitive marketplace,” said Robert Tommasino, general counsel for the Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association, better known as the FAIR Plan.

Some insurers, including Narragansett Bay Insurance Co., also decided the escalating prices of premiums for coastal properties made it worth their while to start selling policies in those locations. Their strategy has been to undercut the FAIR Plan rates while still charging enough to turn a profit.

Bob Inello, whose waterfront home in Nahant is exposed to the wrath of storms, said he was forced to buy Fair Plan coverage for more than a decade. But three years ago, Inello­ said, his agent said he could switch to Narragansett, cutting his bill by $570 a year — more than 20 percent.

“I don’t feel like I am being held hostage anymore,” Inello said. “It’s very liberating.”