Engineering class proves electrifying

Perched on work tables in a classroom at Falmouth High School, two small, battered race cars hold the promise of learning experiences to come.

If all goes as planned, students will be driving them at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough by springtime, and they could be racing against students from other Maine high schools in the future.

Students in Falmouth’s advanced engineering class are fixing up one of the gas-powered junior race cars, known as “bandoleros,” and will install an electric motor in the other. They plan to race the cars next spring to see which one performs better.

Pandora’s Lights

When the holidays arrive, so do the unique light forms of Pandora LaCasse, making city streets, trees and sidewalks ‘a little magical.’

Chinese exchange widening horizons

Expansion of UMaine at Farmington’s relationship with China holds potential for the whole state.

Feature Obituary: Myra Roberts, 95, gifted athlete with a passion for life

SANFORD – Throughout her life, if Myra Lillian Sawyer Roberts was awake, she was moving. Her 1933 yearbook from Wilton Academy noted that her athletic speed was unlike anything ever seen in the history of Franklin County, according to her son, Peter Roberts of Worcester, Mass. She was named most athletic female when she graduated […]

Maine woman dies in crash in Massachusetts

Raina Jensen, 27, graduated from Deering High School.

Car crashes into Brunswick Walmart

Andrea Kreitman, 47, received non-life-threatening injuries, police say.

Dan Paradee, Maine Turnpike’s PR manager, dies

Known for dressing in a moose costume at the York toll plaza, he liked connecting with people.

Turnpike spokesman dies after cancer battle

Each Labor Day, Dan Paradee donned a moose suit, stationed himself at the York toll plaza and doled out token gifts to tourists leaving the state.

Discipline in SchoolsBig changes loom in state’s restraint rules

Officials get advice from educators and children’s advocates as they seek to clarify state policy on a range of disciplinary tactics.

Problems down, scores up

Westbrook students are achieving more academic success thanks to the shared efforts of parents, teachers and community members.