FALMOUTH — The town’s Maine sister city, Farmington, is collecting donations to help residents in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, who were affected by the freight train crash and explosion on July 6. The train, carrying oil, ran off the tracks and exploded in a residential neighborhood, killing at least 37 people. Dozens are still missing among the […]

FALMOUTH — A Freeport foundation has awarded Maine Audubon a $75,000 grant to help maintain and restore aquatic habitat connections throughout the state. The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation grant will help Audubon with aquatic restoration projects by funding surveys, technical help and professional workshops, according to an Audubon press release. Maine Audubon is the largest […]

FALMOUTH — Elementary school students might be eating their school work this fall. Falmouth Elementary School’s new Learning Garden is growing this summer, after donations of time and money helped create a garden that will be integrated into not only the curriculum, but also the students’ diets. School nurse Sue Raatikainen has been leading the […]