TOPSHAM — On Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 9 to 10 a.m., at 11 Winners Circle in Topsham, U.S. Cellular is offering a free device workshop where current or potential smartphone users can ask questions and learn about any device they are interested in. The workshop is open to everyone, and you don’t have to be […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are expected to spend at the highest rate in three years during what’s traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, according to the nation’s largest retail industry trade group. But industry watchers say shoppers will need fat discounts, and there will be a huge divide in spending between the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund slightly lowered its outlook for global economic growth this year and next, mostly because of weaker expansions in Japan, Latin America and Europe. The IMF said Tuesday the global economy will grow 3.3 percent this year, onetenth of a point below what it forecast in July. World growth […]

NEW YORK (AP) — SodaStream says it isn’t winning over enough new customers in the U.S. and reported preliminary sales that fell short of Wall Street expectations. The company’s stock tumbled 17 percent to $22.88 in premarket trading. Over the past year, its stock has lost more than half its value. CEO Daniel Birnbaum said […]

WESTPORT ISLAND I t seems like a remote ideal — the historic island inn and upscale farm-to-fork restaurant, where free range eggs are an arm’s reach away and you can sample ripe cherry tomatoes as you mosey to a garden side dining room. It may be closer than you think. The Squire Tarbox Inn and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices in July increased at the slowest pace in 20 months, reflecting sluggish sales and a greater supply of houses for sale. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 6.7 percent in July from 12 months earlier. That’s down from an 8.1 percent gain in June and the […]

LONDON (AP) — Inflation across the 18 euro countries dipped further toward zero in September, piling pressure on the European Central Bank to pull the trigger on its biggest stimulus weapon — a large-scale program to create new money. Expectations that the bank will back such a program— similar to the one pursued by the […]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MESSAGE: Mid-coast Maine has the highest concentration of veterans, retirees, and family members in Maine. In addition, with the closure of Brunswick Naval Air Station, former base workers — many of whom are former service members — are still looking for their next career. For these reasons, the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber […]

SERVICES OR GOODS OFFERED: 10-pin bowlingcenter, restaurant, bar, game room, pro shop.LOCATION: 276 Bath Road, Brunswick.HOURS: Sunday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 11p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m.TELEPHONE: 725-2963.OWNER: Nelson Moody.EXPERIENCE: Years in customer service; 15 yearsin bowling business.UNUSUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BUSINESS:Turning back the clock to family values; verycommunity- and youth-oriented.PLANS: Add […]