BRUNSWICK — Facing an estimated $3 million decrease in revenue for the 2012-13 operating budget, the Brunswick School Department will turn to the public before crafting a spending plan that Superintendent Paul Perzanoski said would “leave nothing untouched.” On Thursday morning, the district’s budget committee met to outline topics that will be covered during a Feb. […]

BRUNSWICK — Town Manager Gary Brown is beginning contract negotiations with Ouellet Associates of Brunswick for the construction of a proposed police station at the corner of Stanwood and Pleasant Streets. According to Brown, the town’s Police Station Building Subcommittee voted 8-0, with two members absent, in favor of a ranking that placed Ouellet as the […]

BATH — Nearly three years after The Thomas G. Plant Memorial Home formally announced plans for a major expansion, administrators and neighbors appear near agreement for the first time about the size and shape that expansion will take. A workshop with the city’s Planning Board on Tuesday generated positive comments from neighbors about modified plans, Plant […]

Shelby St. Andre, left, and Nels Omdal, at right, take a break from preparations for Saturday’s grand reopening of Frosty’s Donuts on Maine Street in Brunswick. The shop opens at 8 a.m. The husband and wife purchased the business in January and have hired two employees, including John Frost, the son of Frosty’s founders Bob […]

NAPA, Calif. Napa Valley wine producers will go a long way to protect their good name, all the way to Thailand if necessary. That’s the latest country which has awarded Geographic Indication status to Napa wine, which means they’ve agreed not to allow sales of wine labeled “Napa” if the grapes inside aren’t from that […]

BOCA RATON, Fla. S ay goodbye to the twirling carousel, the rows of perfectly shined classic cars, the player pianos and jukeboxes. They’re selling all the neon signs, the slot machines, the antique guns, the Tiffany lamps, the hulking chandeliers. There will be no more rare organs or vintage gas pumps or the Army airplane […]

CAIRO ( AP) — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is calling on the country’s ruling generals to sack the current military-appointed government, saying it has failed to manage the deteriorating security and economic situation in the country. Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Ghozlan says the military should appoint a Brotherhood representative prime minister, who would then form a new […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials say a deal has been reached between states and the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses. The Justice Department said today that the settlement will be announced at a news conference later today. Five major banks — Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Ally Financial — […]

BOSTON (AP) — Workers stashed money away in their 401(k) retirement plans at a faster clip last year but didn’t get an immediate reward for their savings strategy. Fidelity Investments, the nation’s biggest 401(k) administrator, says the average account balance was essentially unchanged in 2011, compared with 2010. The year-end average for participants in Fidelity […]