BRUNSWICK — Ever since he first stepped inside the small red building at 54 Maine St. and bit into a glazed twist, Nels Omdal has wanted a piece of Frosty’s Donuts. “I said multiple times to my family, ‘I’m going to buy this place someday,’” Omdal said Monday while sitting at a booth inside the […]
February 2012
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Congress trying to give president line-item veto
The legislation, expected to pass, allows the president to pick out specific items in spending bills for elimination. The president’s choices would then have to be approved by Congress.
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Car hits Kennebunk girl trying to board school bus
The sun made driving difficult for eastbound traffic, witnesses told police. The 5-year-old girl is at Maine Medical Center being treated for injuries.
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Dispatches
Police hunting for burglar who knocks first / Armed man robs Windham credit union / Panel scales back bill aimed at “tax zappers” / . . . and more news from around Maine.
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Public input sought again on proposal for Freeport soccer complex
FREEPORT — A project kicked around in Freeport for more than a year will be discussed again at a Town Council public hearing on Feb. 28. The council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to hear public comment on the proposed indoor and outdoor athletic complex that Topsham-based nonprofit Seacoast United Soccer would like to build on […]
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Hoping to avoid another loss, Romney coming to Maine
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be here Friday to try to fend off a challenge from Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. The state’s GOP caucuses end Saturday.
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122-year-old Brunswick store put up for sale
A clothing store in downtown Brunswick that’s been in business since 1889 and owned by the same business partners for 41 years has been put on the market.
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House GOP introduces its insider-trading bill
The Senate passed a bipartisan bill last week 96-3 which would ban insider trading by Congress. But House Republicans chose not to go with the bipartisan effort, controversially removing any restrictions for “political intelligence” firms.