BRUNSWICK — Selling an old school building to Bowdoin College for $2 million is not the right way to plug a deficit in next year’s school budget, according to the town councilors. That was the message Tuesday night at a special Town Council meeting, called in response to Bowdoin’s offer to renegotiate last October’s swap […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — High school sophomores Anthony Castro and Luke Dvorozniak are perfecting the scientific version of the basketball pick and roll. As members of team 56A of the Cape Robotics program, the two and senior Ethan DiNinno have designed, built and programmed a squat, wheeled fabrication of metal, wire and motors soon to be […]

BATH — One August day in 1852, when Millard Fillmore was president, there were just 31 states and the Civil War was nine years away, Francis B. Swift opened a bank account. The Bath man’s signature, one of many in a well-preserved ledger in a Bath Savings Institution vault, identifies him as the bank’s first […]

Connor Moody, 9, right, Morgan Temple, 8, and Lorraine Goodwin watch on Sunday, March 25, as farmer Tom Settlemire feeds a newborn lamb milk from a bottle at Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick. The farm opened to the public for its annual Lamb Day, which celebrates the lambing season that began in late February.Volunteer Danielle […]

BRUNSWICK — Fred Horch, who was the Green Independent candidate in the 2010 election in state House District 66, is making another bid for the office this year. Horch, a former Maine Street business owner who is on sabbatical in Japan with his family, announced his candidacy in a letter this week to The Forecaster. […]

FREEPORT — Residents could see an almost 1.6 percent increase in property taxes as a result of the proposed fiscal year 2013 operating budget for Regional School Unit 5. Durham and Pownal taxpayers will see larger increases to fund their share of the budget. The proposed $24.68 million budget was introduced Tuesday by RSU 5 […]

PORTLAND — After several months of effort, a community group’s master plan for the preservation of Eastern Cemetery is ready for the City Council. After a public hearing Tuesday, the Planning Board unanimously passed a recommendation that the City Council adopt a plan spearheaded by Spirits Alive, a neighborhood group focused on protecting the cemetery […]

FALMOUTH — Working close to home, two student drama clubs scored big in the state finals of the Maine Drama Festival last weekend. The Falmouth High School Theatre Company took first place in the Class A finals held at Falmouth. The company moves on to the New England Regional Drama Festival, to be held April […]

FALMOUTH — The Town Council on Monday withdrew a proposal that would have clarified zoning regulations that protect homeowners’ ocean views in the Foreside and Flats neighborhoods. Councilors last month began discussing a proposed Waterview Overlay District in the neighborhoods east of Route 88, but decided this week to send the ordinance back to a […]

BRUNSWICK — A Merrymeeting Road man was arrested for allegedly stabbing someone in the neck with a pair of scissors. Police said witnesses and the victim reported that Roger Walker, 46, stabbed 43-year-old David Grant on Monday at 9:23 p.m. at 101 Merrymeeting Road. Officers found Walker nearby and arrested him on a charge of […]