DEPARTMENT OF GOOD NEWS

Times Record - Construction costs for the new Brunswick elementary school may be $5 million less than the $28 million originally anticipated, based on bids opened at the Brunswick Superintendent's office Thursday afternoon. Seven bids were received by Thursday's deadline, Superintendent Paul Perzanoski said. Five of the seven came from Maine firms. All seven cost estimates were "closely clustered together," he said. "It looks as if we will be able to save at least $5 million on the project, based on our budget and where the bids have come in," Perzanoski said.