WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday canceled a hearing called to field concerns from AT&T and other corporations about new employer costs in the health care overhaul, saying the companies now believe the overhaul could ease their costs if implemented properly. AT&T, Caterpillar, AK Steel and other companies said last month they would be forced […]

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A volcano under a glacier in Iceland erupted Wednesday for the second time in less than a month, melting ice, spewing smoke and steam, closing a major road and forcing hundreds of people to flee rising floodwaters. Authorities evacuated 800 residents from around the Eyjafjallajokull glacier as water gushed down the mountainside […]

President Obama’s new plans cede U.S. leadership to the Russians and Chinese, some say.

STEUBEN One dead, one missing after boat capsizes near Bois Bubert Island One person is dead and the Coast Guard, Maine Marine Patrol and area fishermen are searching for another who is missing after a boat apparently capsized near Steuben in Washington County. The search is being conducted near Bois Bubert Island, which is in […]

The state decides not to have staff collect money at once-free sites, opting for a voluntary system instead.

BRUNSWICK — Curtis Memorial Library could be open one or two fewer days a week if the Town Council endorses a proposed reduction in the library subsidy. The council is also considering cuts in staff salaries and the elimination of a popular inter-library loan service, according to library Director Elisabeth Doucett. “It would be pretty […]

PORTLAND — A Bath man was indicted April 9 for a series of motor vehicle burglaries and other crimes he is alleged to have committed in January in Cumberland and Yarmouth. Charles Bushman, 28, was charged with 22 counts of burglary to a motor vehicle, Class C theft, six counts of Class E theft and three […]

BRUNSWICK — A complex bill designed to pay the start-up costs for a planned campus at Brunswick Naval Air Station and municipal services at the base now awaits Gov. John Baldacci’s signature. Last week, the bill, sponsored by Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, survived additional scrutiny from the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, which questioned […]

CUMBERLAND — Fire Chief Dan Small wants this year’s Memorial Day parade to be filled with the kind of individuals the holiday celebrates: the service people who have given their time to this country. He is looking for active and retired military members who have ties to the town. They will be the focal point of […]

SCARBOROUGH — Trisha Papa, a 23-year-old mother of two, has dreams of becoming a preschool teacher. Last week, with the help of the Scarborough Adult Education program, she took a big step closer to realizing her dream: Papa passed the math portion of the General Educational Development test. “I’m terrible at math, but they made […]