BRUNSWICK Two teenagers apparently fishing on ice in the Androscoggin River experienced a brief scare Monday night after a portion of the ice broke off, sending one boy into the river and the other floating downstream before he too got to shore. Brunswick police and Marine Warden Scott Couture from the Maine Warden Service responded […]

CHARDON, Ohio A student wounded in an Ohio school shooting has been declared brain dead, authorities said today, the second reported fatality in an attack that began when a teenager opened fire in the cafeteria at a suburban Cleveland high school a day earlier. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office received word about Russell King […]

BATH First-term state Rep. Michael Clarke, a Democrat from District 62, representing part of Bath, confirmed Monday that he will not seek re-election. Republican Kyle Rogers, a Bath city councilor, and two Democrats, Jennifer DeChant and Paul Johnson, have indicated interest in running for the seat. Clarke said Monday that he plans to retire as […]

BRUNSWICK — Town councilors narrowly rejected a proposal to send a letter asking the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) to build a planned layover facility in Brunswick that would comply with state noise and vibration standards. The rail authority is specifically exempt from sound regulation under Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) guidelines, but […]

The Times Record reserves this space to correct errors appearing in our news columns. We ask readers who are aware of factual errors to telephone Managing Editor Robert Long at 729-3311. A meeting list published in Friday’s edition incorrectly listed the location of a special Freeport Town Council meeting. The meeting is scheduled to start […]

LOS ANGELES ( AP) — “ The Artist” won five Academy Awards on Sunday including best picture, becoming the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood’s highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago. Among other prizes for the blackand white comic melodrama were best actor for Jean Dujardin and director for Michel […]

CHARDON, Ohio ( AP) — Gunfire at a high school outside Cleveland injured a number of students this morning, and at least one suspect has been taken into custody, officials said. The shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m. at the 1,100- student Chardon High School about 30 miles east of Cleveland, said Civil Deputy Erin […]

KABUL, Afghanistan ( AP) — A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into the gates of a NATO base and airport in eastern Afghanistan today, triggering a blast that killed nine Afghans, officials said. The Taliban claimed the attack was revenge for U. S. troops burning copies of the Quran. The bombing in the city […]