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 report in Friday’s edition, “Rail depot advisory team talk postponed,” should have stated that the Brunswick Town Council will consider drafting a letter, […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge is set to determine whether the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded several others, including then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, should remain at a federal prison facility where officials are forcibly medicating him. U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns said in his court […]

WASHINGTON ( AP) — Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve them. A new national security strategy reflecting an end to decade-long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan offers the […]

GRAHAM, Wash. ( AP) — Josh Powell’s note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished. “I’m sorry, goodbye,” Powell wrote in […]

BOSTON (AP) — Hundreds of officers who lined the streets of Boston had little to do as fans quietly mourned their team’s Super Bowl loss Sunday night, but 14 people were arrested across the state at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst when police in riot gear dispersed a rambunctious crowd. “We’re really sad right now,” said […]

NEW YORK — The pressure was on. The tension was thick. And then, there were yawns in between. The Super Bowl may have been a nail biter, but the ads were a snooze. Actor Clint Eastwood waxed for two minutes about Detroit and Chrysler. An M&M candy stripped “naked” at a party. And stars from the […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A gallon of gas in Maine has risen by nearly two cents per gallon in the past week to an average of $ 3.59. Even though the increase in Maine was smaller than the national average, the average retail price in the state remains 16 cents higher than the national average. Price-monitoring […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — A legislative committee will take public testimony on a bill to bolster Maine’s laws protecting children from being solicited to engage in a sexual act. The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee takes up the bill today. Maine’s current law prohibits a person from using a computer to solicit a child […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine legislators working toward a bipartisan agreement to fill a $221 million state budget hole are making progress. The Appropriations Committee has finalized $25 million in savings recommended by a special task force. In addition, lawmakers OKd more than a dozen other initiatives to cut the budget. Democrats say they include compromises […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — It may soon be against the law in Maine to bait lobster traps with almost anything that’s not part of a lobster’s natural diet. The Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee unanimously endorsed the bill. It is expected to be approved by the House and Senate. Col. Joseph Fessenden of the Maine Marine Patrol […]