BRUNSWICK — With plans to move municipal offices to the first two floors of the downtown McLellan Building in 2014, the Brunswick Town Council during a special meeting Tuesday voted 6-3 to reject an offer of $2 million to put the building back in Bowdoin College’s hands. Last fall, the town reached an agreement with the […]

WASHINGTON — The heart of the Obama administration’s health care overhaul hanging in the balance, the Supreme Court is turning to whether the rest of the law can survive if the crucial individual insurance requirement is struck down. The justices also will spend part of today, the last of three days of arguments over the health […]

WASHINGTON — It boiled down to a debate over broccoli. And bread. And burial plots. If government can tell people to buy health insurance, Supreme Court justices wanted to know, what else could it make them buy? Throughout Tuesday’s hearing on the health care law, the justices and lawyers argued about the perfect product to illustrate […]

HARPSWELL — The Cumberland County Sheriff ’s Office warns Mainers of a telephone scam targeting grandparents. Last week, a Harpswell man fell into the trap when a call from a man posing as an officer at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti said that the Harpswell man’s grandson was in trouble. The caller identified the man’s grandson […]

AUGUSTA — In a surprising turn of events late Tuesday, the Republican-led Maine House of Representatives rejected a Republican-backed bill that sought to provide income tax relief to Mainers if and when the state has surplus revenue. The 72-61 vote to reject LD 849 followed significant House debate that began late last week. The bill goes […]

HOUSTON ( AP) — For hours after their boat sank, Ken Henderson and Ed Coen treaded water in the Gulf of Mexico, talking about life and death while struggling to survive. For more than 30 hours, it worked. Then Henderson was forced to make a decision that would save his life, but not his best […]

BRUNSWICK — A controlled burn on eight acres of blueberry barrens off Pleasant Hill Road near Brunswick High School is scheduled to take place sometime within the next two weeks, weather permitting. According to Caroline Eliot, associate director of the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust ( BTLT), which owns the property, the controlled burn will be announced 24 […]

TOPSHAM — Topsham police are investigating two Friday night burglaries at Main Street businesses. Investigators believe both were likely victimized by the same suspects. Lt. Christopher Lewis said police received a phone call at 7:20 a.m. Saturday about the burglary at the construction site of the new Lee’s Toyota dealership at 113-115 Main St. Thieves absconded […]

RICHMOND — Nomination papers are available for municipal positions in Richmond. Two three- year terms on the Board of Selectmen are available. The terms of Selectman Clarence Cummins and Selectwoman Jennifer Greenleaf will expire June 12. According to deputy clerk James Valley, Cummins has taken out papers. A three-year term on the Richmond Utilities District board […]