RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels nearly every product in stores and has boosted productivity in nearly every sector of commerce worldwide, has died. He was 91. Woodland died Sunday in Edgewater, N.J., from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and complications of his advanced age, his […]

BATH The Department of Defense hasn’t provided Bath Iron Works with guidance on how to proceed if the country falls off the socalled “fiscal cliff,” a company spokesman said. The uncertainty of where cuts may be made has managers and workers at Maine’s fourth-largest employer feeling anxious. Last week, the Office of Management and Budget […]

WINDSOR Regional School Unit 12 has chosen Howard Tuttle, the current director of curriculum for RSU 11 in Gardiner, as its new superintendent. Hilary Holm, chairwoman of the RSU 12 Board of Directors, made the announcement during Thursday night’s board meeting at Windsor Elementary School. Tuttle, who succeeds interim Superintendent Alan Hawkins, is expected to […]

BRUNSWICK A new bill introduced Wednesday by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe would make it easier for small former military bases such as Brunswick Landing and the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone to attract new business tenants and create jobs. The bill would loosen restrictions on the former Brunswick Naval Air […]

WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe says she remains hopeful that the Senate can overcome “excessive political polarization” to work together to reach consensus on important issues facing the nation. With her staff on the Senate floor and her husband watching from the gallery, the Maine Republican on Thursday delivered her farewell speech. She said she’s […]

TOPSHAM The School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors learned more about the state’s public charter school law Thursday. Superintendent Brad Smith gave the board an overview of the law that took effect in September 2011, including the ways a charter school can be authorized, how they may enroll students and how they are funded. […]

AUGUSTA — Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner George Gervais will present the communities of Auburn, Ellsworth, Fairfield, Kennebunk, Lewiston and Topsham with their “Certified Business Friendly Community” certificate and road signs at a State House ceremony Monday, Dec. 17. City and town officials and community and business leaders will attend the event in […]

BRUNSWICK — Warm Thy Neighbor — an emergency heating assistance fund managed by Tedford Housing and serving the Greater Brunswick area — said it served 165 households from mid-December 2011 through April 2012, consisting of 450 people. More than 100 of the families were seeking help for the first time. The numbers from the prior […]

BATH A registered sex offender reported someone “keyed” his vehicle while it was parked in the Water Street parking lot, police said Monday. Lt. Stanley Cielinski said the man believes that whoever committed the crime knows who he is. The man said he has no ongoing feud with anyone, Cielinski said. The man reported the […]