FORT BRAGG, N.C. — After three deployments to Iraq and three to Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Dennis Swols is agitated, prone to bouts of anger and unable to really talk about his time on the battlefield. But as Swols sits in a small office in the Robinson Health Clinic at Fort Bragg, his hand drops to […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine schools will find out their grades when officials release their new report cards this week. The new A-F grading system for schools implemented last year under Republican Gov. Paul LePage is designed to bring transparency and accountability to the state’s public school system. Grades are based on student proficiency and how […]

BANGKOK — After six months of political protests, Thailand has a new prime minister ”“ the old one was booted out by the Constitutional Court. For most countries, that would be a major event heralding change. But for this deeply divided country, Wednesday’s ouster of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra does little to resolve the complex political crisis that largely pits […]

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A scuba diver from Everett has died after experiencing what police describe as “some type of medical emergency” while diving off the coast of Gloucester. Police say 38-year-old Gregg O’Brien was with a group of 40 or more others as part of a diving workshop and drysuit demonstration on Saturday at […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Residents can take part in the school budget process on Wednesday. The proposed Regional School Unit 23 budget, which cover only Old Orchard Beach in the upcoming school year, is $12.6 million, a $1.6 million increase from the town’s share last year of the regional school unit’s budget. A public forum […]

SANFORD — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills will be in town Tuesday evening to talk about consumer protections against scams and fraud. Mills will speak at the Trafton Senior Center on Elm Street, near Goodall Memorial Library, from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday.