The gyrating stock market has slowed the Treasury Department’s efforts to sell off its stakes in 458 bailed-out companies, the report says.

The 155 national forests and grasslands managed by the U.S. Forest Service cover 193 million acres in 42 states and Puerto Rico.

The report to be presented today highlights newly released county-by-county poverty data from the 2010 U.S. Census.

A headline accompanying a story on page A1 Wednesday incorrectly identified the highway where a Jefferson man was killed in a car crash in Jefferson. The accident happened on Route 32. It was an editing error.

HARMONY — Sheldon Woodard, 71, was working on the exhaust system of a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis in his garage Tuesday night when he heard a strange noise and then saw flames shooting out the car’s windows.

AUGUSTA — Board of Education members looked for ways to cut the proposed $27.5 million school budget, which would result in property taxpayers paying an additional 4.26 percent compared to what they paid this year, while limiting the effect on students Wednesday.

Scarborough Town Councilor Judith Roy has accepted a plea deal in her drunken driving case that allowed her to avoid jail time.