15 Tuesday, Feb. 09 LEE -- Residents this summer will once again have free use of the private road accessing Sandy Beach at Laurel Lake, if town officials accept the owner's new offer.]]> Tuesday, Feb. 09 BOSTON (AP) - A proposal that would loan $35 million to the troubled city of Lawrence to avoid bankruptcy could go before lawmakers this week, but anger toward the mayor has put the bill in jeopardy.]]> Tuesday, Feb. 09 NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.]]> Tuesday, Feb. 09 TOKYO -- Toyota is close to recalling as many as 300,000 of its popular Prius hybrids over brake problems, according to Japanese media -- a decision that would further embarrass a trusted brand suddenly beset by safety problems.]]>