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Staff photo by Andy Molloy
CUT SPLIT AND DELIVERED: Andy Allen twitches trees into a stack to be cut into firewood at his Farmingdale wood yard Wednesday. Allen's company, A.W. Allen Firewood, is currently selling seasoned wood for $300 a cord with six weeks needed for delivery.
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WORST TAX RANKINGS? NOT TRUE
The idea that Maine has one of the nation's highest tax burdens -- if not the highest -- has burned state officials for years.

Wood: Maine's winter weapon
FARMINGDALE -- With heating oil prices still hovering at $4.40 per gallon and with fears rising of a severe winter, Gov. John Baldacci is starting to encourage Mainers to use wood heat this winter rather than oil.

State seeks volunteers in latest milfoil invasion
BELGRADE -- Biologists and lake-association members want volunteers to join their campaign to eradicate an aggressive invasive plant species from Salmon Lake.

LETTERS TO A SEX OFFENDER
AUGUSTA -- A judge has refused to ban a former teacher from receiving letters and other items from the student with whom he had an illicit sexual relationship.

MONMOUTH Town tries 4th school budget
MONMOUTH -- The School Committee on Wednesday eliminated two positions and cut junior-varsity sports in an effort to cut more than $120,000 from the proposed 2008-09 school budget.

5 years in timber thefts
WISCASSET -- A Skowhegan man convicted of defrauding a dozen woodlot owners of $279,000 in timber value and getting more money than he deserved from a paper mill will spend the next five years behind bars.

BRIEFS
AUGUSTA -- More than two dozen Maine veterans who were wounded during Korean, Vietnam, Afghanistan or Iraq wars have been honored at the Statehouse with special state-issued medals.

Crackdown on drunken driving coming to capital
AUGUSTA -- Augusta police plan to step up patrols in the coming weeks as part of a campaign to nab drunken drivers.

Senator strolls shops, streets of Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN -- In a bit of a departure from a standard downtown stroll by U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe Thursday, the senator was stopped by a fan on the street.

VIENNA Town seeks funds for its deteriorating roads
VIENNA -- Road deterioration and the funding for needed repairs were at the top of selectmen's agenda Tuesday.

Brunswick land trust deal scrutinized
A controversial proposal to sell seven acres of conservation land on Crystal Spring Farm to a developer will go before members of the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust this fall.

Weatherman drowns in lake
Art Lester, who for years was the voice of the National Weather Station in Gray, drowned Thursday in Sebago Lake as he swam out to his sailboat off Musson Road.

POLICE
At 8:29 p.m., mischief was reported on Deer Ridge Lane.

Franco-American Fest starts Saturday
WATERVILLE -- Lots of food, live music, dancing, craft sales and a French mass will be on tap this weekend at the sixth annual Franco-American Festival.

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Today's Sports

LEGION TOURNAMENT: Rain causes 2-day delay
AUGUSTA -- Wet conditions Thursday at Morton and McGuire fields have postponed the State American Legion Baseball tournament once again this week.

Repeat victory by Gay
CUMBERLAND -- Some familiar names popped up again as champions at the Maine Junior Golf Tournament Thursday at Val Halla Golf Course. The two most notable were Ryan Gay and Alexa Rancourt, who continued their impressive summer of golf.

Check out our high school sports blogs. More sports >

A week's worth of news
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SPECIAL REPORTS
Capitals series Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.

Maine's aging boomers Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.

A look back at Maine's Governors Maine has had some interesting characters who have occupied the Blaine House over the years. Read the stories and list of governors here.

'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards. For more, click here.

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Web cams LIVE PHOTOS: The U.S. Geological Survey has set up a web camera to monitor water levels in the Kennebec River. The camera takes images of the river in downtown Augusta which are displayed in real time.
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MULTIMEDIA In Wayne, a schoolhouse revived Since 2006, a small group of Wayne, Maine, residents — the North Wayne Schoolhouse Preservation Committee — has spearheaded an effort to restore a two-story schoolhouse located at the heart of the once-vibrant North Wayne Village. Though some restoration work remains to be done, the group has made strides in reviving the structure. See story.
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I-295 construction Get the news latest on the Interstate 295 southbound construction project between Gardiner and Topsham. Links to DOT web site, maps, video and Kennebec Commuter blog by Meghan V. Malloy. Learn more.
Photo memories a perfect gift Order prints of great moments through our archive. These photos are suitable for framing and make great gifts! Make your own custom T-shirts, mouse pads, coffee mugs, ornaments and more! Browse gallery and purchase photos.
SENSE OF WONDER Follow our Kennebec Land Trust series KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. KJ Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series. Go to Kennebec Land Trust page

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