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CASHING INMichael Fisher/Staff Illustration Michael Fisher/Staff Illustration Taxpayers' plans more survival than stimulus
A survey finds that most Mainers will skip the extras and use rebates to pay down debt or beef up savings.
Voters approve school budgets
Spending in Portland and SAD 6 passes handily, but South Portland's budget squeaks by with 51 percent.

Oil-reserve moratorium approved by Congress
U.S. energy officials estimate that halting the purchase of oil for emergency reserves could reduce gasoline prices by 4 to 5 cents a gallon.

Lawrence runs in 1st District on record as York DA, legislator
Election 2008: His chief concerns include the rise in presidential powers, taxes and the Iraq war.

Friends to search for body of Maine lobsterman
Chris Tobey is presumed drowned after his lobster boat capsized Sunday off Duck Island.

Old Orchard murder case takes major toll on family of victims
A grandmother speaks about the slaying of her daughter's family and about the alleged killer: her 21-year-old grandson.

Standing tall at sea
Students who spent the past four months studying aboard an Ocean Classroom schooner sail into Boothbay Harbor with mixed feelings.

Garden tour might be minus the 'wow' factor
Portland's spring trash pickup is giving the Munjoy Hill Garden Club a reason for distress.

Suspended Bath Iron Works union leaders sue
Four local officers say the international organization violated labor laws and defamed them.

New Maine law allows 'blended sentences'
Under ‘Marlee’s Law,’ prison time can be split between juvenile and adult facilities in certain cases.

Taxpayers' plans more survival than stimulus
A survey finds that most Mainers will skip the extras and use their rebates to pay down debt or will save it for a rainy day.

Wells fire destroys barn, heavily damages home
The fire chief says it's not clear whether the blaze started as a brush fire and spread.

Crash verdict against DOT thrown out
Maine's high court rules that evidence did not prove that not painting lines on Route 302 was to blame for a 2004 wreck.

Prom party leads to summons
Police say a 35-year-old woman provided a place for teens to drink.

Close to Home: Big preserve at Little Falls
The 21 acres of wetlands are important for the Pemaquid Watershed Association.

Close to Home: A jump-start for art
Fourth- and fifth-graders from two schools take extra workshops in art at Heartwood College.

Close to Home: Bidding for Bigs
Matches of the year will be honored at the Big Brothers Big Sisters auction.

 Business Wednesday
Irving's New England stores to get new name
Couche-Tard of Quebec is leasing 252 stores that will carry its name and Irving's fuel.

Same old story for oil, retail sales
Prices for the former are up, numbers for the latter are down, and investors wait to see whether it will get any worse.


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