Maine has no claim to an early copy of the Declaration of Independence because it is not an official document, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday. The decision leaves the ownership of the copy with Richard Adams, a Virginia collector. The copy was one of those made by order of the Massachusetts Executive Council in 1776.

By JOHN RICHARDSON Wiscasset is being considered for the largest energy development proposal - and potentially the largest development project of any kind - in the history of the state.

By John Richardson Wiscasset is being considered for the largest energy development proposal - and potentially the largest development project of any kind - in the history of the state.

WISCASSET - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development agency has awarded a $400,000 grant and a $1 million loan to the Water District to replace about 6,600 feet of iron pipe. The project will replace deteriorating pipe that is about a century old and upgrade fire hydrants.

By Anonymous There may good reasons not to site a coal gasification plant in Maine. Clean-coal technology is promising but untested. It offers a reduction in some kinds of air pollution but with current technology would release greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.