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Three high school football games Friday will decide playoff paths: Messalonskee at Fryeburg Academy, 6 p.m., in a Class B quarterfinal; Westbrook at Falmouth, 6:30 p.m., in the B South first round; and Portland at South Portland, 7 p.m., where a South Portland win would clinch the No. 4 seed.

Portland Yacht Services says the MV Ghost, a 68-foot military prototype built in 2009, stayed past its storage contract that expired at the end of Sept., accruing more than $1,000 a day and over $30,000 in fees; it is suing to recover costs or seek rights to sell the vessel.

Maine approved a $600,000 program to provide free clinical therapy, peer support and community health services to farmers and residents affected by PFAS contamination; the PFAS Fund Advisory Committee approved the plan Thursday and will recruit clinicians early next year with therapy referrals available by next summer.

A University of Maine study released this week found more than 1,400 nonprofit arts and cultural groups support over 7,300 jobs statewide, including about 5,600 direct employees paid $125 million, and generate roughly $660 million in economic output.

Noble beat Scarborough 51-8 in Scarborough on Thursday night as Tristan Miniutti rushed for three touchdowns, leaving the Knights 4-5 and holding the fourth Class A South playoff spot, but South Portland can overtake them if it beats Portland on Friday night.

The Maine Department of Energy Resources said Thursday the average price of heating oil is $6.05 per gallon, up one cent from last week and 82% higher than a year ago, which will cost Mainers about $750 more to fill a standard oil tank (275 gallons).

The U.S. Drought Monitor says severe drought expanded across central Maine after little rain, leaving all of Maine in drought and extreme conditions along parts of the southern and midcoast coast; the update reflects conditions as of Tuesday, Oct.

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After a Maine DEP study found elevated levels of a known carcinogen near petroleum tanks, CITGO said it will invest in emissions detection technology and accelerate tank upgrades at its South Portland terminal following a Tuesday night meeting of city leaders.