Their letter to Maine DEP officials is the latest attempt to find a solution in a fight over a lake level that has dried wetlands and limited recreational uses.

The Kennebec Land Trust still plans to purchase Howard Hill, a 164-acre parcel behind the State House, but now must pay an additional $15,000 in interest because no bond money is forthcoming.

One owner offers to give his building to the city but officials won’t decide without more information.

There were more than 20 vendors at Saturday’s Designing Women art and craft fair, which helped raise money for the Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Center.

The 100,000-square-foot headquarters is being built near the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

The century-old copper was removed last year as part of the project to restore the dome of the state of Maine’s capitol in Augusta, and some will also be used for a sculpture on the capitol grounds.

The owner of the building most damaged by fire last month wants to tear it down or have the city take it off his hands.