These are some of the stories central Maine is talking about today.

A spokesman for the former head of Maine's National Guard says Brig. Gen. James Campbell did not lie when he pushed a plan to replace the 133rd engineering battalion with an infantry unit because of federal budget cuts. Campbell floated the plan to swap the units in 2013, months before the Obama administration proposed troop cuts. Campbell spokesman says Campbell was made aware of Obama's proposed cuts before the plan was released to the public last year. Gov. LePage fired Campbell on Tuesday after reviewing the documents prepared for the Press Herald, saying he'd lost faith in Campbell's ability to lead the guard. (AP)

Investigators looking into a chairlift malfunction that injured seven skiers at Maine's Sugarloaf ski resort believe the rollback was caused by a broken drive shaft on a gearbox. They also say an emergency brake activated automatically, contrary to early reports that a worker had to manually activate the brake system. Officials say the gearbox failed in a way that took the two main brake systems offline, necessitating the emergency brake. The Saturday mishap came just days before top skiers began arriving for the national alpine championships, which started Wednesday. (AP)

A Maine college is looking to train the next generation of Paul Bunyans. Unity College is seeking applications for its Lumberjack Camp, which will teach teenagers skills like log rolling and axe throwing this summer. The college says the program is designed to "showcase timber sports that are fast-faced, physical, and historically rich."  The program is open to teenagers ages 16 through 19 and will run from July 19 to 25. The camp has limited space and is $750 per camper. It is open to boys and girls. (AP)

A serial burglar police say was responsible for multiple break-ins at homes across Kennebec County has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Justin Ross, of Wayne, was sentenced after pleading guilty to 92 crimes, mostly burglary, theft and criminal mischief. According to the indictment, items were stolen in 2013 from homes, camps and garages in Belgrade, Fayette, Mount Vernon, Vienna, Wayne and Winthrop. Police describe finding "a mountain of merchandise" at Ross's home. Ross apologized in court and referred to a drug addiction. He promised to pay restitution once out of prison. (AP)

Brunswick police are investigating a report that an unknown male may have attempted to lure an 11-year-old girl into his vehicle Wednesday afternoon.  According to WGME police say the same suspect may have exposed himself to two other girls as well. Those incidents were reported around 4 p.m. Wednesday.  Police are taking the two reports very seriously especially since the descriptions are so similar. They're asking anyone with information to call Brunswick police at 725-5521.  (WGME)

A group of online hackers is turning its attention to Maine news, tourism and city websites after two days of attacking the state's Maine.gov site. A Twitter user claimed on Wednesday to have captured dozens of Internet Protocol addresses from users who visited Maine.gov. The group says it shut down several websites on Wednesday, and claims responsibility for service disruptions at sites operated by WABI-TV, the city of Bangor and others. Both those websites and others the group claimed to disrupt appeared to be running normally again by noon on Wednesday. Officials say Maine.gov is also experiencing service interruptions on Wednesday. State officials say the investigation is still underway. (AP)

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