How a neighborly feud over a small firewood business ended up before Maine’s top court

How a neighborly feud over a small firewood business ended up before Maine’s top court

When Steve Clark moved into his home on a quiet wooded road in Phippsburg in 2009 — followed by his wife Juanita who moved in seven years later — he looked forward to a peaceful retirement from a career in law enforcement. But an intense years-long dispute between the Clarks and the owner of a 30-year-old neighboring firewood business has upset those plans, forcing them to seek help from police, local officials and ultimately the Maine Supreme J…