The Lewiston Sun Journal, Sun, 22 Jul 2007 2:00 AM PDT
Maine to probe softball team photos http://www.sunjournal.com/story/221834-3/MaineNews/Maine_to_probe_softball_team_photos/
BANGOR (AP) - The University of Maine is investigating online photos taken last year showing members of the Maine softball team apparently drinking alcohol and making lewd gestures while dressed in outrageous costumes.

The Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Sun, 22 Jul 2007 0:03 AM PDT
Maine town wrestles with illegal yellow ribbons http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070722/NEWS02/707220393
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine -- A city resolution allowing yellow ribbons to hang on utility poles expired nearly three months ago. ... - The Associated Press

The Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Sun, 22 Jul 2007 0:04 AM PDT
Struggling Maine family wins new car in essay contest http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/RH/20070722/NEWS03/707220405/1004/SPORTS
LIVERMORE FALLS, Maine -- When Cyndi Welch found out she had won a new $35,000 car in a national essay contest, she told its sponsor that she couldn't accept the vehicle because she and her husband were unable to afford the more than $2,000 it would cost to put it on the road. ... - The Associated Press

Camden Herald, Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:41 PM PDT
Another Maine soldier killed in Iraq http://www.mainecoastnow.com/articles/2007/07/22/camden_herald/local_news/doc4692826c73465679610166.txt
AUGUSTA – Gov. John E. Baldacci announces the loss of an active duty Army soldier with Maine ties. Pfc. Jason E. Dore, 25, died Sunday, July 8, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Camden Herald, Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:46 PM PDT
8,000 homeless in Maine each year http://www.mainecoastnow.com/articles/2007/07/22/camden_herald/local_news/doc46a1208da3177733891130.txt
AUGUSTA — On Jan. 30 this year there were 829 people in Maine, including 109 families and 208 children, living in shelters, temporary housing, on the streets, or in other unsuitable places, according to a report released by MaineHousing.

The Standard-Times, Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:06 PM PDT
Maine woman takes census of baby lobsters throughout New England http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070722/NEWS/707220308
HARPSWELL, Maine â€" The tide is dead low as Diane Cowan lifts up barnacle- and seaweed-covered rocks at dawn's first light.

WLBZ Bangor, Sat, 21 Jul 2007 4:34 PM PDT
Group Gives Maine An "F" In Disclosure Requirements http://www.wlbz2.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=66743
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- A Washington research organization has given Maine and 20 other states an "F" for what their governors are required to disclose about their personal financial holdings.

WLBZ Bangor, Sat, 21 Jul 2007 4:34 PM PDT
Volunteers Monitor Loon Population In Vt., Maine And N.H. http://www.wlbz2.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=66748
FALMOUTH (AP) -- Volunteers and fish and wildlife officials will head out on lakes and ponds Saturday to monitor the size and health of the loon population in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.

IANS via Yahoo! India News, Sat, 21 Jul 2007 7:14 AM PDT
Japanese critic Sato loved 'Maine Gandhi...' http://in.news.yahoo.com/070721/43/6iapz.html
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Veteran Japanese film critic Tadao Sato loves 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'.Sato, also an author and historian, received the Osian's-Cinefan 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award for distinguished contribution to cinema.