Smart Growth Online, Tue, 25 Sep 2007 1:30 AM PDT
GrowSmart Maine Will Bring Free Professional Planning Help to Town of Standish http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6258&State=20
Selected by GrowSmart Maine from among 75 municipalities that sought the status of its first model town, Standish -- increasingly a ''bedroom community'' of some 10,000, about 15 miles northwest of central Portland -- will receive free professional help to implement its new comprehensive plan, which will contain sprawl and protect local character, two key goals the previous plan fell short of, ...

WMTW Auburn, Tue, 25 Sep 2007 2:50 AM PDT
Maine Looking Good Despite Increase In Crime http://www.wmtw.com/news/14197084/detail.html?rss=port&psp=news
The latest crime statistics are out, and Maine comes out looking good despite the biggest one-year crime increase in more than a decade.

WMTW Auburn, Tue, 25 Sep 2007 3:04 AM PDT
Obama To Hold Maine Fundraiser http://www.wmtw.com/politics/14197121/detail.html?rss=port&psp=news
For the second day in a row, one of the major presidential contenders makes a campaign stop in Maine.

WMTW Auburn, Tue, 25 Sep 2007 2:49 AM PDT
Obama To Hold Maine Fundraiser http://www.wmtw.com/news/14197121/detail.html?rss=port&psp=news
For the second day in a row one of the major presidential contenders will make a campaign stop in Maine.

TruckingInfo.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:55 PM PDT
Penske Truck Leasing Opens Facility in Maine http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=59103
9/25/2007 Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new facility in Scarborough, Maine, located on 77 Postal Way. The 9,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility, currently employing 15 associates, offers commercial and consumer truck rental services, full-service truck leasing and contract maintenance.

Camden Herald, Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:47 PM PDT
Maine foods festival in Camden this weekend http://www.mainecoastnow.com/articles/2007/09/25/camden_herald/local_news/doc46e550391538b700311458.txt
CAMDEN â€Â" Maine Fare Festivals will hold its annual food festival in downtown Camden this coming weekend. Maine Fare is a celebration of Maine’s culinary resources and their role in Maine’s economic development.

Capital Weekly, Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:56 PM PDT
Maine Veterans’ Home site of Alzheimer’s memory walk Oct. 6 http://www.mainecoastnow.com/articles/2007/09/25/capital_weekly/local_news/doc46f2728c9ff73199885954.txt
AUGUSTA â€Â" The host and walk site of this year’s Augusta/Waterville Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk is the Maine Veterans’ Home at 310 Cony Road in Augusta.

Capital Weekly, Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:54 PM PDT
Local residents honored during Maine Spirit of America Day http://www.mainecoastnow.com/articles/2007/09/25/capital_weekly/local_news/doc46f27558d70b7113770847.txt
AUGUSTA â€Â" The 14th annual Maine Spirit of America Day was held Aug. 29 at the Statehouse Hall of Flags to honor all 2006 Spirit of America Foundation Award winners and Spirit of America ‘unsung heroes’ throughout central Maine. Following is a list of honorees by municipality who were recognized in a ceremony that day:

Camden Herald, Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:49 PM PDT
Through rain and shine, second annual Maine Fare draws visitors to Camden http://www.mainecoastnow.com/articles/2007/09/25/camden_herald/local_news/doc46eea6eac67b5946192971.txt
CAMDEN â€Â" Maine Fare, a celebration of local foods, drew about 1,200 visitors to Camden the weekend of Sept. 15 and 16, to a marketplace of Maine foods, book signings and educational events at the Knox Mill, and cooking classes and food tastings at local eateries and inns.

The Lincoln County News, Mon, 24 Sep 2007 6:31 PM PDT
Breaking News -- Fire Depts. Respond to Alarm at Maine Coast Book Shop http://www.mainelincolncountynews.com/index.cfm?ID=27656
(Posted 9/24 at 9:10 p.m.) Firefighters from three local departments are presently out at the Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe on Main St. in Damariscotta in response to a fire alarm reported there at approximately 8:30 p.m. Mon. evening.

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