AP via Yahoo! News, Thu, 18 Oct 2007 3:03 PM PDT
Man gets life for killings at Maine B&B http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071018/ap_on_re_us/b_b_slaying_1
A restaurant cook was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for killing and dismembering four people during a Labor Day weekend murder spree in western Maine last year.

Newsday, Fri, 19 Oct 2007 5:44 AM PDT
Maine middle schoolers get access to birth control http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hsport195422085oct19,0,7863122.story?track=rss
PORTLAND, Maine - School officials yesterday defended a decision to allow children as young as 11 to obtain birth-control pills at a middle-school health center, saying the new policy is aimed at a tiny number of sexually active students.

CNN.com, Thu, 18 Oct 2007 9:45 AM PDT
Maine middle school to offer birth control http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/18/middleschool.contraception.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- After an outbreak of pregnancies among middle school girls, education officials in this city have decided to allow a school health center to make birth control pills available to girls as young as 11.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Fri, 19 Oct 2007 0:33 AM PDT
Maine middle school to offer birth-control pills http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20071019_Maine_middle_school_to_offer_birth-control_pills.html
PORTLAND, Maine - After a string of pregnancies among middle-school girls, education officials in this city have decided to allow a school health center to make birth-control pills available to girls as young as 11.

CBS News, Thu, 18 Oct 2007 6:00 PM PDT
Birth Control For Maine Middle Schoolers http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/18/national/main3379737.shtml
Pupils at a Maine middle school will be able to get birth control pills and patches at their student health center after the local school board approved the proposal.

Smart Growth Online, Thu, 18 Oct 2007 9:08 PM PDT
GrowSmart Maine 2007 Summit Details http://www.smartgrowth.org/calendar/evdetails.asp?evid=2095
"Make the Connection" is the theme of GrowSmart Maine's 2007 summit. Up to 1,000 active citizens, business leaders, and conservationists will convene at this event on October 19, 2007.