Dodie Johnson raises a kite for her children, Rome, 5, left, Claudia Kelley, 4, and Athena, 1, in a hay field Sunday at her family's farm in Litchfield. Johnson and her partner, Dan Kelley, managed to get three kites flying simultaneously for their children as high wind persisted.
Kevin Averill of Village Farm in Milton shaves his llama in preparation for competition at the Skowhegan State Fair on Thursday
Brittany Genness, center, a music teacher at Lawrence High School, smiles at the completion of a practice piece during the Kids Rock music program at Waterville High School on Wednesday. The program, hosted by the Maine Department of Education, encourages kids in grades K-12 to participate in music programs.
Alex Poliakoff inspects the repaired wooden hull of one of his racing boats on Wednesday at his shop in Bowdoinham. Poliakoff is returning to racing the crafts.
Pat Sirois removes a sign Monday from the tiny home built with sustainable Maine wood products at his home in Litchfield, as Brendell Martin prepares to load the home onto a trailer for a Make-A-Wish recipient.
Kyan MacDonald, 13, of Bridgton, peeks out the window Wednesday from the cabin built for him as a surprise from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Garvan Donegan, Central Maine Growth Council senior economic development specialist, left, and Greg Brown, Waterville city engineer, survey the landfill off Webb Road in Waterville. Plans are in development to use the site for a 20-megawatt solar farm that could power 3,750 homes.
Colby Charette talks with his mother, Monica, outside Messalonskee High School in Oakland on Wednesday. The Charette family announced a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against Harvest Hill Farm and will now move on with the work of the foundation they have set up in memory of Cassidy Charette, who was 17 when she died in a hayride accident.
Alexander Biddle, 23, of Pittston, far left, pleads not guilty to a manslaughter charge at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta on Thursday before Justice Donald Marden.
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