CAP.cutline_standalone:The Wisdom statue, framed through fall foliage Wednesday from the east side of Augusta, is seen atop the newly refurbished State House dome. Contractors recently completed the job of replacing the old green copper coating, which had been on the dome for more than a century, with a shiny new layer.
CAP.cutline_standalone:Chris Selwood works in the office of the old Colonial Theater on Wednesday in Augusta. He’s a volunteer with a group that is trying to renovate the theater, which opened in 1913 at 137 Water St. The theater is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 1 for an open house and tours.
Gardiner’s Hunter Russell, left, pulls down Mt. Blue’s Alex Gilbert during an Oct. 10 game at Hoch Field in Gardiner.
Messalonskee High School soccer players console each other Monday during a fundraiser for the Class of 2016 in Augusta. Their teammate, 17-year-old Cassidy Charette, was killed and her boyfriend, 16-year-old Connor Garland, was injured in an accident on Saturday.
Roy Brackett, 82, scrapes the exterior of a shed on Tuesday at the blacksmith shop at the Vassalboro Historical Society off Route 32. Brackett and his friend Paul Duplessie, 78, stripped old paint from the structures, which were jacked up recently to strengthen the foundations. The men said volunteers are welcome to join them every Tuesday to help preserve the town’s history.
Staff photos by Andy Molloy Travis Mills describes the “man cave” in the ground level of his new Manchester home. Mills lost all four limbs in an April 2012 explosion while on duty in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army.
Kevin Peaslee holds his head Friday during a hearing in Kennebec County Superior Court in Augusta. Peaslee pleaded guilty to assaulting his infant daughter, admitting that he shook her violently last December.
CAP.cutline_standalone:City of Gardiner Buildings and Grounds worker Rodney Baker blows leaves on Tuesday on Gardiner Common. He was blowing them from the Common and then the leaves were going to be vacuumed up with a truck.
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