Cony’s Justin Pare, left, gets his hand on the basketball with Gardiner defender Taylor Tweedy during game Wednesday in Augusta. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo

The stands were empty during a Thursday, Feb. 11, high school basketball game between Carrabec and Hall-Dale in Farmingdale. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo

Monmouth fans make their presence known with enlarged photos behind the girls bench during a high school basketball game against Winthrop on Monday, Feb. 15, in Monmouth. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo

Madison’s Vern Worthen, right, leads a fast break as Forest Hills defender Cooper Daigle hits the deck during a high school basketball game Monday, Feb. 15, in Madison. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Buy this Photo

Karen Smith walks through hail on Tuesday on Water Street in Augusta, as a storm brought a wintry mix to the region. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo

Snow and fencing create a buffer Tuesday around Sparta, the Colby College mule statue outside the old Harold Alfond Athletic Center. The building is being demolished in the background at the Waterville campus because the college has a new $200 million Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center. The bronze sculpture by Forest Hart was installed in 1993 and will be relocated when a new location is decided, according to Colby officials. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Buy this Photo

Snow is cleared along a walkway Tuesday in Oakland, as a storm brought a wintry mix to the region. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Buy this Photo

Freshly-made taffy is sampled Sunday, Feb. 14, during the Valentine’s Day Treat: Maple Snow Taffy event at Lake George Regional Park East in Canaan. The demonstration was hosted by Skowhegan Outdoors, a program of Main Street Skowhegan. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Buy this Photo

Skiers get mini downhill runs on a man-made pile of snows as the sun sets at the Quarry Road Rec Area trails in Waterville on Wednesday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel Buy this Photo

Lindsay Costigan pours drinks Sunday, Feb. 14, at her restaurant, Lintonia Bar& Grill, in Litchfield. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo

Erskine Academy’s Sarah Praul, left, steals the ball from Lawrence’s Makenzie Nadeau during a high school basketball game Wednesday in South China. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel Buy this Photo