Jed Regalado crosses Appleton Street in the reflected light from the Dempsey Place building and in front of the Bill and Joan Alfond Main Street Commons on Appleton Street on Thursday, Nov. 11. Regalado is a mason with his father’s company Regalado Masonry in Fairfield, and is tasked with repairing replacing the marble facade. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Brik Bailey, 12, a student at Skowhegan Middle School, practices fly casting Wednesday Nov. 10, as the sun sets on the school’s softball field. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Linda Datavs assembles an artificial tree Monday Nov. 8 in the yard of her Richmond home. Datavs said she got a jump on holiday decorating since “people need it right now. It makes people happy.” Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

Michaela “Kala” Murphy looks over fabric Monday Nov. 8 as she prepares for the start of her retirement sale at The Fabric Garden in Madison. Murphy has owned and operated the store since 1978. Her retirement sale runs through Dec. 31. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Michael Cook, left, yells at a motorist Wednesday Nov. 10 who disagreed with Cook and others protesting a child vaccination clinic at China Middle School. The protest in China came the same day state health officials reported 177 new COVID-19 cases in Kennebec County, the largest single-day total in the county since the pandemic began. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Abbey Bailey of Belgrade sings the national anthem Thursday Nov. 11 during a Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Waterville. The event, which was hosted by the Bourque-Lanigan American Legion Post 5, drew about 100 people. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Mike Perisho talks with customers at the Andrews Farm booth Tuesday Nov. 9 at the new indoor home of the Mill Park Farmers Market in Augusta. The weekly winter market is held 3-5 p.m. every Tuesday in gym of The Buker Community Center, 22 Armory St. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Emily Abbott measures 50 pounds of gourds for a customer Tuesday Nov. 9 at her family’s farm in Readfield. Elvin’s Farm will remain open every weekend from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. with fresh produce until Thanksgiving. Abbott is the fourth generation of her family to give good weight on the scale for customers. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

Roxanne Bowie passes hand-knitted scarves Tuesday Nov. 9 wrapped around the handrail to the main entrance to the Waterville Public Library at 73 Elm St. Yardgoods Yarns and its Tuesday sit-‘n’-knit, chat-and-eat group made almost 300 scarves to give to people. The knitting group has hung them around the library for anyone who needed one. Bowie of Waterville is on her way to mail a letter as she selects a blue scarf to match her coat, and a black scarf for her neighbor. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

A preschool club member adds a handprint Tuesday Nov. 9 to the final beam for the new Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley building in Gardiner. People got to sign the last beam and it is scheduled to be installed Wednesday morning. The new building is scheduled to be completed next summer. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Robert Folsom, owner of Folsom’s Lawn Care, rakes leaves toward a 10-inch vacuum hose Sunday Nov. 7 while clearing leaves with Travis Reed in Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Waterville High School wide receiver Dawson Harrison (22) fumbles the ball after getting hit by Morse High School’s Gabe Aucoin (23) in Waterville on Saturday, Nov. 6. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Cheverus senior Norah Slattery holds up Class A field hockey state championship trophy after they defeated Skowhegan 4-1 in the Class A field hockey state championship game Saturday Nov. 6 on Cony High School’s Fuller Field in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Cony’s Elijah Klaiber, left, gets tripped up by Lawrence defender Cade Scott during a Class B North semifinal game Friday Nov. 5 at Fuller Field in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal