Lori Nelson, of Waterville, is shown with the reflection of Main Street as she celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with friends at a window table in the Silver Street Tavern in Waterville on Thursday. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Bill Moulton collects wood from the bucket of his tractor Monday, March 14, to feed the evaporator at his Pittston farm. The 79-year-old farmer and logger said the maple sap flow this season has been “Stop. Go. Slow. Weird.” Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

A flock of mallards is engulfed in a flight of gulls on the Kennebec River in Augusta on Thursday. Most of the ice that covered the river up to Augusta as recently as last week has melted. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

A worker is shown amid girders during the construction of the new Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts at Colby College in Waterville Tuesday. The $85-million, 74,000 square-foot center will open in the fall of 2023. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

An ice fisherman carries gear near Canada geese on China Lake on Tuesday.  Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

A University of Maine fan cheers on the team as the second half starts against Albany in the America East championship game at the UMaine campus in Orono on Friday, March 11. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Rosie Gladstone, 11, is lifted on a chair during a celebration Wednesday at Beth Israel Congregation in Waterville marking the Jewish holiday of Purim. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Just before the shows starts Tuesday, Chizzle Wizzle cast and crew stand in circle holding hands and do a team-building exercise in the Ryan Family Gym at Cony Middle and High School in Augusta.  Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Sonya Mullin unfurls a Ukrainian flag before inspecting it for flaws Monday, March 14, at Maine Stitching Specialties in Skowhegan. The business began filling orders for the flag two weeks ago following Russia’s invasion. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel