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Marsha Roman holds carriers containing her cats Haley and Pumpkin as the Rev. Daniel Baillargeon sprinkles holy water on the pets during the blessing of the animals on Sunday, Oct. 2, at St. John the Baptist Church in Winslow. Six dogs and three cats received the blessing. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Bikers and skaters enjoy the warm weather and the newly built skatepark at Green Street Park in the south end of Waterville on Thursday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
A bald eagle soars over Winslow, just east of the Kennebec River, on Sunday, Oct. 2. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Nokomis High School’s Dylan Souza (1) makes a diving attempt to block against Winslow High School in the first half in Newport on Tuesday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
Monmouth’s Austin Smith heads the ball against Hall-Dale during a boys soccer match Wednesday in Farmingdale. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
A woman swings while barefoot Monday, Oct. 3, at Gardiner Common. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
Bright colorful fall foliage is seen behind dried Queen Anne’s Lace flower heads Wednesday near the town cemetery in China village. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Barbara Leopold lights two candles Tuesday during a candlelight blessing at Beth Israel Congregation in Waterville to mark the start of Yom Kippur, considered the holiest day of the year for those who practice Judaism. Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, began at sundown Tuesday and ended Wednesday evening. Rabbi Rachel Isaacs stands next to Leopold. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
Willa Framesmith, 5, right, skips as her brother Linus, 8, scales cargo containers Monday, Oct. 3, at their family’s Monmouth organic dairy farm at sunset. The siblings utilize the metal boxes that store implements at The Milkhouse for free climbing and gymnastics. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
Fourth-graders Alphonse Pagones, left, Kaiden Knox, Jase Moser, Tyris Marable dig a hole for a pear tree Thursday at Windsor Elementary School. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Ginni Nichols reads Monday, Oct. 3, on the steps overlooking the courtyard at the Gardiner Public Library. The librarian was soaking in the sun as temperatures rose into the 70s during her lunch break. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
Lawrence senior Alicen Higgins (2) takes a shot as Gardiner’s Maddy Blais defends during a Class B game Wednesday night in Gardiner. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
Willa Framesmith, 5, right, skips as her brother Linus, 8, scales cargo containers Monday at their family’s Monmouth organic dairy farm at sunset. The siblings utilize the metal boxes that store implements at The Milkhouse for free climbing and gymnastics. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

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Joe Phelan is an award winning journalist who makes photos and videos around the capital area for the the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and the other Masthead Maine publications. Joe’s first journalism...

Andy started his photojournalism career with the Kennebec Journal in 1995. Over the years, he has won numerous Maine Press Association awards for his images of Maine people, places and events and contributed...

Rich is a career photojournalist and writer who got his start in newspapers in 1987 at the Fort Morgan Times in Colorado. His appreciation for photography and stories began as a kid while watching slide...

Michael is a Maine-raised photojournalist who has been on staff at the Morning Sentinel since August 2010. He is a 2002 graduate of Sterling College in Vermont where he studied experiential education with...