Lenix Fallos leaps up to break a balloon Saturday, Oct. 29, during Halloween party at Ladd Recreation Center in Wayne. Each balloon had a Dum Dum sucker and two Starburst candies. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Deer hunter Lucas Glidden, 8, of Frankfort, bites into a piece of ham Saturday, Oct. 29, as he shares breakfast with his grandfather, Jamie Whitcomb of Unity, left, during the annual Austin J. Grant Memorial Hunters Breakfast at the Snowduster’s Clubhouse in Unity. The pair said they saw a deer running but were unable to take a shot during their early morning hunt. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Mary Ann Johnson adorns a column Monday, Oct. 31, at her Gardiner house with a Halloween decoration prior to trick-or-treating. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

Madison Longfellow cleans a pumpkin Sunday, Oct. 30, while her husband, Dr. Jacob Longfellow, patches the roof of the barn at their Farmingdale farm. The Longfellow family has cultivated produce and kept roof beams high on barns in the community for more than 200 years. Several generations of the family were planning to gather Sunday afternoon for pumpkin carving. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

MCI sophomore goalie Keydaliz Rivera, left, celebrates with teammates after the Huskies defeated Dirigo 2-0 in the Class C North field hockey final Wednesday at Hoch Field in Gardiner. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

The Cony football team warms up in the auto shop at Capital Area Technical Center before taking to Fuller Field to play Mt. Blue on Friday night, Oct. 28. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Skowhegan field hockey teammates Layla Conway (14) and Norie Tibbetts celebrate after an overtime goal gave the River Hawks a dramatic win over Oxford Hills in the Class A North championship game Wednesday at Hoch Field in Gardiner. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Maranacook’s bench erupts after a goal against Waynflete in the Class C South girls soccer championship game Wednesday in Topsham. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

A worker with the Waterville Parks and Recreation Department mows the lawn at Head of Falls in Waterville on Thursday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Library patrons Jessa Dziekan, 4, and her mother, Lylee, walk through the rotunda of the Pittsfield Public Library at 110 Library St. after checking out books on Thursday. Jessa checked out picture books and others about Thanksgiving. A mural by Maine humorist Tim Sample stretches across the ceiling of the rotunda. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Alex Forest, left, and Bobbie Touchin bundle raked-up leaves into a tarp on a bright, sunny Wednesday in Hallowell. Forest said that it was the second time they had raked the yard this fall. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Penelope Ladabour, 2, center, and sister Poppy, 4, right, play in a pile of leaves Tuesday at their Waterville home. The girls’ mother, Hannah Ladabour, watches from a picnic table at left. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel