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Skiers share a trail Thursday at Quarry Road Trails in Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
A pedestrian passes the double doors Thursday that will be the future entrance to the new Andwell Hospice Thrift Store at 180 Main St. in downtown Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Andrew Miller of Clinton pulls his full utility sled Jan. 5 after ice fishing at Lake George Regional Park in Canaan. Miller says he fished for about two hours, but caught nothing. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Before the start of the first legislative session of 2025, a crowd chats Wednesday on the third floor of the Maine State House in Augusta, in the hallway between the House of Representatives and Senate chambers. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Mackenzie Van Nest, of Oxford Hills, left, and Amelia Porter, of Camden Hills, compete Jan. 4 in individual sprint heat. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Maine left wing Thomas Freel, left, and Denver defenseman Tory Pitner slide after a puck during a men’s hockey game Jan. 3 at Alfond Arena in Orono. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Shirtless fans take a lap Jan. 3 around the rink to celebrate a Black Bear goal during a men’s hockey game against Denver at Alfond Arena in Orono. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Maranacook’s Jack Fontaine makes a pass through three Hall-Dale defenders Wednesday during a game in Farmingdale. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Cony head coach Bob Johnston, left, and assistant coach Gabby Low record times Jan. 3 after the girls 200-yard medley relay during a swim meet against Gardiner/Hall-Dale and Erskine Academy at the Kennebec Valley YMCA in Augusta. Low, a former Cony standout who swam for the University of Connecticut, is in her second season as an assistant under Johnston. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Denver’s Sam Harris celebrates after scoring a goal Jan. 4 in the first period over Maine in Orono. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Cony’s Morgan Fichthorne looks to make a pass around Mt. Ararat’s Julianna Allen Jan. 3 during a girls basketball game in Augusta. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Peyton Stewart of Winslow pedals his mountain bike Jan. 2 over the Two Cent Bridge to Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

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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...

Anna is a 2023 graduate of Thomas College in Waterville where she received her Master’s in Business Administration and her undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in marketing...

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...