Hall-Dale’s Greyson Cary, left, and Monmouth’s Bingham Abbott battle for a loose ball during Wednesday’s game in Monmouth. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

University of Maine at Augusta’s head coach Heath Cowan and members of his basketball team bring it in before a drill Tuesday during practice at the Augusta Armory in Augusta. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

Messalonskee’s Owen Kirk celebrates after scoring a goal Feb. 1 against Cony. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

Cony’s Rylin Miller (11) takes a shot past Lawrence’s Ella Minihan during Tuesday’s game in Augusta. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

Journalists record Officer Ryan Frost of the Maine Capitol Police and Teddy, the department’s first bomb-sniffing dog, as the two give a demonstration Thursday at the Maine State House in Augusta. Teddy is a 17-month-old Labrador retriever. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Maranacook Community Middle School students use poles Wednesday to get an ice carousel spinning within the frozen surface of Maranacook Lake in Readfield. The ice carousel, created last weekend by a group of volunteers, is being used along with other lake features to give the students a variety of lessons. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Gardiner/Hall-Dale team members tumble on their way to a third-place finish at the Class B South championships. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

An ice fisherman pulls up a fish Jan. 31 on Little Togus Pond in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Joanna Linden, left, and Elizabeth Leonard, both of Waterville, join others Wednesday during a protest of Elon Musk next to a Tesla charging station at Elm Plaza in Waterville. Musk, the tech billionaire and Tesla CEO who leads the Department of Government Efficiency, and his team have been given access by the Trump administration to government payment systems. “I feel people like us need to stand up and fight for what’s right,” said one protester. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Dave Clark and his grandson Ashton Billings, 1, both of Augusta, play Feb. 2 during the open gym portion of Sunday Fun Day at the Kennebec Valley YMCA in Augusta. The recurring event also features bounce houses, an art class and swimming. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

After 50 years of service as a caterer, Jean Theriault, 89, is retiring. Theriault poses for a portrait Wednesday February 5, 2025 in the kitchen of her Winslow catering business. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

MCI senior forward Shelby Jordan is introduced with other starters during the Huskies’ senior night game against Waterville on Monday in Pittsfield. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel