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Sawyer Merrill, left, stocks toilet paper Wednesday while setting up portable toilets with Bill McKenzie in preparation for Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 Maine in Augusta. The men, who work for Casella Waste Systems, said they were setting up 105 toilets for the event. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Ike Edlein, right, and others with Lakeshore Athletic Services, assemble a frame Wednesday to hold banners in preparation for Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 Maine near the Kennebec Valley YMCA in Augusta. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Stephen Watrous, 84, of Pittsfield, left, and other patrons of the Winslow Community Cupboard pick up food items July 18 at 12 Lithgow St. in Winslow. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Workers build a support the 1820 Paul Revere and Son bell after it was lowered onto Dresden Avenue on Wednesday from Christ Episcopal Church’s bell tower on Gardiner Common in Gardiner. (Joe Phelan/Staff photographer) See a gallery of bell removal. 
Gardiner wrestler Ciara Farias, center, is fanned by teammates during a 30-second break between periods in her 115-pound match with Zoe Jones at the Maine-Nebraska Girls Wrestling Exchange on July 18 in Skowhegan. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Jade Haylock reacts as her putt just misses the cup on fourth hole Tuesday during Maine Women’s Amateur golf tournament at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro. The next day Haylock went on to win the event for the second year in a row. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
The shady side of Water Street seems to be the more popular side for Old Hallowell Day parade spectators July 19 in downtown Hallowell. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Shoppers browse the book sale tables July 19 in the high-ceilinged Hubbard Free Library in Hallowell. Library Director Annemarie Jirkovsky said the annual sale, which starts an hour before the Old Hallowell Day parade, is their biggest fundraiser. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Molly Phoenix, of The Sewing Machine Exchange, shoots photos of her booth while surrounded by quilts and quilting products while setting up for Maine Quilts 2025 on Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Phoenix and other vendors were putting the finishing touches on their booths before the opening of the event that runs through Sunday. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)

 

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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...

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...

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...