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Lena Mehuren, 10, and her cow, Joy, during the 4-H youth dairy show Wednesday, July 30, on opening day at the Union Fair. The fair runs through Sunday at 175 Fairground Lane in Union. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Cony’s Carter Brathwaite dribbles between his legs toward Gardiner’s Brady Peacock during a summer league game July 28 at Cony High in Augusta. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Portland’s Walter Varela fires a shot past Pittsburgh’s Max Broughton July 25 at Hadlock Field in Portland. The game ended in a 2-2 tie but Portland won in penalty kicks, 5-4. (Anna Chadwick/Staff photographer)
Gardiner’s Brynnlea Chaisson looks to drive past a Belfast defender during the Victories over Violence field hockey tournament July 26 at Thomas College in Waterville. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Trail builder Bailey Shink, mixes a hydration amplifier packet with water while building trail with Sam Geissinger, right, and others from the New England Mountain Bike Association on July 28 on Pine Ridge Trails in Waterville. The crew raked, compacted and removed rocks while building new trail. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Nelson Quimby of Norridgewock idles his jet ski July 24 and shares a fish story with Aiden Webber, 12, of Waterville, while the pair shared the Kennebec River at Ooosoola Park in Norridgewock. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Sharon Hood & Dixon Road perform in the Waterfront Wednesday concert series July 30 in Waterfront Park along the banks of the Kennebec River in downtown Augusta. Band members are, from left, Kyle Melcher on drums, Ed Nevins, Sharon Hood and Bruce Burpee. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
People get up and dance July 30 as Sharon Hood & Dixon Road perform a Waterfront Wednesday concert in Waterfront Park along the banks of the Kennebec River in downtown Augusta. Band members are, from left, lead guitarist Bruce Burpee, vocalist Sharon Hood, drummer Kyle Melcher and bassist Ed Nevins. The final show of the summer concert series will be Wednesday with DJ Matt James from Matt & Lizzy in The Morning on 92 Moose. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Paul Williams carries a section of fence down the hill July 24 toward the Kennebec River in Augusta. Williams was part of the crew from Lakeshore Athletic Services setting up the swim exit area and other spots for the July 27 Ironman 70.3 Maine half triathlon race. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
A swimmer lunges into the Kennebec River while competing in the Ironman 70.3 Maine on July 27 in Augusta. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
A cyclist sprints through downtown Augusta while competing in the Ironman 70.3 Maine on July 27 in Augusta. (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...