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Ice crystals from an overnight storm melt on crocuses Wednesday morning in a garden in Hallowell. National Weather Service forecast calls for high temperatures in the 50s through Sunday. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageHALLOWELL, ME – APRIL 8: Ice crystals from an overnight storm are seen melting Wednesday April 8, 2026 on crocus in a garden in Hallowell. National Weather Service forecast calls for high temperatures in the 50s through Sunday. (Joe Phelan/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...
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