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Megan Devine, left, helps her daughter, Eloise McKenna, and Megan Peaslee holds her daughter, Haven, while her son, Dirigo Peaslee, and Chaya Hosler try to catch frogs with a net near a small body of water Wednesday during an Earth Day event at Viles Arboretum in Augusta. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Earth Day, spring & lacross focus of this week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from April 17-23, 2026.
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A white-throated sparrow perches on a branch Monday in Augusta. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageJaxson Morry, 4, reels in a bright yellow practice lure, without hooks, as he practices casting Monday from state boat launch on Lower Togus Pond in Augusta. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageScott Hunter drops the leaves he just raked into a garbage can Monday in the front yard of his Augusta home. Hunter joked that if he missed any leaves, they can just wait until he eventually mows the lawn in a few weeks. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageBuffy Reeve, of Farmington, smiles while tagging plants Tuesday during a shift at Riverside Greenhouse and Florist in Farmington. The business has nine greenhouses and outdoor displays filled with annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs, as well as thousands of flowering hanging baskets, custom patio pots and window boxes. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageBuildings at 220, 222 and 224 Main St. in Waterville are being demolished Tuesday to make way for a Rusty Lantern store. The business plans to have fuel pumps and a store offering freshly made food to eat in or take out. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageColby College’s Lucy Stathis swings through the ball during batting practice Wednesday at Colby College. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageMegan Devine, left, helps her daughter, Eloise McKenna, and Megan Peaslee holds her daughter, Haven, while her son, Dirigo Peaslee, and Chaya Hosler try to catch frogs with a net near a small body of water Wednesday during an Earth Day event at Viles Arboretum in Augusta. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imagePenelope Sugden, 8, left, and Amelia Johnson, 10, make shadow boxes Wednesday during the April Artist and Maker Camp at Waterville Creates in Waterville. Children ages 8-12 spent the week exploring a wide range of artists, materials, techniques, ideas and sources of inspiration. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageChintana Louangvongsa of Asian Cafe uses a wok and a ladle to prepare an order of pad thai Thursday at the cafe. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageMaranacook/Winthrop’s Stella Stewart, left, tries to get past Bangor’s Isabelle Brideau on Thursday during a lacrosse game in Readfield. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
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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...
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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...
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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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