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Marshwood long jumper Anna Jennings, right, is embraced by teammate Sydney Leveille after setting the Class A record in the long jump (18 feet, 7 inches) June 6 in Bangor. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Marshwood’s Anna Jennings launches herself to a meet-record distance of 18 feet, 7 inches in the long jump June 6 at the Class A championship meet in Bangor. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Waterville No. 1 singles player Piper Hamilton smashes a backhand Monday during her match with Presque Isle’s Alice Korzekwa during the Class B North regional final at Colby College in Waterville. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Carmen Casella, 7, and her dad, Frank Casella, of Bangor, watch the monitor Tuesday as election results are reported during GOP candidate for governor Bobby Charles’ election party at Dysart’s Restaurant on Broadway in Bangor. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Natasha Clarke, left, chats with her daughter Maeve Clarke, 2, while filling out her ballots Tuesday at The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley in Gardiner. Maeve stood patiently, but moved her hands around because, her mom explained later, she was trying to sing “The Wheels on the Bus” while she waited. Natasha said while Maeve is too young to know what voting is, taking her to the polls sets a good example for her to model when she’s old enough to vote. Also, they didn’t have daycare, so they went to the polls together. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
A voter fills in ballots Tuesday at the Manchester firehouse in Manchester. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Nathaniel Eaton and his dog Sox, a 2-year-old lab-pit bull mix, listen to country music in the shade Wednesday while hosting a plant sale at their Water Street home in Waterville. Eaton said there were 25 different plants ranging in price from up to . (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Cony’s Wyatt McKinney slides head first into home Wednesday to score a run against Gardiner during a Class B North quarterfinal at Morton Field in Augusta. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
A bee climbs on a lupine flower Wednesday in a field beside Richmond transfer station at 150 Lincoln St. in Richmond. The large field is full of brightly colored purple, pink and white lupine blossoms that are drawing lots of bees to them. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Falmouth doubles partners Cici Benson, left, and Helena Nelson offer each other encouragement before a match against Brunswick in the Class A girls tennis state final Wednesday at Bates College in Lewiston. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Ellie the elm tree towers above Castonguay Square on Thursday in downtown Waterville. The tree, which could be 150 years old or more, has succumbed to disease and is scheduled to be cut down. The Paul J. Schupf Art Center is at right. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Skowhegan fire Capt. Rick Caldwell, center, confers with other firefighters Thursday at the fire station on his last shift before retiring after 31 years of service. From left, are Chief Ryan Johnston, Deputy Chief Anthony Barton, former firefighter Joe Almand and firefighter Shawn Enright. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Brunswick’s Solveig Ledwick celebrates a goal with her teammates in the final minutes of a Class B quarterfinal Thursday in Augusta. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Brunswick’s Nataleigh Cantrell makes a pass over Cony’s Ashley Olson on Thursday during a Class B quarterfinal in Augusta. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Brunswick coaches react June 11 to a goal that put the Dragons up 9-7 over the Cony Rams in a Class B girls lacrosse quarterfinal in Augusta. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
 

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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...

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...

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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