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People on the fourth floor watch as House Assistant Minority Leader Rep. Katrina J. Smith, R-Palermo, Rep. Elizabeth Caruso and supporters hold a news conference before the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee heard a suite of transgender bills Thursday at the Maine State House in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
After several customers bought mushrooms, Sean Mulkern restocks the display Tuesday at the Wild Fruitings booth in the Augusta Farmers’ Market under the gazebo at Mill Park. Their outdoor market runs Tuesdays from 2-6 p.m. through end of October at 1 Water St. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Elizabeth “Libby” Mitchell acknowledges applause after being introduced by Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, during morning House session Wednesday at Maine State House in Augusta. She and other former House speakers were in front of the chamber as part of Welcome Back Day events when former senators, representative and staff are invited back to visit. Mitchell was speaker of the Maine House from 1997-99, and president of the Maine Senate from 2008-10. She was the first woman in the United States to have held both positions. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Kyle Abbott testifies Monday as the Veterans And Legal Affairs Committee hears testimony on cannabis bills at the Maine State House in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Hall-Dale High School student-athletes place the last of the 52 colorful Adirondack chairs on a warm sunny morning May 3 on the bulkhead in Hallowell’s Granite City Park. The Hallowell tradition started in 2015. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Read the story: How the Adirondack chairs have become an iconic symbol of Hallowell

Winthrop’s Glaia Ngongo throws a javelin during the Husky Throwdown May 3. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Madison’s catcher Xavier Estes attempts to tag out Monmouth Academy’s Jake Harmon, who slid safely into home for a run Wednesday in Madison. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Attorney General Aaron Frey and Gov. Janet Mills discuss Maine’s settlement May 2 with the U.S. Department of Agriculture over school nutrition funds that were withheld because of alleged Title IX violations. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Brunswick’s Kyra Fortier successfully checks the ball from Cony’s Rhya Turner’s stick during Thursday’s game in Augusta. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Brunswick’s Madison Neault looks to fire a shot past Cony goalie Avery Maxim during Thursday’s game in Augusta. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

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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...