Brandon Hustus clears the front of the Trailside Car Wash with a snowblower Thursday in Farmingdale. People across the capital region were cleaning up after a storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow.
Robin Gardella cross-country skis past shiny leaf sculptures on Friday at the Viles Arboretum in Augusta. There a trails for skiing and snowshoeing in the arboretum on Hospital Street.
The Winslow/Gardiner Black Tigers celebrate a 5-2 victory over Brunswick in the North quarterfinal game on Thursday at the Camden National Bank Ice Vault in Hallowell.
Waterville Fire Lt. Scott Holtz watches as a huge flame burns into the air in front of Waterville City Hall on Monday. Holtz said the department was notified to stand by the work done by the Downeast Energy company that burned off the propane in the tank to allow repair work.
Dressed in New England Patriots hat and scarf and wearing Patriots eye glare protection Sharon Wildes, owner of the Pressey House B&B, reaches up to catch a raw egg during the egg toss event Sunday at the gazebo in Oakland. The games were part of the first year of the Winter Fest sponsored by area business owners. Food, drinks, candy, a relay race, an egg toss and snowman making were all part of the festival.
Assistant Attorney General Bud Ellis, left, reads evidence that would have been presented against defendant Jeremy Erving, center, during a hearing Wednesday where Erving changed his plea to guilty in the death of his uncle, Randy Erving, in Somerset Superior Court in Skowhegan. Philip Mohlar is at right. Justice Robert Mullen sentenced Jeremy Erving to 27 years in prison.
Gov.Paul LePage, left, speaks with Sen. Troy Jackson before a hearing Tuesday before the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation hearing on LD 1629, "An Act to Protect the Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures," at the State House in Augusta
Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur and his team react to a basket during a during a Mountain Valley Conference game against Spruce Mountain on Monday night in Winthrop.
Beef cattle leave the barn at Oaklands Farm in Gardiner on Monday after farmer Logan Johnston opened the gate on a pen. Johnston said half the herd locked themselves inside a stall as he was deploying round bales, while the other half waited patiently in the pasture for hay. "Don't call half of them stupid," Johnston said of his grass-raised beef cows.
With its grill hanging from a tree, Litchfield firefighters assess how to remove an SUV that rolled over on Route 197 on Feb. 6 and struck a pine tree. The injuries to the driver were still being assessed, according to State Trooper Seth Allen, who believes the driver lost control after hitting a frost heave. The vehicle was pulled onto the road and turned over by wreckers.
Wiscasset's Sam Strozier, left, Messalonskee's Austin Pelletier compete in the consolation semifinals at the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships Saturday at Cony High School in Augusta. Pelletier won.
Students at Gardiner Area High School dance during a recent rehearsal in The Little Theater at the school for the musical production "The Pajama Game." After the opening night Thursday, performances were scheduled for Friday and Saturday night in the Little Theater.
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