Augusta Public Works employee David Snide watches a load of salt and sand get dumped Tuesday into bed of the snowplow he operates. Snow is on tap for Wednesday, following balmy temperatures Monday, according to weather reports. “I love the snow,” Snide said. “Snow is just like money coming down. It’s good for the businesses that rely on it.”

Cobey Schmidt picks up pieces of fencing that he helped erect Tuesday with his colleague, Greg Roy, on the bridge spanning Bond Brook at the Bond Brook Recreation Area in Augusta. The employees of Androscoggin Fence Company were putting up rails and gates on the trailhead for bikers and runners.

Nettie Pangallo, of Richmond, leads her dog past the ice rink at the Gardiner waterfront on the Kennebec River on Monday, while taking her infant son, Atticus, for a walk in temperatures in the mid-50s F. Temperatures are forecast to drop later this week.

Robert Clark, 74, draws water from the well at his Manchester farmhouse Sunday. Clark said he pulled buckets by hand after the power went out.

Wesley McNair, poet laureate of Maine, right, introduces his new memoir, “The Words I Chose,” Sunday at the Belgrade Public Library. McNair read poems and discussed how his childhood influenced his vocation to a large audience of patrons at the library’s new building.

Peter Boulette, of Waterville, retrieves an ice fishing trap Sunday during an excursion on Minnehonk Lake in Mount Vernon. Boulette and his buddies, Todd Dostie and Adan Lawlor, said they encountered several flags while fishing on the ice, but only caught bass and pickerel.

Peter Boulette, of Waterville, retrieves an ice fishing trap Sunday during an excursion on Minnehonk Lake in Mount Vernon. Boulette and his buddies, Todd Dostie and Adan Lawlor, said they encountered several flags while fishing on the ice, but only caught bass and pickerel.

Larry Murphy moves a snowmobile off a patch of tar in a driveway Wednesday while commuting home from his job in Augusta. Murphy said he hit a soft patch of snow, forcing him to detour across the driveway.

Christine Gay, of Vassalboro, gets her hearing checked Wednesday by Lisa King, of Beltone, during the Maine Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta. The free hearing checkup for guests was provided by Maine AgrAbility, which assists farmers with chronic health issues across the state.

Phyllis Wing collects a bed spread Wednesday from a clothes line outside her Manchester home. Wing said damp weather forced her to bring the spread inside for a turn in the dryer.