Casey McCannell, left, of Hallowell, and Danielle Guimond, of Augusta, practice hooping together Tuesday in Hallowell.  McCannell said they practice “whenever it’s sunny” and they took advantage of a brief respite from the clouds to get outside.

Tess Gioia and her father, Jim, select fishing gear Sunday in a downpour at the confluence of Cobbossee Stream at the Kennebec River in Gardiner.  The elder Gioia said casting is a Sunday tradition with his daughter, who caught and released a bass in the rain swollen Kennebec River.

Don’s Electric employees Kirk Gettig, top, and Tom Cameron wire solar panels to a pole Wednesday on Route 201 in Farmingdale. The electricians are erecting two solar banks to power LED poles that will provide a light to bikers and walkers emerging from the trail on Route 201. The work is being paid for by […]

Ken Fair, left, and Adam Soucy plant a row of onions Monday at Applewald Farm in Litchfield. The Fairs and other farmers across Maine are busy putting down roots this week before rain returns.

Rev. Walter Brown, left, greets Randolph United Methodist Church parishioner Dick Leighton during a 50th anniversary celebration of the chapel’s construction Sunday.  The church was razed by fire and rebuilt in 1961.  Brown served between 1965 and 1971 at the church where Leighton has been a member for more than 50 years.  Randolph United Methodist […]