Bikers fraternize Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center during the 36th annual Great Northern Motorcycle Swap Meet. The event, sponsored by the Saracens Motorcycle Club, attracts bikers and clubs from across New England to exchange Harley Davidson parts and riding garments. More than 3,000 people were expected to attend the swap, according to Saracens president […]
Andy Molloy
Andy started his photojournalism career with the Kennebec Journal in 1995. Over the years, he has won numerous Maine Press Association awards for his images of Maine people, places and events and contributed to CentralMaine.com’s 2017-18 General Excellence Digital honor.
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SNAPSHOT: The goose whisperer
Vicki Hyde herds a pair of geese Tuesday at her family farm in Pittson. The Hydes raise chickens, llama, guinea fowl, sheep, goats and cows and operate a self-serve egg operation at their spread.
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SNAPSHOT: Mmmmm, leftovers
David Robbins tosses dead smelt Tuesday onto the ice of the Kennebec River in Pittston. Cleaning out the live bait well at Baker’s Smelt Camps, Robbins said the fish provide winter food for Bald Eagles that roost in the area.
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SNAPSHOT: Winter swimmers
Children frolic in a pool Sunday at the YMCA in Augusta as temperatures hover in the single digits outside. The children were throwing it down at the YMCA to celebrate the eighth birthday of Mia Sullivan of Farmingdale and Isaac Andrews of Hallowell. The Hall-Dale classmates invited a couple dozen of their buddies for a […]
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SNAPSHOT: Tear down
People watch an excavator raze the former Manchester Fire Department station on Route 17 Thursday. Steve McGee Construction tore down the brick building, which was erected in 1960. The bricks from the old station will be used for a sign at the new fire station that was built on Route 17 in 2009.
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SNAPSHOT: In step with each other
Realtors rehearse ballroom dancing Thursday in Augusta in preparation for the Dancing with Realtors fundraiser on Feb. 10. The event at the Augusta State Armory begins with a social hour at 6 p.m. and dancing starts at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit Habitat For Humanity and tickets — at $20 each — are available by calling the ERA Webb Augusta office at 623-4182. This is the second year the Kennebec Valley Board of Realtors has offered the event pairing Realtors with professional dancers.
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SNAPSHOT: Got board?
Chris Peterson, 19, leaps granite stairs Monday on his skateboard at the State House in Augusta. Peterson and his friends, Jimmy Cumming and Elijah Akerley, took advantage of several clean walk ways around the Capitol and few legislators on Martin Luther King Day to skate together.
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SNAPSHOT: Freeze frame
Andrea LaBonte runs Sunday morning past the A-1 Diner in Gardiner in temperatures in the single digits. The conditions didn’t bother the Gardiner runner who covered 4.5 miles. “The hardest part is just getting started,” she said.
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SNAPSHOT: Giving back to Cony
Cony High School Class of 1961 member Ron Roussel, right, takes a photo Tuesday of classmates David Dun and Sharon Mertzel while Cony students climb the new wall purchased by the alumni.
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SNAPSHOT: Good neighbors
Kevin, left, and Tim McLaughlin string chain-link fence Monday in Mill Park in Augusta. The brothers and owners of McLaughlin Fencing were hired to enclose the final phase of the Greater Augusta Utility District’s combined sewer overflow construction project on the banks of the Kennebec River. The site is being excavated with 20 holes for […]