Aaron Bonenfant slices a piece of vinyl flooring Thursday in a customer’s garage in Sidney. The owner of Bonenfant Builders, of Farmingdale, said that he is fortunate to still be able to work comfortably outside while repairing the interior of homes.  “This is great weather,” he remarked.

Michelle Freeman, a Department of Health and Human Services caseworker, collects presents Wednesday for children in her care at the Sacred Heart Church rectory in Hallowell. State child caseworkers collected 450 gifts donated and wrapped by members of the Hallowell churches St. Matthew’s Episcopal, Old South Congregational and Sacred Heart Catholic and employees of the […]

Construction workers attach an electrical conductor Tuesday to a transmission line tower being erected on Browns Island between Farmingdale and Chelsea on the Kennebec River. Two towers more than 100 feet high are being installed to replace the utility poles that previously held electrical lines spanning the river as part of Central Maine Power’s multimillion […]

Dolores Rioux fills a bird feeder on the porch of her Monmouth farmhouse Monday beneath blue skies and in temperatures in the 50s. Rioux reported she is taking full advantage of the unseasonably mild weather.  “I hope it lasts,” she said.  “I can go feed my chickens.”

Betty Caldwell discusses a piece of artwork Wednesday with her son Jim, right, as her other son, Rick, prepares to take a photo of the “8 x 10 x 80” art show on display at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell. The annual fundraiser displays 8-inch-by-10-inch work for sale by artists from a variety of media […]

Maine Department of Transportation employee John McCormack, left, climbs onto an Augusta Fire Department ladder operated by firefighter Mike Buck at the Blaine House in Augusta on Tuesday. The bucket McCormack operated became stuck — a hydraulic line on the boom truck broke — while decorating the fir tree on the lawn of the governor’s […]

Maine State Police cadet Niles Krech, right, seizes a shotgun Monday from a pickup operated by David Webber during a class conducted at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.  Law enforcement students enrolled at the Academy are participating in live training scenarios around the campus this week with police officers from agencies across Maine. […]