Shane James, left, and Cody Wolf load bundled Christmas trees at The Forest tree farm on West Ridge Road in Cornville on Monday. Owner Bryant LePlante said he will be open through the holidays starting this Saturday. “This has been a great year weatherwise for growing trees,” LePlante said.

Central Maine Wreath Co. workers are busy making holiday wreaths, garlands, canes, crosses and hearts at the Skowhegan business on Thursday. Owner Tom McCarthy said he expects to make 20,000 wreaths this season. From left are Kristie Meader, Retta Giguere, Ida Beane and Gary Meader.

Colleen Williams takes photographs of a eight-point buck that got inside a fenced yard at a home on Oak Street in Waterville on Tuesday. Police said they would wait until dark and try to corral the deer through a gate and back to the woods. “I thought it was a reindeer at first,” Williams said.

Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox stops traffic as students cross Main Street near the Academy Hill School on Wednesday. The kids took part in the annual food drive and donated food they collected to the Wilton Food Pantry. “This is a fantastic event that the kids do,” Wilcox said.

Property owner Bob Hagopian, left, watches on Thursday as an equipment operator cleans up the burned remains of a former antique store that burned last March on Main Street in Madison. Hagopian plans to rebuild at the site next spring. “Everyone is excited that I am cleaning this up,” he said.

Ben Coles, left, and Glen Carol cautiously check out the “Chucky” character in the Halloween display at Melissa and Jeff Giguere’s home in Waterville, on Wednesday. The kids were part of a large group from the Black Bear Nursery in Waterville.

Students from the Margaret Chase Smith school in Skowhegan cast their ballots during a statewide mock election at the Municipal Office on Tuesday. Ballot clerk Alivia Rac, right, monitors as Chris Allmendinger and Emma Duffy cast their ballots. The students elected Barack Obama for president, Michael Michaud for Congress and Angus King for U.S. Senate.

Outskirts Vintage clothing store owner Danielle Nault arranges a Halloween clown near other masks and outfits at the Farmington store on Monday. Nault said business has been brisk and there are plenty of costumes to choose from for the annual fright night.

Artists Jane Burke, left, and Gina Colombatto rub off grout from the nearly complete mosaic “Oh! Courant” on the stairs of the Waterville Public Library on Thursday. Michael Libby and Victoria Stubbert also work on each side. The art will be covered before being officially unveiled in November.

Jesse Bedard operates a firewood processor as a saw blade cuts through a full length log at Hawes & Son Logging and Excavation in Belgrade on Wednesday. After the wood is cut it is automatically split before a conveyor belt loads it into a delivery truck.