Gerald Brann plays and sings with the Yellow Brick Road, an Elton John tribute band, during this year’s first Waterfront Wednesday concert on Wednesday in Augusta’s Waterfront Park. It was the first of an annual series of shows every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to sunset through August 14. The series is sponsored by radio stations 92Moose and B98.5, Augusta city recreation department and Walgreen’s.
Joe Phelan
Staff Photographer
Joe Phelan is an award winning journalist who makes photos and videos around the capital area for the the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and the other Masthead Maine publications. Joe’s first journalism job was as a kid delivering his hometown newspaper, The Blade, in the suburbs of Toledo, Ohio. Then he worked as reporter and editor for the school newspapers in high school and college and started taking pictures to go with his stories for a local running magazine. He graduated from Bowling Green State University with a journalism degree. Before getting hired by MaineToday Media he did a photojournalism internship at the The Plain Dealer and worked as an Associated Press stringer in Cleveland.
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Discussing veto, shutdown
This short news conference video shows Senate Pres. Justin Alfond, right, and House Speaker Mark Eves talking about the possibility of a budget veto and government shutdown.
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The end is near
Assistant House Republican leader Rep. Alexander Willette, R-Mapleton, left, and Republican Leader Kenneth Fredette, R-Newport, confer as the House votes during a session on Wednesday in the State House in Augusta.
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SNAPSHOT: Crossing paths
A group of motorcyclists, cruising to VA Maine Healthcare Systems-Togus for the 12th Annual Togus Veterans Car Show, and walkers, taking part in the Amy Buxton’s Underdog Jog Memorial 5K Run and Walk, wave at each other as they cross pathes on Cony Road on Saturday in Augusta.
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SNAPSHOT: Ride Into Summer in Gardiner
Children ride bicycles down Water Street on Saturday in downtown Gardiner as part of the 4th annual Ride into Summer.
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SNAPSHOT: UMA’s open-hangar day
David Smith, Maine Instrument Flight’s chief pilot, leads a line of riders who won a raffle out to a Beechcraft Bonanza for a ride during the University of Maine at Augusta bachelor of science in aviation’s open-hangar day event on Friday at the Augusta State Airport.
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SNAPSHOT: Mr. Hickey turns in his card
Retiring St. Michael School teacher John “Pete” Hickey gives seventh-graders some pointers on the driving range on Friday at Western View Golf Club in Augusta.
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STILL LIFE: Making a splash
Christopher Carron, left, of Vassalboro, and Josh Dyer, of Benton, take a spin on their personal water crafts on Thursday in China Lake in China. It was a warm and sunny day, but the water was still cold.
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SNAPSHOT: Making a splash
Christopher Carron, left, of Vassalboro, and Josh Dyer, of Benton, take a spin on their personal water crafts on Thursday in China Lake in China. It was a warm and sunny day, but the water was still cold.
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SNAPSHOT: Indoor fun
Sandra Watson tosses bean bags into a milk can during the Kennebec Community Church’s Memorial Weekend Block Party on Sunday at the Buker Center in Augusta. The event was supposed to be outdoors, but the carnival games, food booths and bounce houses were moved inside the building because of the rainy weekend weather.