Gary Hinkley picks up trash along Route 17 on Saturday in Manchester. He was part of the Manchester Conservation Commission’s annual roadside cleanup event. More than 40 people helped to pull trash, tires, and recyclables off the roadsides. Boy Scouts Troop 622, Cub Scout Pack 622 and the Hope Baptist Church were involved in the event.

Participants sing “How Great Thou Art” to wrap up the National Day of Prayer event on Thursday on the State House front steps in Augusta. The singing was preceded by the reading of a proclamation by Gov. Paul LePage and the reading aloud of the 2013 Prayer for the Nation. The event also included a prayer walk around the State House and the city of Augusta.

Staffer Kelsey Moody, right, pours tea for motorcyclists on Wednesday at Blaine House in Augusta. The annual United Bikers of Maine Blaine House Tea was kicked off when First Lady Ann LePage arrived as passenger on a motorcycle. There were remarks by her husband Gov. Paul LePage, other state officials and Sonny Bridges, founding father of United Bikers of Maine. There was a proclamation of May as Maine’s Motorcycle Safety & Awareness Month.

A city sidewalk sweeper cleans sand off a sidewalk on Western Avenue near Macomber Street on Tuesday in Augusta.

Volunteers, from left, Debbie Clarke, Jane Rau and Molly Wickwire dig weeds and grass out from around a magnolia tree on Tuesday at The Viles Arboretum in Augusta. There were several volunteers working on sprucing up the arboretum on Hospital Street.

Jen Wright, left, and her son, Sawyer, help Gardiner’s 2013 Artist in Residence, Susan Perrine, build a twig sculpture out of locally sourced materials Saturday at Johnson Hall Mini Park in Gardiner. Perrine began weaving twig sculptures as a way to teach weaving on a large scale. Perrine’s work reflects on her connection to the natural environment. “I grew up on a farm and have always spent a lot of time outdoors, walking the fields and woods near home,” she said. “I try to use methods and materials to reflect the connection I feel towards the natural environment.” Susan will be showing at Artwalk after the reception in the park where her sculpture will reside.

Kristen Veayo, top, and her sister, Katherine Veayo, perform a song during a school assembly on Wednesday at Windsor Elementary School. The Hall-Dale High School students, who perform as The Veayo Twins, spoke about dealing with bullying between performing covers of hit songs along with several of their own compositions.

Riley Lenhart, 3 of Gardiner, takes a test drive with some toy trucks that his mother, Tona Libby, bought for him on Saturday at an charity indoor yard sale in the Knights of Columbus Council 1299 Hall in Gardiner. It was a fundraiser for Jacob Lamoreau to get hearing aids, and the Knights group was donating funds from concession and table rentals.

Runners and walkers make their way along the banks of the Kennebec River on the Augusta Greenway trail, on the Kennebec arsenal grounds, on Friday.

Norman Barbeau and other volunteers repair a dugout roof at Rivelli Field on Friday in Augusta. The field is used by Augusta Little League, whose season will open in two weeks, on May 4.