SNAPSHOT: Garden work

Joe Phelan Kennebec Journal

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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Published
April 20, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Garden work

Thomas Warner, owner/innkeeper at Benjamin Wales House, is framed by an arbor as he works in the gardens of his bed and breakfast on Thursday afternoon in Hallowell.
Published
April 18, 2012

Dairy farmer leads protest

Dan Brown, owner of Gravelwood Farm in Blue Hill, right, leads about 25 supporters over the Memorial Bridge on a march from the state Department of Agriculture building on the east side of Augusta to the State House on the west side on Tuesday in Augusta. Brown, is being sued by the department, which is […]
Published
April 15, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Saturday on the river

A trio of kayakers paddle past a small rapids in the Kennebec River between Mill Park and the former American Tissue paper mill in Augusta on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Published
April 14, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Practice swing

Chad Moriarty, of East Winthrop, winds up to drive a golf ball at T’s Golf on Thursday evening in Manchester. There is a chance of showers on Sunday, so it looks as though Saturday and Monday’s forecasts might be the best for hitting a bucket of balls over the long holiday weekend
Published
April 8, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Don’t hide them too well

Louisa Clunie, 18 months, of Waterville, drops an Easter egg into her basket during the hunt on Saturday morning at the Children’s Discovery Museum in Augusta. There were about 350 eggs hidden all around the museum and staffers were joking that they’d be finding a few the kids missed while cleaning up over the next […]
Published
April 8, 2012

SNAPHOT: Window painter

Liam Skehan, 6 of Gardiner, paints a window at Lisa’s Legit Burritos on Saturday morning in downtown Gardiner. In addition to the window painting at several downtown businesses, there was a scavenger hunt in which children could find, count and report the number of Easter eggs in storefront displays.
Published
April 7, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Season’s greetings

City employee Benjamin Moore puts a coat of fresh white paint on the rocks spelling out “Welcome To Augusta” on Friday morning. It takes about ten gallons of water-based paint to freshen up the letters near the corner of Water and Green Streets.The sign, across from the Hartford Fire Station. is visible from the Memorial […]
Published
April 7, 2012

Walking in the steps of Jesus

Clarence McKay, left, reads a meditation at the start of a noon Good Friday service at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Augusta. The stations of the cross service tells the story of the death by crucifixion of Jesus Christ in 15 stations. Christians believe that he rose from the dead three days later and celebrate […]
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April 6, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Grateful dead-heading

Rena Dodge snips blossoms off a hanging basket on Thursday afternoon at Black-eyed Susan’s Greenhouse in Augusta. Dodge said that by snipping or dead-heading the early blossoms, the plants will be bigger and blossom again. She said they’re aiming to have them ready for Mother’s Day, which is the busiest weekend for hanging baskets.
Published
April 4, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Turkish steps

Duygu Yildirim dances in the State House’s Hall of Flags on Tuesday afternoon in Augusta. She and her husband Nadir Yildirim, from Turkey, performed as part of the Turkish Cultural Day events that included speeches, displays and a buffet of Turkish foods. Gov. Paul LePage joined the Council of Turkic American Association President, Furkan Kosar, […]