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
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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, […]
SNAPSHOT: That dog will hunt
Kate, an English Cocker Spaniel, returns a duck training toy to Terry Oliver during the State of Maine Sportsman’s Show on Friday at the Augusta Civic Center. Oliver was part of the Maine Spaniel Field Trial Club.
SNAPSHOT: Mirror image
Living up to his company’s name, Paul Kidder, of Mirror Image, polishes an aluminum oil tank truck on Tuesday afternoon at Chapman Fuel in Gardiner. Kidder said that he started his business in Maine. He is now is based out Connecticut and works on trucks in 14 states.
SNAPSHOT: Chair with a view
Azalea Voorhees looks through the window at people inside The Downtown Diner on a warm Tuesday afternoon. She and her mother, Annie Voorhees, had their lunch outside on the first day of spring. The diner had just set up sidewalk seating Monday for the season. It should be warm today and Thursday before a cold […]