A pedestrian walks past the flood gauge in the Arcade Parking lot on a snowy Friday afternoon in Gardiner. A snow gauge would have measured less than two inches.
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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SNAPSHOT: Cold cycle
With grass and the open waters of the Kennebec River in the background, John Waller washes a bike he was servicing at Mathieu’s Cycle and Fitness on Thursday afternoon in Farmingdale. He said that even though ice was forming on the stand holding up the bike, washing outside worked better than indoors.
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SNAPSHOT: New lawmaker
Priscilla Slagger, left, claps as her husband, David Slagger, center, shakes hands with Gov. Paul LePage after he was sworn in as Maine’s first Maliseet Indian legislator in the State House’s Cabinet Room Wednesday in Augusta. Slagger, of Kenduskeag, will be seated in the House on Thursday.
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SNAPSHOT: New Year’s Shopping
NEW YEAR’S SHOPPING: Owner Donald Damon chats with customer Molly Ladd in front of the sparkling wine display at Damon’s Beverage Mart on Saturday afternoon in Augusta. Damom said ever since his family took over the former Lou’s Beverage Barn on Bangor Street in 2009, New Year’s and Christmas eves have been the two busiest […]
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SNAPSHOT: Holiday harvest
Chuck Durand drags a Christmas tree he just cut down towards the parking area at Seaman’s Christmas Tree Farm on Saturday morning in Litchfield. Owner Michael Seaman said that they’re selling balsam firs that he planted five to eight years ago. The farm is located 127 Pine Tree Road.
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SNAPSHOT: Shadow boarding
Jesse Hamilton carries up another piece of trim board to at a construction site this week in Augusta. Hamilton, who runs Hamilton Custom Builders, said that the warm weather was making it easier to build the family room addition.
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SNAPSHOT: Santa’s helper
Kris McCray packs a customer’s wrapped presents into a shipping box on Tuesday afternoon at The Mailing Center in Augusta. It is a busy season for shipping companies and the Postal Service.
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STILL LIFE: Fruit loops + robotics = drama
Messalonskee Middle School students Katelyn Naslund, far right, and Sarah Cormier, second from right, and the rest of the Infinite Fruit Loops react as their team’s robot misses performing a task during the Maine First LEGO League Championship on Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. About 500 students on 62 teams from across the state competed in the robotics contest.
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SNAPSHOT: It’s Robotic
IT’S ROBOTIC: Messalonskee Middle School students Katelyn Naslund, far right, and Sarah Cormier, second from right, and the rest of the Infinite Fruit Loops react as their team’s robot misses a task during the Maine First LEGO League Championship on Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. About 500 students on 62 teams from across the […]
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SNAPSHOT: Sticky Engineering
STICKY ENGINEERING: Kindergartener Trysten Legassie and his mother, Samantha Cushing, build and decorate a train from graham crackers, frosting and candy during a Math Mania event Thursday at Laura E. Richards School in Gardiner. About 150 parents and kids attended the event, which featured a pizza dinner after math games and was held to help […]