Kyle Elliott, left, and Janice Gaudet stand on the bank looking at birds on the surface of the partially ice-covered Kennebec River in downtown Augusta. There are large sections of open water on the river.
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: Just checking
Marine Patrol Specialist Mike Forgues checks an item floating on the partially frozen Kennebec River as Game Warden Bob Decker pilots a Warden Service airboat on Thursday afternoon in Augusta. The state agencies responded to assist Augusta Police and Fire departments respond to a call of a mysterious brownish orange object that looked like a […]
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SNAPSHT: A matter of balance
Richard Baird practices swinging poi Wednesday afternoon near the intersection of Union and Water streets in Hallowell. A performance art, poi involves swinging tethered weights through a variety of rhythmical and geometric patterns.
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SNAPSHOT: Roar of the Tigers
Matthew Mendes, of Greenville far right, his grandmother Rita Fox, of Shirley, and other Forest Hills fans cheer for the Tigers during a game against Seacoast Christian in the Class D West tournament on Tuesday morning at the Augusta Civic Center.
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SNAPSHOT: Not enough room
Towing employees work to remove the tractor trailer that struck and got stuck under the railroad trestle on Water Street in downtown Augusta around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. The trailer had part of the roof peeled back by the bridge and had one set of back wheels off the ground after the accident. It was driven […]
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SNAPSHOT: Just like puppies
Tim Acord, of Richmond, tosses a stick to Sage while they and his other dog were walking recently on Pleasant Pond in Richmond. “They’re like puppies when they’re out here,” he said.
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SNAPSHOT: Speaking Up
SPEAKING UP: Supporters cheer after Matt Schlobohm, the executive director of the Maine AFL-CIO, finishes up a rally for Labor Lobby Day in the State House in Augusta. Union members had lobbied legislators earlier in the day before the noon rally Thursday. The shoes on the table were props for the “walk in our shoes” […]
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SNAPSHOT: Due process protest
About two dozen people gathered at noon Friday outside the Muskie Federal Building in Augusta to protest the National Defense Authorization Act and the votes of support by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe.
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SNAPSHOT: Digging deep
Scott Collins busts through the icy crust-covered snow as digs out a sidewalk on Saturday afternoon the day after a storm dumped snow followed by sleet and rain across the area.
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SNAPSHOT: Wintry mix in Gardiner
Valentine’s Day decorations in the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center office window frame a vehicle splashing down Water Street in downtown Gardiner on Friday afternoon.