Dan LaRochelle, of Waterville, takes advantage of the blustery weather with his 9-foot quad-line kite on the fields at Colby College on Friday.
Michael G. Seamans
Michael is a Maine-raised photojournalist who has been on staff at the Morning Sentinel since August 2010. He is a 2002 graduate of Sterling College in Vermont where he studied experiential education with at-risk youth populations. Prior to becoming a photojournalist he traveled the United States, Canada and Nepal as a climber, exploring some of the world’s largest and most impressive mountain ranges. Living in a van and climbing 300 days a year led him to the Forest Service as an initial attack wildland firefighter in Colorado. Michael next landed at Metropolitan State University in Denver in 2005 where he continued his education in photojournalism. From there he interned at the Fort Collins Coloraodoan, The Advocate in Baton Rouge and the Jackson Hole News and Guide. His first staff photojournalism job was with the Fort Collins Coloradoan in 2007. In 2010 Michael, a 1994 graduate of Edward Little High School, returned to Maine and a job with the Morning Sentinel. During the last 10 years, he's has received multiple grants from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to report on topics ranging from the Ebola epidemic, women and children’s healthcare and diamond mining in Sierra Leone to energy and climate in Labrador. He has won multiple national awards, including in the Best of Photojournalism competition as well as the National Press Photographers Association (small market) photographer of the year in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
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PHOTOS: St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church demolition
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, its rectory and its parish hall, on Elm Street in downtown Waterville, are being demolished this week to make way for a housing project.
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STILL LIFE: Women Build Day
Tina Cook, far left, Khristina Thayer, left center, Kelsey Atwood, right center and Alice Stinson measure vinyl siding during the Lowe’s Women Build Day at the Habitat for Humanity house on Jaques Lane in Oakland on Saturday. About 30 women volunteered their skills and sweat for the day, making up nearly 75 percent of the workforce at the job site.
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STILL LIFE: Special visit from Santa
Zachary Korbet, 4, is greeted by Santa Claus at Champions in Waterville on Saturday. Korbet was diagnosed with leukemia in January and is receiving treatment at Maine Children’s Cancer Program in Scarborough. Santa’s visit was part of a benefit to help offset treatment costs. The Christmas theme was catered to Zach’s affinity for the holiday.
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STILL LIFE: Ice cream opener
Adrianna Lombardi, 2, digs in to some fresh ice cream from Stone Fox Farm Creamery, in spite of the cool temperatures and rain, at the opening day of of the Waterville Farmer’s Market at The Concourse on Thursday.
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STILL LIFE: Cardboard kayak race at Unity College
During the first cardboard kayak race at Unity College on Friday, students had one hour to fabricate kayaks from cardboard, tape and plastic, then race them.
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STILL LIFE: Running for Boston
Even as authorities tracked down leads and possible suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, the Couch-to-5K running group was out on Depot Road in Belgrade Wednesday to participate in the informal, but national, Run for Boston. Runners across the country hit the roads to show support for the people of Boston. Leading the way in Belgrade was Camdyn LaMarre, 8, who was one of the dozen or so runners who took part.
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Photos: Albert S. Hall School’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Day
The first Science Technology Engineering and Math Day, at Albert S. Hall School in Waterville, took place on Friday.
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PHOTOS: Colby Woodsmen’s annual Muddy Jack & Jill Meet
Colby College’s annual Muddy Jack & Jill meet on Saturday gathered teams from across New England to compete in events including single-buck sawing, burling (better known as log rolling), pole climbing, survey chain throwing and crosscut sawing.
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PHOTO ESSAY: Maple sugar harvesting in Oakland
Bruce Marshall, 32, right, pours a small sample of maple syrup as Nate Smart, left, watches while sugaring in Oakland Saturday. Smart and Marshall enjoy sugaring this time of year. “It gets you out of the house. This time of year you really can’t do much. Snow is gone for snowmobiling and not dry enough for riding the ATVs.” Smart said. “Plus you have something to show for a day outdoors with some fresh maple syrup.” The two have been friends since grade school and were sugaring on their property in Oakland.