Nandi Ngidi-Brown, 3, holds a candle Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, as she takes part in the lighting of Menorahs during the Hanukkah celebration at Beth Israel Congregation synagogue in Waterville. The photo won first place for a people photo at the annual Maine Press Association contest.
Portland's Samantha Moore, right, pulls ahead of Bonny Eagle senior Addy Thibodeau in the Class A cross-country state championship race on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast. The photo won third place for best sports photo at the annual Maine Press Association awards.
Shachar Harel holds a poster and an Israeli flag at the candlelight vigil organized by Central Maine Israelis and Friends for Gaza hostages outside the State House in Augusta on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. The photo won first place for a news photo at the annual Maine Press Association contest.
Edward Little's Gage Ducharme avoids a diving tag attempt from Bangor catcher Jack Schuck during the Class A North baseball final on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Augusta. The photo won first place for best sports photo in this year's Maine Press Association annual contest.
Ducks cut through foam while paddling upstream in the Kennebec River in Waterville on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. The picture won third place for best feature photo in the annual Maine Press Association contest.
Anastasia Ames, left, and her dog Kia as Rosie Duca, 5, tells them about "Bunny's First Snowflake" during the weekly reading with a therapy dog event on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in the second floor Children's Room at the Gardiner Public Library. The photo won second place for best feature photo at the annual Maine Press Association awards.
Jen Greta Cart, left, and Christopher Cart install "The Hallowell Mural" on June 20, 2023, in Hallowell. The photo was among several of the mural that won second place for best picture story at the annual Maine Press Association awards.
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