A canoe floats on the Kennebec River below the Lockwood Dam in Waterville, Maine, on Sunday, June 6, 2021. This photo won first place in the category for "Scenic Photo" at the 2022 Maine Press Association annual contest.
Stanley Yocz of South China pulls a rubber band out of his beard before completing a 6-mile hike across the frozen China Lake on Feb. 27, 2022. This photo won second place in the category for "People Photo" at the 2022 Maine Press Association annual contest.
Joshua Peters kisses his 3-year-old son, Mason, as he walks with his partner, Emily Raymond, as she carries their youngest child, 10-month-old Colton Peters. They were trying to keep the children warm as firefighters battled a blaze at their apartment building in Waterville on Feb. 15, 2022. This photo won third place in the category for "Spot News Photo" at the 2022 Maine Press Association annual contest.
Joao Paulo Fernandez gets tossed from Wooly Bully during a PBR Velocity Tour rodeo competition at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on July 23, 2021. This photo won third place in the category for "Sports Photo" at the 2022 Maine Press Association annual contest.
Tracy Greaney ushers a flock of turkeys toward the slaughterhouse at Greaney's Turkey Farm in Mercer on Nov. 4, 2021. This collection of photos won third place in the category for "Picture Story" at the 2022 Maine Press Association annual contest.
A group of people riding motorcycles or scooters was at the front of the Hallowell Pride parade on Water Street in Hallowell on July 17, 2021. This photo won third place in the category for "News Photo" at the 2022 Maine Press Association annual contest.
Chase Sacks, 11, left, and his twin brother, Cody, right, stay cool on a hot, humid day with Gage Chamberlain, 14, in the brothers' pool on Cool Street in Waterville on June 8, 2021. This photo won third place in the category for "News Photo" at the 2022 Maine Press Association annual contest.
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