

Jesse Hamilton, of Waterville, climbs the classic ice route Dropline on Frankenstein Cliffs in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, on Monday.
Riley Cole, 4, of Hallowell, hits a ball Monday at Mill Park in Augusta. His mother, Jenny Hayes, said they came to do some sliding, but the boy preferred to get some batting practice in.
Kevin Whitten bundles a bantam rooster Monday at his coop in Manchester. The bird fancier said the chicken had become the alpha of the flock and had started pecking subordinate roosters. “He’s going to the auction,” Whitten said. “But I like his looks.”
Colby College president David Greene walked along Main Street in downtown Waterville on Monday discussing plans for properties recently purchased by the college.
Bob Brann, left, and Zachary Lee secure a beam into place Sunday at the gift shop being erected inside the Windsor Historical Society’s museum. With volunteer labor the group is building a pine and hemlock timber framed shop that will include the double doors that formerly hung at Varney’s Store on Route 17, Brann, the society’s president, said. The work should be completed, he hopes, in time for the Windsor Fair.
Marihalie Leeman, left, her granddaughter, Halie Lyons, and her daughter, Theresa Leeman, look at prints on display at the Danforth Gallery at the University of Maine at Augusta on Sunday during a gala reception for the artists who contributed to the "Sense of Place" exhibit. The show features a collaborative printmaking art of 90 original works by local artists and those from Ecuador. The elder Leeman's daughter, Donna Parkinson, contributed to the show.
A Rave X rider performs aerial tricks during the annual Snodeo in Rangeley on Saturday.
Firefighters can be seen extinguishing fire that ripped a hole in the roof of a mobile home in Athens on Tuesday.
Hallowell native Ryan Howes, of North Conway, New Hampshire, owner and operator of Northern Vertical Climbing Guides, lead climbs the classic ice route Dropline on Frankenstein Cliffs in Crawford Notch on Monday.
A skier utilizes a parachute to cross Rangeley Lake as snowmobilers zip by during the annual Snodeo in Rangeley on Saturday.
Waterville Senior High School's John Reisert competes in the 100-yard freestyle event during the Waterville swim meet at the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville on Tuesday.
Cony’s Katrina Boisbert, left, high fives teammate Ethan MacGregor after he scored a basket during a unified basketball game against Winthrop on Friday at Cony High in Augusta.
Waterville senior forward Michael Oliveira, top, lines up a shot as he scores a first period goal on Lewiston junior goalie Jacob Strout on Wednesday at Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston.
Jeremy Damren, left, of the Office of the State Fire Marshal begins to interview Bruce Cornforth beside the home where David Chamberlain died in a mobile home fire in Waterville early Monday.
On Monday, Morris Bowring looks over the dryer that investigators determined was the source of fire that destroyed his home in Norridgewock last week.
A Rave X rider crashes on a trick attempt during the Rave X stunt performance during the annual Snodeo in Rangeley on Saturday.