Harold Bigelow celebrates after a vote to keep the Indians high school mascot during a school board meeting at Skowhegan Junior High School on May 7.

Attorney Walt McKee stands with Claudia Viles as she enters a not guilty plea in an initial appearance on Sept. 17 in Kennebec County court in Augusta. She is charged with 13 counts related to tax fraud at the Anson Town Office.

Robert Burton, charged in connection with the killing of Stephanie Gebo, waits to be returned to his cell at Piscataquis County Superior Court.

Inspectors from the Office of the State Fire Marshal investigate a ride malfunction at the Smokey’s Greater Show carnival at Head of Falls in Waterville on June 12.

Emergency responders carry 3-year-old Arianna Bragg from the house at 41 Belgrade Road in Oakland following a shooting Nov. 4 that left four people dead, including the girl’s mother and father, Amanda Bragg and Michael Muzerolle.

Arlene Davis, 79, who worked for the town of New Vineyard for 45 years, resigned after she says the Board of Selectmen refused to sign a contract.

Maine game wardens are seen in the woods of Redington Township following the discovery of skeletal remains of missing Appalachian hiker Geraldine Largay.

Former Waterville Senior High School Principal Don Reiter, who was fired from his job for asking a student for sex, is seen on Nov. 3.

Colby College President David A. Greene and Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro walk down Main Street in downtown Waterville on Sept. 29 following a discussion about efforts to revitalize the downtown area.