Scott Lessard, 28, looks through his first-floor apartment after narrowly escaping a fire in the early morning hours in Cornville on Feb. 26.

Skowhegan's Wylie Bedard reaches for ball during game against Cony on April 20.

A flock of turkeys is corralled by the Greaney family and other farm hands from the barn to the slaughter house at Greaney's turkey farm in Mercer on Nov. 17.

Troopers with the Maine State Police tactical team take an armed 28-year-old Corinna man in to custody after he threatened suicide in the parking lot at Wal-Mart in Palmyra on Aug. 19.

A paddle boarder takes in the sunset on Flagstaff Lake at Bigelow Preserve in Stratton on Aug. 14.

Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, right center, receives his meal at the head table during an endowment fund dinner at St. Joseph's Maronite Church in Waterville on Aug. 23.

York High School's Sydney Bouchard (7) jumps in to the arms of teammate goalie Julia Carr (90) after defeating Belfast High School 2-1 in the Class B state championship game in Bath on Oct. 29.

As two big steer pull a plow, Wiekko Sillanpaa, front, gets some help from Logan Robinson as the boys attempt to plow a straight line during some friendly competition at the Rustic Roots farm in Farmington on May 1. Robert Sillanpaa of New Vineyard guides the steer.

Velvet Noel looks up at an image of Christ inside Notre Dame Catholic Church in Waterville after taking part in an Ash Wednesday service on Feb. 10 during which ashes from palms are used to make the sign of a cross.

Winslow High School left fielder Tanner Jackson (6) goes over the outfield fence head first on the home run hit by Erskine Academy's Luke Peabody (14) at Erskine Academy in South China on May 7. Winslow defeated Erskine 12-8.

A worker with Smokey's Greater Shows climbs onto a ride as they set up for the 198th annual Skowhegan State Fair at the Skowhegan Fairgrounds on Aug. 9.

Jackie Bragg looks to the sky and clutches a memorial quilt to her chest while she swings at Mill Island Park in Fairfield, where she used to bring her daughters as children on Nov. 4. Both daughters were killed in a triple murder suicide in 2015.

Angela Mullen is comforted by her sons Dale, right, and Shawn, back, as she cries over the casket of her third son, Aaron, during his funeral services at Lighthouse Ministry in Oakland on April 16.

Mara Kavanaugh of Skowhegan screams with joy while riding the Swinger amusement ride on the Midway at the Skowhegan State Fair on Aug. 16.

Travis Philpot crashes on a trick attempt during the Rave X stunt performance during the annual Snodeo in Rangeley on Jan. 23. The show drew more than 3,000 people for the one-hour performance.

Cassandra Reed, right center, smiles as she adjusts a tassel on her mortar board as she waits with other graduates from Waterville Senior High School's class of 2016 at Colby College in Waterville on June 9.

A climber picks his way up a frozen section of the 275 foot-high Montmorency Falls in Quebec, Canada, on Jan. 31.

Chris Pyun, of Bartlett, New Hampshire, leaps over the gap between a rock tower and Otter Cliffs during a day of rock climbing June 6 at Acadia National Park, in Bar Harbor.

A doe and two spotted fawns graze in a field on the Industry Road in Starks in July moments before a severe storm raced through Somerset County that toppled trees and washed out roadways.

An Amish farmer drives his horse and wagon down Depot Street in Unity during the summer with three girls busy eating their ice cream cones.

Skowhegan Fire Chief Shawn Howard comforts Danette Dalton after he carried out her deceased dog after the home on Cote Street she lived in was destroyed by fire on Nov. 2.

Aziza Perkins, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and her daughter Tiana, pose for a portrait April 28 after moving in with an adopted family in Norridgewock.

As this year's Trooper of the Year recipient, Cpl. Christopher Smith stands at attention for a Maine State Police color guard, his son Chase salutes the flag beside his mother Megan and sister Molly during an awards ceremony at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro on June 7.