Angie Anderson and Greg Chapman roll tires into storage for the winter Sunday at their West Gardiner farm. The couple were storing the rubber for the trucks from their Gardiner heating oil business, Chapman's, after mounting the fleet with winter tires. The firm, managed by Anderson, also offers auto mechanic services and a boutique chainsaw shop in addition to fuel.
Kids in the pre-school class at St. John Catholic School listen as Maine Bishop Robert Deeley reads to them at the Winslow school during a visit on Wednesday.
Volunteer Debbie Plummer, right, hands a box with childrens gifts and clothes to a recipient who asked not to be identified by name at the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanders in Waterville on Tuesday. Many people have recently donated to the Christmas program.
Greg Davis who leased and operated Bunker garage in Cambridge watches as fire destroyed the business from inside the Cambridge General store on Sunday.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, holds up a pair of New Balance company sneakers monogramed with her husband's initials during a tour of the Skowhegan factory on Wednesday.
Charlie Tyburksi, of Wayne, hauls a fly line through a flowage Tuesday in Mt. Vernon. Tyburski, who has fly fished around the world, said standing in freezing water and whipping a fly is his favorite stress reliever.
Peter Hon straightens a feeder on a maple tree at his Litchfield farm after stocking up on seeds, corn and suet for his avian neighbors on Sunday. "I think they are all something," Hon said of the several species of birds that drop by for nutrition. "It's pretty amazing to watch them."
Mt. Blue's Hannah LeClair, left, and Gardiner's Lauren Chadwick fight for a rebound during a Class A game Tuesday in Gardiner.
Framed in the Vickery Cafe's holiday decoration, Tyler Barrows and his father John Barrows shovel the sidewalks on Water Street in downtown Augusta during the first big snowstorm of the season on Monday. John Barrows said that they are hired by building owners to clear the snow. Traffic was light around 8:30 a.m. since state offices, such as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention across the street in Key Plaza, weren't opening until 10 a.m.
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