Kaeti Butterfield, left, and Abby Ferland whitewash a fence Tuesday near the horse pen at the Monmouth Fair as they touch up the border between the parking area and the pulling ring. The Monmouth Academy seniors were fulfilling a community service requirement to graduate. The Cochnewagon Agricultural Association's annual four-day fair opened this week with a midway and animal exhibitions.
Augusta fire Lt. Brian Chamberlain, right, confers Wednesday with Maine DEP hazardous spill technician Jon Woodard in a small stream where the agencies investigated a heating oil spill.
Kelsie Fielder, of Vassalboro, directs her team, named Ben and Jerry, in the 1000-1400 pound show steer scoot competition in the Charles Henry Robinson Memorial Pulling Ring on Friday at the Monmouth Fairgrounds. It was the first time that the pair, who just turned one year old, had ever competed.
Scott Raymond helps steady his daughter Anahlise in a rocking flamingo raft while cooling off in China Lake in China on a warm Sunday. Raymond's other daughter, Lyrah, at left, enjoys the ride.
Stephen Judice runs past cheering spectators Sunday, July 29, as he finished first place in singles division during Oakfest Paddle, Pedal Pound Triathlon in Oakland. Nearly 50 individuals and teams competed.
Ruth Grierson performs during the East Benton Fiddlers Convention on Sunday, July 29. Grierson has been playing bluegrass music for many decades in her 90 years.
Greenville Police Chief Jeff Pomerlau, left, and State police Cpl. Adam Coover speak at a news conference Monday outside of the Greenville Municipal Airport on the closed Walden Farm Road near where an airplane crashed and three people died.
Brandon Perry and Danielle Pottle cross back into Litchfield on Monday after walking their pets through West Gardiner. The couple said the Great Dane, Treeing Walker Coonhound and miniature horse are three of several pets, including eight little equines, kept at their Litchfield home. "I thought it was a West Gardiner parade," a passer-by said as the menagerie crossed Cobbosseecontee Stream.
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