Breanne Desmond, a sixth-grade science teacher at Vassalboro Community School, recently spent a week in Alabama at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, and she's returned to the classroom with a passion for teaching science- and math-related lessons in interesting ways.
Augusta baserunner Dylan Brown slides safely into first base to avoid being picked off during an American Legion Zone 2 game against Gardiner on Tuesday at Hoch Field in Gardiner.
Jason Hamilton comes up for air while practicing a rolling technique in his whitewater kayak Sunday on Messalonskee Lake in Oakland.
Dana Purington, left, owner of Dana's Dogz food stand, takes money from customer John Michaud who is putting mustard on a hot dog at his mobile hot dog stand parked off Maine Avenue in Farmingdale on Monday.
As a fan keeps him cool, Jade Dutil texts on his cellphone while lounging in the bright sun on a hot Sunday in Waterville.
Alice Lazure, 4, seems to concentrate hard as she rides her bike in the town's parade on Saturday in Monmouth.
A pedestrian appears to walk under the claws of a giant sculpture of a flying chickadee hanging from a tree Tuesday in Castonquay Square in Waterville. The sculpture was designed and made by Laurel McLeod for the upcoming Maine International Film Festival.
Noah Caret, an intern at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, looks through a window Tuesday into an office containing thousands of paper files that are being sorted through as the shelter moves to a digital file storage system in Waterville.
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