Jay Newcomb puts on his work belt before working on his future neighbors' home at the Habitat for Humanity site in Scarborough in February, part of his required "sweat equity hours."
Jay Newcomb stands in the basement of his family's Habitat for Humanity home during the construction in February.
Jay Newcomb looks at his family's new house months before its completion. He said, "I just want to get in there and make it a home.”
In the house on May 29, Jay Newcomb checks out the progress in the upstairs bedrooms and bathroom. Newcomb had been working on the house with the Habitat for Humanity crew for months.
Sam Newcomb, 15, looks out the window of his new bedroom while visiting on June 3. The family visits the new home almost every Sunday morning to help Sam with the transition from Portland.
Jay Newcomb hugs his son, Sam, in the backyard of their new home in Scarborough. One of the first things the Newcombs will do when they move in is build a sandbox for Sam.
Jay Newcomb drinks coffee on the front porch of his almost-completed new home. He said the porch is one of his favorite features of the house.
Jay and Betsy Newcomb sit on their new porch and watch their son, Sam, play in the dirt in the front yard. She said, "This is Sam’s house."
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