John Lanoue, left, of Bedford, N.H. and his daughter Laura Lanoue plunge into Maranacook Lake on last Saturday in Winthrop.
Early spring flowers poke through the snow last week in Hallowell.
Alaechia Lamoreux, left, Roxanne Carter and Andrew Bellegarde jump into Maranacook Lake on last Saturday in Winthrop.
This combined photo shows the beginning and near completion of demolition of 15 State St. in Augusta on Tuesday. The apartment building near the corner of State and Laurel Streets was damaged in a fire April 3.
Karen Marriner looks for audiobooks on Saturday at Lithgow Library in Augusta. It was the last day before the library closed for renovation. It will temporarily be in the Ballard Center — the former MaineGeneral hospital — on the city’s east side.
Rep. Catherine Nadeau testifies on L.D. 1219, “An Act To Allow Active Members and Veterans of the Armed Forces Who Are at Least 18 Years of Age and under 21 Years of Age To Consume Alcohol at Eligible Veterans’ Organization Posts and American Legion Halls,” on Wednesday before the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee in the State House in Augusta.
Isaac Andrews, 11, plays the clarinet Tuesday outside his Hallowell home. Andrews, who also plays the banjo, was taking a break from making mud pies with his little brother, Lucas.
Augusta Parks and Cemeteries supervisor Chris Blodgett collects iron sleeves Tuesday that held pins to secure the backboards of the ice rink at Mill Park in Augusta. One side of the wooden rink blew down in the wind on Tuesday. “The other half is still frozen,” Blodgett said.
Pat, left, and Robin Chase roll a round bale Sunday into the stalls at Happy Farm in Whitefield. The 22 heifers at the dairy farm yielded 25 calves this spring, Robin Chase said. The cows will hopefully be released into the pasture soon. “It’s got to be quick,” Pat Chase said of spring grazing. “I’ve been haying them since October.”
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