Brady Grotton, left, Kyle Zembroski and Kenny Nikornpan shovel the tennis courts on Friday April 3, 2015 at Erskine Academy in South China. Track team members were also shoveling off the track nearby as Friday temperatures were in the low 60s.
Augusta Police Officer Ben Murtiff, left, arrests Assama-vi Kuomou-Nete, 27, Wednesday as Officer Todd Nyberg counts money seized following his apprehension in Augusta. Police detained Kuomou-Nete after receiving reports of a man assaulting a woman.
Brian Parke, president and chief executive officer of the Maine Motor Transport Association, right, sits on the fourth floor while someone else, bottom left, sits on the third floor under the State House dome on Tuesday in Augusta. Lawmakers, lobbyists and staffers are more than halfway through the 127th Maine Legislature, with statutory adjournment set for June 17.
Justin Underwood, right, and Michael Giroux dig out Thursday from the storm that deposited several inches of snow overnight on many parts of Maine, including Underwood’s business, Hallowell Seafood and Produce. A dose of spring was expected to arrive over the weekend with temperatures predicted to reach the 60s. Underwood said business has remained steady this year despite the heavy snow.
State police firearms instructors Angela Porter, left, and Keith Barton observe Maine Criminal Justice Academy cadet Rance Mills fire a pistol at a range in Augusta on Monday. The students enrolled in the 28th basic law enforcement class are expected to fire 1,500 rounds in five days of training to qualify to carry a firearm. Mills, of the York Police Department, and fellow students are scheduled to graduate on May 22.
Students tell visitors about the character they’ve researched and are playing during an open house on Friday at Wayne Elementary School. The display was put on by the 19 students in Heather Chalmers combined fourth and fifth grade class. Each student portrayed a historical figure from America’s westward expansion in the 1800s. The third grade class also had a display of their geography projects.
Firefighters battle an apartment building fire on Friday night in Augusta. Departments from several surrounding communities helped put out the fire, which was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m.
Firefighters pour water on a multi-unit apartment house at 15 State St. in Augusta Friday night. Departments from several surrounding communities helped put out the fire, which was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m.
Tennis team members shovel the tennis courts on Friday April 3, 2015 at Erskine Academy in South China. Track team members were also shoveling off the track nearby as Friday temperatures were in the low 60s.
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