Anchored by assistant coach Joe Fitzsimmons, Gardiner Area High School student RJ Sullivan competes in the shot put during a meet Thursday in Gardiner.

Derek Lamica and Susan Bucklin give their dogs — Mollie, Duncan and Izzy — a chance to run in a dandelion-filled field at the Hinckley boat landing off the Kennebec River on Monday.

Julie McKenzie, left, and daughter Evie plant flowers and place American flags Wednesday at the base of a military honor roll marker in front of the Albion Christian Church in Albion. Area towns are planning Memorial Day parades and festivities for Monday.

Ray Breton plants some perennials at a veterans memorial in front of the old town office in North Vassalboro on Sunday. Breton said he plants flowers at the memorial every year in preparation for Memorial Day weekend.

Sadie St. Peter, right, pours lemonade as her sister Gabbie holds a cup at their stand in Waterville on Sunday. The girls were raising money to attend a national dance competition this June in North Carolina.

Rep. Gay Grant, D-Gardiner, sits in a rocking chair on the third-floor balcony as she takes a break between meetings of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee on Wednesday at the State House in Augusta.

Gardiner Area High School’s Devon Maschino tries but can’t grab a line drive during a game against Maranacook on Monday.

Hall-Dale High School’s Olivia Maynard, bottom, collides with Mount Abram’s Nicole Bodge while pursing a popup in left field during a Mountain Valley Conference game against Hall-Dale on Wednesday in Farmingdale. Bodge was knocked to the ground but came up with the catch.

Lindsey Adams, left, and Mellissa Arroyo lead graduates into the Kennebec Valley Community College graduation ceremony on Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center.

Above and left, Harry Stickney, of Augusta, places flags on veterans’ graves Tuesday in Forest Grove Cemetery in Augusta. Stickney and other volunteers from American Legion Post 2 were placing flags in the cemetery complex near the Augusta State Airport in anticipation of Memorial Day, which is Monday.