Nicole Kenney sings and plays her guitar Tuesday near the corner of Water and Bridge streets in downtown Augusta. She said that she was playing outside on her lunch break to show people the love of Jesus.
Jason Brooks, 11, protects his ice cream cone from a pair of hens he cares for Sunday, Aug. 2, at his home in Waterville. Brooks and his family converted a playhouse to a chicken coop with the help of their dad who is a carpenter. The family gathers up to four eggs a day. The seven laying hens were hand raised by the family. Merida, the hen at left, was named after a character in the Disney movie "Brave," according to the family.
Deb Moody picks blueberries Tuesday at Pine Acres Farm in Skowhegan. The patch features seven varieties of blueberries, according to farm owner Randy Parsons. There is also a roadside stand at the farm. Parsons' grandfather, William Parsons, founded Pine Acres Farm in 1941. The blueberry patch was established in 2000. The farm has been in operation for three generations.
An umbrella provides shade from the sun and shelter from any passing shower for a lone individual at Colby College in Waterville on Friday.
Great Dane Waldo pokes his head through the sun roof and barks after swimming with owner Kylie Beaudoin, right, in Kennebec River in Vassalboro on Thursday.
Jennifer Paisley hangs laundry Monday, Aug. 3, at her house in Hallowell. The art teacher said she was putting out everything she could launder after her sons and husband went sailing this weekend and she went camping. She hoped to have everything fresh and dry before the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaias. A tropical storm watch has been issued for all of Maine through Wednesday morning.
Josephine Christianson, 1, samples an ear of sweet corn Sunday, Aug. 2, that she picked with her brother, Easten, 3, and parents Caroline and Steve at a plot the family cultivates in Readfied.
Rosco leaps onto the paddleboard of his master, Edie Pallozzi, after guiding her sister, Julie Pallozzi, up the Kennebec River on Thursday in Richmond. The siblings were returning to shore ahead of a thunderstorm after exploring between Richmond and Swan Island.
The scoreboard above Alumni Field at Cony High School in Augusta doesn't have much to display these days.
Erskine Academy field hockey players work out Tuesday on a field at the China school.
Race fans watch cars taking their practice laps Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Wiscasset Speedway. Grandstand seating was limited to 200 tickets to comply with state coronavirus rules.
Crews from Winslow's fire department remove a fallen tree from Nowell Road on Tuesday night in Winslow, as the stormy remnants of Hurricane Isaias swept across Maine.
Jon Moody, superintendent of Maine School Administrative District 54, is displayed on the laptop screen as school board member Gary Sinclair listens during a meeting Thursday at Skowhegan Area Middle School.
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