James the Number 5 Red Engine rounds a bend during the annual Maine State Museum toy train event Saturday in the Cultural Building atrium in Augusta.
People look at of the two Maine 3 Railers Club displays during annual Maine State Museum toy train event Saturday in the Cultural Building atrium in Augusta.
The feet of Hector Roma stick out of the water Saturday as he dives into the Kennebec River during the Kennebec Dip at the boat launch near Two Rivers Campground in Canaan.
Gardiner's Lizzy Gruber guards Mt. Blue's Lexi Mittelstadt during a game Tuesday in Gardiner.
Dan Robideau, left, and Tucker Fitzmaurice hang lights on a fir tree Monday in the gazebo at the Gardiner Common. The City of Gardiner employees were staying dry while bringing some light to the Common for the holidays.
A women unfurls an umbrella Monday after exiting Renys in Gardiner during a downpour. Rain was expected through Tuesday with temperatures reaching the 50s, according to the National Weather Service, before dipping back below 30 Wednesday and Thursday.
Workers secure a trench box after it was lowered Tuesday into a hole on Water Street in Waterville. The hole was dug after underground sewerage and stormwater lines broke.
Lawrence High band members sing "Hey oh, let's go!," during pre-game performance of Blitzkrieg Bop before season opener in Folsom Gymnasium on Dec. 6 at Lawrence High School in Fairfield.
A worker examines a water main that ruptured Thursday beneath the Bridge Street bridge in Gardiner. Witnesses said an excavator that was working accidentally hit the water pipe, flooding the area beneath the bridge. The construction is part of a Maine Department of Transportation project to rebuild both bridges in Gardiner spanning Cobbossee Stream.
Skowhegan's Bhreagh Kennedy reacts to her name being called as Miss Maine Field Hockey on Sunday in Augusta.
Winthrop's Kena Souza, right, guards Monmouth's Katie Harris on Wednesday in Winthrop.
Water Street in downtown Hallowell looks like a kaleidoscope when seen through a stained glass snow flake, created by Richard MacDonald, seen Wednesday in the Holiday Pottery Shop in downtown Hallowell. It is the 13th year for the annual popup gift shop that is in at corner of Water and Winthrop streets. In honor of 13th anniversary they'll have a 13% off sale on Friday the 13th. The gift shop has work from 11 potters and nine other artists and craftspeople.
Volunteer Joy Hemmings sorts donated toys Wednesday in the Capital Region Salvation Army's Christmas Castle in The Marketplace at Augusta.
The Maine State House behind decorated trees Tuesday evening in the middle of Memorial Circle in Augusta. The streaks on the right are made by vehicle taillights moving through the 1/2-second exposure.
Morning sunlight glows in the light dusting of snow clinging to wilder flower around 7:50 a.m. on a cold Saturday at Viles Arboretum in Augusta.
Carrabec's Cheyenne Cahill, back, tries to knock the ball away from Madison's Emily Edgerly in a game Monday in Madison.
Carrabec's Courtney Rollins, right, battles Madison's Emily Edgerly for the ball during a Mountain Valley Conference game Monday in Madison.
Hazel Wiggins, 2, of Orono, skis Sunday while attending the season opening ski races at Quarry Road Trails in Waterville. The girl's parents said it was Hazel's second season skiing. Competitors raced in middle school, high school and adult divisions.
Student Dylan Hardenburg, right, races to dress in fire gear and equipment Wednesday during a timed drill for junior firefighters in training at the fire department in Fairfield.
A drone captures an image of skiers Wednesday as their shadows stretch on the trail at Quarry Road in Waterville, taking advantage of Wednesday's cold and sunshine. Temperatures are expected to rise during the weekend, but then fall to more seasonal levels Monday, when Quarry Road can take advantage of its snow making capability.
A bird's-eye view taken from a drone of the excavation and repair of 30-inch sewerage and stormwater piping that broke Nov. 29 alongside Water Street in the South End of Waterville. Crews from the Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District, Kennebec Water District, city of Waterville, Waterville Sewerage District and several contractors worked together to make the repairs and expect to wrap up the project Friday.
Matt DuBois, center, reacts as he emerges from the icy waters Saturday during the Kennebec Dip at the boat launch near Two Rivers Campground in Canaan.
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