Players from Winthrop and Forest Hills compete during a G&E Roofing series playoff game Monday in Augusta.

Players from Winthrop and Forest Hills compete during a G&E Roofing series playoff game Monday in Augusta.

Edward Demetriou rows to the finish line during the Kennebec Row 5K on Sunday in Skowhegan.

A rower puts on socks before competing in the Kennebec Row 5K on Sunday in Skowhegan.

From left, Rene Walther Young, Anne Young and Sarah Walther Young watch as John Doody lifts a chuck of granite he split off using feathers and wedges Saturday at Stevens Common in Hallowell. Doody drilled holes along the line he wanted to split and then tapped in the metal parts to build up pressure to snap the granite.

Butch Durgin steers a plow Friday pulled by his horses Bill and Ben during the plowing contest at the Pittston Fairgrounds.

Butch Durgin steers a plow Friday pulled by his horses Bill and Ben during the plowing contest at the Pittston Fairgrounds.

Sitting in judges booth Friday, Jesse Barton, left, times Logan Robinson as he and his team compete in the scooting contest, where horses pull a sledge with rider and log through a course, at the Pittston Fairgrounds.

John Govostes Jr. feeds a treat to a dog Thursday while making deliveries on Great Pond in Belgrade. Owners said that dogs waited for him everyday. Govostes stopped to visit them with treats even if their owners didn't have mail that day.

John Govostes Jr. opens a mailbox July 25 to put in a package on his watery route on Great Pond in Belgrade.