Amanda Levesque, center, shops for fireworks and gets advice from employee Nate Febus on Wednesday at the Pyro City store on Western Avenue in Manchester.
London Wallace, 7 of Brunswick, is reflected in the rearview mirror as she sits inside a 1940 Ford pickup during the 18th annual cruise-in and picnic Saturday at the VA Maine Healthcare System — Togus.
Skowhegan-Madison Elks Lodge members Pat Bragg, left, Sharon RIchardson and John Bragg grill burgers and hot dogs Saturday during the 18th annual cruise-in and picnic at the VA Maine Healthcare System — Togus.
His cheatin' heart? Can we know if this Eastern bluebird has been faithful to his mate?
Molloy Wicwire removes weeds Monday from a flower garden at the Vaughan Homestead in Hallowell. Wicwire and other members of the Kennebec Valley Garden Club were sprucing up plots around the community ahead of the Gardens of the Hallowell Area tour to be held Saturday July 13 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The club has prepared eight gardens and some pocket gardens in the city. Tickets may be purchased through Saturday at DR Struck, Alden Longfellows, Longfellows Greenhouse, and Berry & Berry Floral.
Josh Bernstein, right, and Philip Carucci, center, shop for fireworks at Pyro City Fireworks in Winslow on Wednesday.
Workers with Brookfield Renewable, seen reflected in a puddle, perform annual maintenance Wednesday on the Brookfield Dam at the falls on the Kennebec River below Ticonic Bridge connecting Waterville and Winslow.
Sophia Robbins, 9, leaps in to Outlet Stream from a tree limb in Vassalboro as the temperatures soared to the upper 80s.
Parade Grand Marshall Travis Mills waves Thursday with a prosthetic hand and jokes with spectators about having forgotten to bring the other arm during the annual Independence Day parade on State Street in Augusta. The parade started on Capital Street, turned onto to State Street and onto Water Street at the Memorial Circle into downtown. It finished at Old Fort Western on the banks of the Kennebec River.
Rick Stuart grabs a cup of water during the 17th annual Friends on the Fourth 5k on Thursday in Winthrop.
Downtown buildings are reflected in the Kennebec River Wednesday as a fisherman prepares the boat to head out at 7:06 a.m. from the East Side Boat Landing in Augusta.
Stephanie Levering, center, drives the Columbia Classic Car and Pro Town Auto Transport entry in the bed race at the Friends on the 4th race Thursday in Winthrop. They were the first of three beds that competed in heats in the event and took home the 00 prize.
Runners take off from the starting line just after 8 a.m. at the 17th annual Friends on the Fourth 5k on Thursday in Winthrop.
Mike Peters and his dog, Matilda, paddle into a cove Tuesday on Cobbossee Lake in East Winthrop. Peters said that Matilda has been riding with him for five years.
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