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    Week In Photos March 28-April 3, 2020 - Morning Sentinel photo by Rich Abrahamson | of | Share this photo

    Jeff, 61, walks Thursday through a wooded area near his secondary home in Embden. Jeff, who was diagnosed with the virus on March 22, said that shortness of breath is the only symptom he's currently having. He is active while practicing distancing at his wooded home where he goes on daily walks up to 3 miles in length.

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    Karissa Ostheimer surveys the Kennebec River on Monday, March 30, while accompanying her dog, Fenton, on a stroll through the snow. Clouds and rain remain in the forecast through Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

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    With a makeshift cloth partition at the left, the Rev. Patrick Finn waits to receive the next person in a drive-through confession Wednesday created at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Winslow. In response to the coronavirus and the closure of places of worship, Finn heard confessions throughout the day while parked at the church.

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    Week In Photos March 28-April 3, 2020 - Kennebec Journal photo by Andy Molloy | of | Share this photo

    City of Gardiner employee Tucker Fitzmaurice a sign Thursday that the popular walking area at the Gardiner waterfront is closed to the public. City officials made the decision "due to excessive use," Gardiner Police Chief Jim Toman said. "It's unpopular but necessary to do our part to flatten the curve and stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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    Week In Photos March 28-April 3, 2020 - Kennebec Journal photo by Joe Phelan | of | Share this photo

    Customers waiting in line stand far back from vendor tables on Tuesday at the Farmers Market at Mill Park in Augusta. The outdoor market takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays.

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    Kelsie Dunn, 11, enjoys house-made blueberry coffee cake as she skates through the dining room of Jorgensen’s in Waterville Wednesday. In response to the coronavirus, many eateries, including Jorgensen's, have closed their dining rooms and now offer carry out and call in orders only. During the down time, Dunn and her mother, store owner Theresa Dunn, are painting and deep cleaning the cafe. The girl, who works the cash register and takes orders, said she likes talking to customers, drinking coffee and dancing when she’s at the cafe. Like many area business owners, Theresa Dunn said she's had to lay off her entire staff.

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    Week In Photos March 28-April 3, 2020 - Morning Sentinel photo by Michael G. Seamans | of | Share this photo

    Laurie Fenlason walks the mountain bike trails at their home in Winslow on Tuesday.

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    Co-owner Don Lanchance pulls out tape Thursday to make another line for customers waiting to check out at Boynton's Market in downtown Hallowell. He was marking out 6-foot spaces to comply with social distancing recommendations in Governor Janet Mills's most recent executive order dealing with the novel coronavirus.

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    The Maine Turnpike Authority's service plaza in West Gardiner is empty Saturday as more travelers are staying home. The chairs and tables were removed when the state banned dine in restaurants last week. The restrooms and some of the restaurants are still open but the Maine Center For Craft in the building is closed.

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    A lone runner goes east along Water Street in downtown Gardiner around 8:45 a.m. on Saturday. Most of the businesses had signs in the windows saying that they were closed because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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    A lone umbrella carrying pedestrian strolls at 8:13 a.m. on a cold rainy Thursday on Water Street in downtown Augusta.

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    Week In Photos March 28-April 3, 2020 - Morning Sentinel photo by Michael G. Seamans | of | Share this photo

    A large group of young adults ignore social distancing and play a game of basketball at the North Street courts in Waterville on Friday.

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    Glenn Fenlason's shadow is seen as he rides along the skinny farm practicing different obstacles at their home in Winslow on Tuesday.

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    Week In Photos March 28-April 3, 2020 - Kennebec Journal photo by Andy Molloy | of | Share this photo

    Women and children visit from the distance of their cars Tuesday at the Gardiner waterfront. The mothers with children enrolled in the Hall-Dale school system said they like to have a cup coffee with each other but from a safe distance to avert transmission of the coronavirus.

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    Lauren Gurney waves with her mother, Jessica, Wednesday at State Trooper Sam Tlumac as he leads a parade of more than 100 people in a caravan of cars past her home in Manchester. Neighbors and classmates, along with Winthrop Ambulance and law enforcement officers, slow rolled past her home to celebrate her eighth birthday.

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    Jess Merrill writes a check on the hood of his pickup Tuesday as West Gardiner tax collector Sue Pierce returns to the town office with mail and papers. Residents of the town are encouraged to make inquiries online or by phone with documents sent by mail. The West Gardiner annual Town Meeting also has been postponed.

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    Nels, left, Shelby and Nic Omdal carry a counter Monday, March 30, from the Frosty's doughnut shop they closed in Gardiner.

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