People wave flags as cars drive down Capitol Street during reopen Maine rally Saturday, May 16, near State House in Augusta.
William Logan, left, places a flag in front of the headstone of Fred Freeman at Mt. Hope Cemetery on Thursday in Augusta. Logan, Dana Cyr, center, and Fred Umphrey volunteer with American Legion Post 2 in Augusta to track down and place a flag next to 600 veterans' grave markers in Augusta's cemeteries ahead of Memorial Day. The labor, which the Post has done since 1983, is repeated when the men return to the plots to collect each flag following the holiday. Freeman, who served with the infantry, died in France during World War I.
Dwight Babcock releases a shad he caught Monday, May 18, with a switch rod while fly fishing on Cobbossee Stream at the confluence of the Kennebec River. Using flies he tied, Babcock was able to catch more than 20 of the fish spawning in the mouth of the stream.
Kelly Flanagan walks past Gerard's Pizza on Water Street in Gardiner Sunday, May 17. A sign on the door said the sandwich shop would re-open on Tuesday.
Haley Christie collects dishes Monday, May 18, from a booth while Paula Tourtelotte stacks items behind the counter at Dave's Diner in Gardiner. Christie, who has served at the restaurant owned by Tourtelotte's family for seven years, said it was a relief to see old customers after an eight week hiatus due the COVID-19 shutdown order prohibiting inside dining. Tourtelotte said demand for booths was steady on the first day of the statewide reopening.
Valerie Craig of Waterville sips a cold glass of Prosecco while dining in for lunch at the Last Unicorn restaurant in downtown Waterville Monday. Craig, who read a book while eating a salad with fries, said she's been coming to the restaurant for about 40 years.
Joseph Legendre V, 5, is all smiles after catching a white perch while fishing with dad Joseph Legendre IV at China Lake in China Sunday, May 17. The Waterville family, including brother Jace, 2, sister Jacklynn, 8, and mother Samantha all cast a line. The kids each caught their first fish during the adventure according to their father.
Lance Whitehouse, right, and son Wade, 5, shovel mulch on Sunday, May 17, while working on a family gardening project at their Sidney home.
A golfer plays at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro on a sunny Wednesday.
Justin Hallett sets up to clean an office space in the Hains Building on the corner of Appleton and Main Streets in downtown Waterville on Tuesday. Businesses are cleaning as they prepare to return to work from several weeks of home-quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic.
People eat at their lunch at outdoor tables Wednesday in front of State Lunch on Water Street in downtown Augusta.
Temple Beth-El rabbi emeritus Susan Bulba Carvutto, left, waves at well-wishers Friday, May 15, after being discharged from Augusta Rehabilitation and coming back home to Granite Hill Estates in Hallowell. Staffers explained to the group that the facility's property is closed to visitors, but let them briefly wave and chat from a distance.
Chizzle Wizzle producer and Olios director Lindsey Morin carries costumes out the front door Thursday at Cony High School in Augusta.
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