A pedestrian crosses Appleton Street at the intersection of Main Street on Tuesday as warm sunlight reflects from the windows of the Care & Comfort building in Waterville.
Addison Carter, 2, left and her sister Peyton, 4, right, sit on Santa Claus's lap Saturday at the fifth annual Sukeforth Family Festival of Trees at The Elm in Waterville.
Leavitt Area High School's Mark Hermon (21) tries to reel in the ball on a pass attempt as Maine Central Institute's Nason Berthelette (13) tries to make a play in the Class C state championship game Friday at the University of Maine in Orono.
Leavitt Area High School's Cole Morin, center, kisses the Class C state championship trophy as teammates DaSean Calder, left, and Wyatt Hathaway, right, watch with the rest of their teammates Friday at the University of Maine in Orono.
Bella Lebovitz, 8, of Newport, digs into her food Thursday during the community Thanksgiving meal at Messalonskee High School in Oakland. The girl volunteered and served five different types of pies to the gathering.
Addy Ames, 1-year-old of Clinton, watches as her mother makes candy selections Tuesday for Addy and brother Wyatt, 4, at Candy Hollow in Oakland. The business is moving from its current location at 47 Main St. to 54 Main St.
Amy Thurston, left, and her sister Shannon Thurston, both of Winslow, were first in line waiting Thursday for doors to open at Kohl's in Augusta. The sisters had arrived at 6:50 p.m. and they had bought bedding, a vacuum and other items and were back out the doors in under 10 minutes.
Alex Hinckley, of Pittston who was third in line and had arrived around 4 p.m., sits wrapped in a blanket waiting Thursday for the doors to open at Best Buy in Augusta.
Volunteer Bev Michaud chats with diners during 42nd annual free community Thanksgiving dinner Thursday at Green Street United Methodist Church in Augusta.
Volunteers serve up meals during the 42nd annual free community Thanksgiving dinner Thursday at Green Street United Methodist Church in Augusta. Preparation for the meal started the day before when volunteers set up tables, decorated and peeled 60 pounds of potatoes to start the mashed potatoes. The meal included turkey, mashed potatoes, squash, peas, dressing, rolls and a variety of pies for dessert. There were also community dinners held by Le Club Calumet in Augusta, the Winthrop Rotary Club held one at the St. Francis Xavier Church in WInthrop and The Augusta Valley Scottish Rite Masons held one at the The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley.
Sandy Grady pours out a bag of homemade dinner rolls just before service began for the 42nd annual free community Thanksgiving dinner Thursday at Green Street United Methodist Church in Augusta.
David Hopkins reaches up to hang the string from another hand-blown tree-themed glass ball while setting up a window display Wednesday at Merkaba Sol on Water Street in downtown Augusta. There are many eclectic items available during Small Business Saturday in various shops throughout central Maine this weekend.
Mason Morin, 4, scrapes apples into a pie during the annual Make, Take and Bake event Wednesday at the Children's Discovery Museum in Augusta. Museum staffers help participants make a crust, filling and crumb topping to assemble into a pie to take home and bake there.
After signing an executive order on Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills, center, poses in front of recently installed solar panels.
A Lajoie Brothers crane moves a 40-foot tall fir tree into place on Saturday in Market Square in downtown Augusta.
Shawn Totman high fives a runner at the 1-mile mark during the 13th annual Gasping Gobbler 5K on Thursday at Cony High School in Augusta.
Light snow falls on runners during the 13th annual Gasping Gobbler 5K run on Thursday at Cony High School in Augusta.
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