Snow squalls such as this one on Front Street in Waterville struck central Maine on Friday, causing brief whiteout conditions.
A white-tailed deer leaps Wednesday across a field in Vassalboro. The deer fed on the boughs of a fallen tree limb, to replenish its winter fat reserves, before raising tail and fleeing into a nearby tree line.
Veterans advocate Laura Allen, center, hugs veteran Jason Richardson Monday during graduation ceremonies for the Co-Occuring and Veterans courts in Augusta. Richardson was one of 14 people who completed the intensive program administered at Kennebec County Superior Court by Justice Nancy Mills, at left.
A woman walks past the snowflakes and glasses on display Monday in the Water Street window of optometrist Donald Carbonneau during a snowstorm in Augusta. Several inches accumulated during the storm.
John Schellenger returns Sunday from a five-mile run in single-digit temperatures in Hallowell. The physician said he splits his time between Maine and Central America, where the temperature is about 65 degrees.
Firefighters and police escort a man shot by an Augusta police officer on Monday following a confrontation at an office at the former MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta.
An excavator and skid steer from Stewart’s Heavy Hauling removes rubbish Wednesday as they prepared to move a tractor-trailer that had crashed Tuesday afternoon near mile marker 111 in Interstate 95’s northbound lanes. Trash was taken out of the trailer to lighten the load before workers started trying to remove the wreck.
New Marine Patrol Col. Jon Cornish, right, hugs his daughter Katrina Cornish after she pinned his badge on him during a change of command ceremony on Friday at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. Retiring Marine Patrol Col. Joe Fessenden, left, and Cornish’s wife, Kim Cornish, also attended the ceremony.
The rising sun lights up the water vapor as Aaron Young washes his vehicle early on Saturday at Mister P’s Car & Truck Wash in Gardiner.
A snowblower clears the Kennebec River Rail Trail on Tuesday in Farmingdale. Snow was not likely to be a problem in the area for several days, with sun and clouds in the forecast through Monday.
Stylists at Salon West in West Farmington raised $350 by coloring pink streaks of hair for its patrons during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Proceeds were donated to Franklin Memorial Hospital’s Martha B. Webber Breast Care Centere. From left are Jordon Libby, Lisa Nagle, Faith Fletcher, Val Hoyt, Shellie Presby, and Gary Edwards, owner.
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