Carroll Whitten scales the fence to the heifer pen at his family’s farm in Manchester Tuesday. The 89-year-old said he likes to check the condition of the herd every day, but more often as calf season is underway. Whitten said he hopes to have 23 cows born on his farm by summer.

From left, Dana Lesko, Abigail Shumway and Abby Dyer enjoy ice cream Wednesday amid the snow at Fielder’s Choice ice cream stand in Manchester on opening day. Long lines of customers waited at the windows and in the drive-thru lane as the temperature climbed into the low 50s.

Top is an interior photo of 25 Bond St. in Augusta taken on Jan. 16, 2013. The bottom photo from an open house on March 4, 2015, shows the kitchen after recent renovations.

Thomas Bryant, 5, of Limerick, hammers in a tap as Gov. Paul LePage watches on Tuesday at the Blaine House in Augusta. LePage, with help from some children, hung two buckets on the tree across Capitol Street from the State House. The annual event is a preview of Maine Maple Sunday, on March 22, when maple producers will host open houses across the state.

Audrey Walker shovels the entrance to the Masonic Lodge in Monmouth on Sunday. Walker said she was assisting her husband, David, who is recovering from hip surgery and is the lodge’s grand master. David Walker, who also serves as the grand master for the Masons in Maine, said the Masons have been meeting in Monmouth for 152 years and celebrate rites at a former church on Main Street.

Sebastian Coston, right, hugs Winthrop Unified teammate Sage Thomas after Thomas drained a 3-pointer that drove fans and teammates to their feet during a quarterfinal game Tuesday in Winthrop.

Matt Sinclair, right, and his father, David, secure a snowmobile they hoisted from under the ice on Maranacook Lake in Winthrop on Sunday.