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7/20/99<br /> Russ Dillingham Lewiston Sun Journal<br /> A dragonfly takes a precarious perch on top of a milk adder as it swims along the banks of the Androscoggin River in Turner Maine Tuesday afternoon 7/20/99

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  • Lynn Mcclelland, right, watches his grandson flip over backwards in South Pond at the Greenwood Town Beach in Greenwood, Maine Friday afternoon as he and his friend, Barbara Phelps, stay cool in the shade. The two are from the Greenwood area but their grandson, Jay Penta, is from New Hampshire visiting here on vacation. They met Lindsey Duhamel, who lives in Massachussetts on vacation with family at their home just down the road met in the water and she taught Penta some tricks as her cousin, Hunter King, hangs off her waiting for his turn.

  • Mlik Mohamud, of Lewiston, walks across the water fountain at Festival Plaza in Auburn Sunday afternoon while trying to stay cool with his siblings and father.

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  • Jason Snow of Lewiston flies out of a bowl in the Lewiston Skatepark Wednesday afternoon. He was practicing spinning the scooter around and landing back on it.

  • The Newbury Street Community Garden is growing great between the Androscoggin and Little Androscogin Rivers in Auburn Wednesday afternoon.

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  • Action from Saturday's final game of the 2019 Maine State Little League Tournament where Lewiston defeated York to advance to the regional tournament.

  • Lewiston relief pitcher Ethan Blue, center, reacts after recording the final out in his team's 8-4 victory over York Saturday at Elliot Avenue Little League Field in Lewiston to capture the state championship and advance to the regional finals in Connecticut where they will take on Massachussetts on Sunday. Behind Blue, left to right are Jeffrey Randall, Joe Dube and Mike Caron.

  • Fin Jimenez, of Scarborough, left, walks back to the barn after hopping off the tractor his sibling Fisher, was pretending to drive at Roebucks Angus farm in Turner, Maine on Sunday July 28, 2019 during the annual Open Farm Day. They came to visit with their friend, Abby Ham jumping off the tractor, who lives just down the street in Turner.

  • Ryan Smith, left and Robbie Hollis jog down the Whitman Spring Road Trail in Auburn Thursday night August 1, 2019 before a training run.

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  • In addition to firefighters bushwacking through brush and across streams to get to a woods fire near Tabers on Lake Shore Drive in Auburn Monday afternoon, many were ferried over on boats from the Route 4 boat launch. A helicopter making water drops was also used.

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  • Christopher Messier, 27, of Lewiston is hauled into the Auburn Rescue Boat in the middle of the Androscoggin River between Lewiston and Auburn Sunday afternoon by an Auburn Police Officer. When Lewiston police went to arrest him for failure to appear on a domestic violence charge he fled and jumped in the canal by Simard Payne Memorial Park and then along the banks of the river before jumping in and swimming away in hopes of getting away. Visit sunjournal.com to watch a video from the river.

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  • Wildlife Rehabilitator Jennifer Marchigiani lets Percy get some fresh air outside Misfits Rehab in Auburn where he is recovering Thursday afternoon.

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  • More than half the students graduation from UMF Saturday morning decorated their mortarboards for the ceremony.

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