2011
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Dozens of firefighters from several communities responded to a woods fire on Youngs Corner Road in Auburn Saturday afternoon after a controlled burn got out of hand and spread to the woods where it charred about 4 acres.
Allie Keene and Reagan, 8 mos., from Poland, take a walk with friends Tara Averill and her daughter, Aniston, 1, from Hartford, along the Riverwalk in Auburn Thursday morning. They usually walk in a different spot, but with Great Falls roaring, they decided on going to Auburn to walk and play at Bonney Park.
When Walton Elementary School second grader Ben Lavigne asked a representative at Cote Corporation if he could borrow a crane to show it to students in the school studying about building homes, his summer employer said he could take it and show it off. PreK student Sophie Sansoucy, 4, hangs out after a group photo was taken and they got a turn moving some of the levers on the crane.
Jami Childs of Poland, left celebrates a strike with her teammate, Samantha Marquis during Saturday's Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl For Kids' Sake at Sparetime Recreation Center Center. The 15th annual fundraiser has grown so much that it takes place over two days to accomodate all the teams that want to participate. Hannah Goodenow and Amber Crocker of Freeport round out the Dolls with Balls team, former classmates that get together every year to continue the tradition that not only helps raise money for a good cause, but a good way to keep their friendship alive.
Glen DeCarteret, C.P. checks out a valve that needs to be tweeked on a new prosthesis he made for Joshua Dyer of Waldoboro during a recent visit to the Lewiston office.
Glen DeCarteret, C.P., pulls a heated sheet of polypropelene over a cast to create a mold for a prosthetic at the Lewiston lab.
Sound Limbs sights unseen. Small tools used in the intricate work of creating a prosthesis sit on a small shelf.
Sound Limbs sights unseen. Sheets of Polypropelene and Copolimer wait to be heated and molded into nearly every orthotic produced.
This polycentric leg has 7 access points that provides the user a variety of positins or articulate.
Tools for grinding, boring and sanding on a larger scale that are affixed on an industrial drill.
Heather Emerson Jr. 7, of Lewiston plays in the rain with her siblings and family friends at the corner of Knox and Birch Streets in Lewiston while walking home from school with her mother in the rain Tuesday afternoon
A worker from Abatement Professionals tears apart the elevator penthouse at the former Intown Manor, a three-and-a-half-story brick building built in 1892 and originally used as an orphanage before becoming a boarding house and finally an assisted living facility untill it closed in 2005. A nearly $8 million dollar project will restore the National Historic Register building and add 32 apartments for seniors. Standing in the Post Office Parking lot on break and watching the process, postal worker Mitch Caron tells a coworker about the time he and other workers were on the steps nearby when a bolt of lightning came down and "took a chunk out of the lightning rod on top of it. Scared the crap out of us."
Clifford Chase of Wilton exercises his three year old trotter around a muddy Farmington Fairgrounds that still has a ring of snow around the edges Wednesday morning. "We do this every day mud or not." said the energetic sulky driver, covered head to toe in mud. He was one of several racers out on the track preparing for the first day of harness racing at Scarborough Downs next Saturday, April 2.
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Competitors practice at Sunday River Thursday afternoon for Friday's qualifying rounds for Saturday's finals of the Dumont Cup.
One of dozens of competitors practicing at Sunday River Thursday afternoon flies off one of the jumps at Sunday River as they prepare for Friday's qualifying round for a chance to compete in Saturday's finals of the Dumont Cup.
A wild turkey takes flight from a tree on the Delcliffe Lane in Lewiston Tuesday morning while he and more than a dozen others were forraging for food after Monday night's snowstorm.
Scott Berube stays low as he flies past a gate on the race course at Lost Valley Sunday afternoon during the final race of the season for the Maine Ski Challenge. Lost Valley is one of several local ski areas that take part in the racing series where the top four individuals in each age category will advance to next weekend's state championship race at Black Mountain. Berube won today's race with the fastest overall time in any division.
Lewiston's Michael Chaput gets a stick in the face by Rimouski's Jakub Culek during the thrid period of Friday night's game. Culek was penalized for the infraction.
Lewiston's Jake Dumas takes a shot over several outstretched Hampden Academy defenders during first half action from Saturday's Class A East State Invitational Basketball Tournament game between Hampden Academy and Lewiston High School.
Hampden Academy's Graham Safford, left and Lewiston's Jake Dumas battle for a loose ball during Saturday's tournament game in Augusta.
Lewiston's Colby Miles churns through the water as he compete's in the 500 yard freestyle during Friday night's swim meet against Belfast at the YWCA in Lewiston.
Leavitt's Courtney Anderson sneaks between several defenders to hit a layup during Friday night's 49-37 victory over Nokomis in the Class B State Championship girls basketball game
Leavitt's Amanda Jordan blocks a shot by Nokomis' Marissa Shaw during Leavitt's 49-37 victory over Nokomis in the Class B State Championship girls basketball game
Leavitt's Abbey Randall, left and Adrianna Newton celebrate Leavitt's 49-37 victory over Nokomis in the Class B State Championship girls basketball game
Mountain Valley's Cameron Kaubris tries to block a pass by Jay's Zach Bonnevie during Monday night's game in Rumford.
Leavitt's Kristen Anderson, left and Courtney Anderson celebrate after Leavitt's 49-37 victory over Nokomis in the Class B State Championship girls basketball game
Edward Little head varsity girls basketball coach Craig Jipson, right, and the rest of the team erupt at what they think is the end of the game during Monday night's KVAC championship game against Morse at Cony High School in Augusta. The clock still had a few more ticks left on it, but the Eddies celebrated again for real moments later.
Edward Little's Ian Therriault, left, and Bowne Leary, unseen at right, team up to strip the ball from Brunswick's Alex Ouellette during first half action of Monday night's game in Brunswick.
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Edward Little's Ashlee Arnold drives to the basket for a layup, but Mikoline Ostergaard was there to swat the ball away druing Satruday night's game in Auburn. Ostergaard was a dominating force under the basket as she helped the Shipbuilders swamp the Eddies 44-36.
Edward Little's strength is it's defense. Friday night Bangor's Brianna McKenna found that out the hard way as EL's Dwana Daigle, right and Kory Norcross, center, strip the ball from her as she was heading in for a layup.
Dirigo's Aighdan Weishar, left and Hunter Ross, right, team up to stuff Telstar's T.J. O'Connor as he takes a shot during Monday night's game in Bethel.
Lindsey Jacques of Livermore Falls slaps a gate away as she cruises to an easy victory during Wednesday's Class C State Championship Slalom at Saddleback Mountain.
Lisbon High School wrestler Forrest Cornell will be vying for his fourth state wrestling championship today in Augusta.
Mountain Valley's Nicholas Woods looks up at yet another hill he has to climb after cresting one during Thursday morning's state championship classical ski race at Black Mountain. His 29th place finish earned him enough points to become this year's skimeister.
Alex Rose of Livermore Falls slaps a gate away as he cruises to an easy victory during Wednesday's Class C State Championship Slalom at Saddleback Mountain.
A pair of dogs relax in the sun between rides at Sunday River Outdoor Center Tuesday afternoon.
Sunday River Sled Dog musher Krister Raasoch guides his team of sled dogs through the woods on the cross country trails at Sunday River Tuesday afternoon.
Colby Wheaton, 17 of Phillips flies over a jump at Saddleback Mountain Wednesday afternoon as he and thousands of others around the state enjoyed a picture perfect day to play in the snow, many on vacation from school.
Elva Harrison of Poland kisses one of 6 horses that got loose from the Puf and Pas Stable in Mechanic Falls after it got loose Thursday afternoon. When stable owner Kenny Sumner was at work, the race horses somehow got the gate opened and ran off. Harrison, police officers from Mechanic Falls and Androscoggin County Sheriff Officers as well as several other area residents helped corral the race horses.
Mechanic Falls police officer Alan Carr, left, Androscoggin County Deputy Jon Guay, center and Elva Harrison of Poland walk down Elm Street in Mechanic Falls after corraling these three horses near the intersection of Poland Corner Road over a mile away. While three of the six wayward hung around the farm, these three took off for a run down the road.
Kevin Cullenberg, right, a member of the Androscoggin Chapter of the Maine Society of Land Surveyors, points to the boot that was the joke of the day for the group spending Saturday afternoon at Gaslight Park in Lewiston. "It proves that we can get you to within a foot of where we measured." was Cullenberg's version. Arthur Montana, middle, and the others had their own rendition of the joke as they kicked up their heels in lawn chairs while waiting for people to talk to as they set out to promote the public service surveyors contribute. All across the country, groups spent Saturday afternoon setting up a first ever simultaneous nationwide Global Positioning System (GPS) survey, conducted by members of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) to commemorate National Surveyors Week and promote the numerous benefits of GPS. Using dual frequency receivers, groups all over the country set a mark into the ground to designate their spot and upload it into the global position system to become a reference point for future surveys.
Kiesha Edwards, 2, of Lewiston peeks up at her friend Jaymie Day, 7 of Lewiston at the Toy Library in Lewiston Saturday morning during the Second Annual Toy Library SHAREcenter Trykes for Tykes Fundraiser. Trycle's and other modes of children transportation were provided to pedal and push around in a circle in the middle of the gym as other activities went on nearby. Raffles, food and drinks were provided with a karate demonstration, puppet show, dance with face painting
Between the snow falling from the sky and what is being driven by the wind from his snowblower, Jeff Cressey of Lewiston is awash in snow as he clears the driveway of his neighbor on Blake Street in Lewiston Friday afternoon towards the end of the snowstorm that blanketed the state overnight and into the morning, causing schools and businesses to shut down for the day.
Michael Williams, 13, does a back flip off a bench in Lionel P. Potvin Park on Cedar Street in Lewiston Wednesday morning as he and a friend were enjoying the day off from school.
Lewiston Public Works Department employee Reggie Poussard fills one of a number of potholes on Strawberry Avenue in Lewiston Thursday morning. Public Works crews throughout the state are busy this time of year repairing damaged roads as the changing tempatures create havoc with the pavement. "We used over 8 tons of cold patch on Lincoln Street alone so far this year." says Poussard. He also quipped, "the worst part about it is the traffic. People complain about the potholes, but when we stop to patch them, they get mad because they have to slow down or stop for a second before going around us. You just can't win."
