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Andy Valley Gymnastics instructor Joshua Chasse helps Starla McCue, of Auburn do a hand stand after vaulting into the air at the Lewiston center Tuesday evening. She was taking part in one of a variety of age and skill level classes that are ongoing and open for signups at andyvalleygym.com.

After hanging up his line for the day Ryan Gunzinger, of Turner watches his girlfriend, Jaimie Gagnon reel in the last cast of the day at the boat launch on the Androscoggin River in Turner Tuesday evening.

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Hundreds of Canadian geese rest and feed in a field off Route 9 in Sabattus Friday afternoon October 11, 2019 as they migrate North.

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Lewiston's Dylon Jackson dives for extra yards after putting a lick on Bonny Eagle's Garison Emerson during Friday night's game in Lewiston.

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Molly and Patrick Kimball, of Augusta, got a faceful of muddy water as they make their way through the course Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Sunday River in Newry, Maine during the North American Wife Carrying Competition. The couple from Augusta, Maine shook it off and finished the course with a respectable time.

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Leavitt's Camden Jordan looks for an opening as he tries to shed Wells' Matt Ouellette during the first half of Saturday night's football game in Turner.

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Wells quarterback Brady Fox is forced to throw an incomplete pass that stalled a drive at the end of the first half deep in Leavitt territory during Saturday's game in Turner.

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The foliage in the quad at Bates College in Lewiston, botom right is starting to peak as the womens soccer team takes on University of Maine Farmington in the middle of the photo Sunday afternoon, October 13, 2019 in Lewiston, Maine.

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Foliage in Kennedy Park and the surrounding streets glow in the late afternoon light as they begin to loose their colors Wednesday October 30, 2019.

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Kyah Ramsey screams before running off the porch after homeowner Jamie Amergian-Arey jumped out from behind her door Thursday night on Warren Avenue in Lewiston. After being reassured by her mother and gram, she returned to get her treat after being tricked Halloween night. For the past 15 years Arey has been adding to her decorations and refining her technique of scaring the neighborhood kids. "Every year some of them say they won't be scared but those are the ones who usually scream the loudest." said Arey before returning to her hiding spot.

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Ayden Carpenter, right and Breeanne Davis cehck out one of the fish tanks.

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Ward 1 city council candidate Safiya Khalid greets a voter at the Lewiston Armory Tuesday morning.

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EL/Leavitt/Poland girls' hockey coach Dana Berube keeps his daughter in check on the ice while balancing being a dad and coach.

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Ben Daley, from Chip Creek Farm in Lisbon plays the violin while customers browse during Sunday's first indoor farmers market of the season at the YWCA in Lewiston sponsored by the Lewiston Farmers' Market.

An aerial photo from the morning of the explosion shows the propane tank, top left, that had a leak in the underground line feeding the LEAP building, center, that was destroyed in an explosion September 16, 2019 in Farmington.

An aerial view of the devistation after an apparently accidental explosion at the Life Enrichment Advancing People (LEAP) building, 313 Farmington Falls Road, in Farmington, Maine killed one firefighter and injured seven other people, including a NorthStar Ambulance employee on Monday morning September 16, 2019. . The injured have been transported to multiple hospitals in Maine and Massachusetts.

Mt. Blue football player John Howard waves a special American flag in honor of the victims of Monday's explosion in Farmintgon as the Cougars take the field Friday night for their game against Brewer.

Mt. Blue football captain Kevon Johnson bows his head during a moment of silence to honor the victims of Monday's tragic explosion in Farmington prior to kickoff of Friday night's football game against Brewer in Farmington.

Nicole Simond, 35, of Lewiston, kisses a friend goodbye on Pierce Street in Lewiston Wednesday afternoon after being arrested on a warrant.

Jason St. Onge, of Lewiston, rubs the back of his head after hitting it on the roof of his SUV when it flipped over Tuesday afternoon on Washington Street in Auburn. He said he drove down Danville Corner and was cutting across Washington Street to Beech Hill Road and did not see a small blue sedan traveling North on Washington Street, pulling out into her path. The woman, who has not been identified, walked away and was being evaluated by rescue personel.

A slow start and warm weather late in the season means apples are a little behind this year but ready to be picked and many orchards, like Ricker Hill Orchards, have opened to for the public to come pick their own.

)ne of the most famous and well known swords is that of ancient Rome, the Gladius. Sam Salvati, a well known blacksmith from Maryland demonstrates techniques on grinding down the edge to his students. Their solid block of metal they started with at the beginning of the week are starting to take shape during their week long Forged Gladius class at New England School of Metalwork in Auburn Wednesday afternoon. The world famous school has ongoing classes throughout the year. For more information on upcoming classes and workshops visit http://www.newenglandschoolofmetalwork.com/

A monarch butterfly collects pollen from a flower in a garden on Mill Street in Auburn Thursday afternoon.