After the chores are done, Kate Abbruzzese closes the door to the barn.
Tom Hoffelder of Norway lines up his telescope to view Neptune at Twitchell Observatory in South Paris Wednesday night. He is a astronomy buff, along with others who routinely come to the observatory to help during open houses. Students from Maine Connections Academy (MCA), the state’s first virtual public charter school, were on field trip at the observatory. The red streaks at the bottom right are from a flashlight during the 30 second time exposure required to capture this photo.
While music pulsed in one room as kids played pool, foosball and danced at the Root Cellar on Birch Street in Lewiston Wednesday afternoon, there were other quiet rooms where kids were doing homework, art, cooking and a variety of other projects with numerous staff and volunteers mentored and monitored. Nyshia Dunn, 9, of Lewiston, chose to find a quiet spot to enjoy a book. The Root Cellar is a Christian mission with the goal of uniting the local community cause of satisfying the physical and spiritual needs of innter-city youth and their families. It was started nearly 30 years ago in Portland and expanded to Lewiston in 2009. If you would like to know more, volunteer or share your skills, visit their website at: www.therootcellarlew.org
