GRADUATION KISSES: Game Warden Troy Thibodeau kisses his grandmother, Bernadette Winters, after a graduation ceremony Friday for 54 students who attended the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. Officers from state agencies, county sheriff departments, municipalities and students enrolled at Thomas College completed the four-month course in basic law enforcement. Thibodeau, 30, of Augusta, is the class president at the academy and will serve as a district game warden with Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Staff photo by Andy Molloy