Fans cheer as Monmouth/Winthrop midfielder Brooklyn Federico, left, celebrates after scoring against Hall-Dale during a Mountain Valley Conference soccer game Tuesday at Monmouth Academy. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Wells’ Sam DeMauro (32) and Griffin Brickett (1) tackle Winslow punter Tyler Brockway (10) as he tries to punt the ball after recovering an errant snap during a football game Saturday in Winslow. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Mt. Blue High School goalie Brooklynn Keene (52) receives a hug from teammate Anna Hyde (24) after making a save against Skowhegan High School in Farmington on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

After taking group shots of participants from the gazebo Saturday, Holly Hale grabs a selfie with other rallygoers in Belgrade. The protest was in response to the Texas abortion law. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Attaliie Hamilton, 4 of Winthrop swings a stick at a ball Monday while practicing shots at the goal between periods of the Cony versus Nokomis field hockey game at Cony High School in Augusta. Hamilton and her mother, Emily Dooling Hamilton, were at the game supporting Nokomis head coach Shaunessy Saucier. Saucier and Dooling Hamilton were teammates on the University of Maine field hockey team. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Finnian Wynne, 3, looks at a book Friday at the Hubbard Free Library in Hallowell. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Walkers at Granite City Park in Hallowell enjoy an elevated view Sunday of the Kennebec River, including a reflected house. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Lawrence Gagnon of Waterville heads home Tuesday with a gift card and bag of gifts he received from Kennebec Valley Community Action Program during a drive-thru event at the parking lot on Kimball Street behind Notre Dame Church in Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Preston Moody sprays cars Wednesday as they enter the Golden Nozzle CarWash at 340 Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville. Moody says during peak periods in the winter, about 1,300 vehicles go through the car wash on a typical day. The volume decreases to about 650 vehicles in the summer. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

People walk across the Two Cent Bridge on Tuesday as it is reflected in the calm surface of the Kennebec River in Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel