SNAPSHOT: A tradition

Tess Gioia and her father, Jim, select fishing gear Sunday in a downpour at the confluence of Cobbossee Stream at the Kennebec River in Gardiner.  The elder Gioia said casting is a Sunday tradition with his daughter, who caught and released a bass in the rain swollen Kennebec River.

SNAPSHOT: Casting away

SNAPSHOT: Where do you plug in the chalk?

SNAPSHOT: Friends

Bergeaud Gilloux, left, photographs his friends Berdo James Jean, right, and Denise O’Neill beneath Memorial Bridge in Augusta on Wednesday. The Waterville trio were exploring the Kennebec River beneath an overcast skies that is forecast to be completely clear this weekend.

SNAPSHOT: Off the grid

Don’s Electric employees Kirk Gettig, top, and Tom Cameron wire solar panels to a pole Wednesday on Route 201 in Farmingdale. The electricians are erecting two solar banks to power LED poles that will provide a light to bikers and walkers emerging from the trail on Route 201. The work is being paid for by […]

SNAPSHOT: Green in the ground

Ken Fair, left, and Adam Soucy plant a row of onions Monday at Applewald Farm in Litchfield. The Fairs and other farmers across Maine are busy putting down roots this week before rain returns.

SNAPSHOT: 50 years

Rev. Walter Brown, left, greets Randolph United Methodist Church parishioner Dick Leighton during a 50th anniversary celebration of the chapel’s construction Sunday.  The church was razed by fire and rebuilt in 1961.  Brown served between 1965 and 1971 at the church where Leighton has been a member for more than 50 years.  Randolph United Methodist […]

SNAPSHOT: Bite out of crime

BITE OUT OF CRIME: State Trooper Stephen Hills is nipped Tuesday by a police dog during law enforcement canine training in Vassalboro. Dogs and their police handlers were practiced tracking and apprehending suspects.

SNAPSHOT: Ramp ready

Maine Department of Conservation employee Patrick Brown lowers a hoist Monday after helping place a ramp in the Kennebec River at the state boat launch in Hallowell. Brown and colleagues Matthew Myshrall and Bill Cunningham placed the ramp and floats for boats that will remain in the river until the end of October.

SNAPSHOT: Raise a glass for Mom

Lois Kenney, right, serves up a glass of wine while her partner at Two Hogs Winery, Ann Dube, second from right, pours a glass Sunday during a Mother’s Day wine tasting at the Vassalboro shop. The vintners bottle and sell nine different types of wine made from Maine berries, according to Kenney. The name derives […]