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Li Shen, left, and Stuart Blood admire produce on display Saturday, Sept. 23, in the Exhibition Hall at the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. David Leaming photo
Judah Amburg, 4, balances on a beam recently while playing with his mother, Misty, at the North Street Recreation Area in Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Mt. Ararat’s Alex Graf, left, defends Mt. Blue’s Lily Huntley during field hockey action Thursday in Farmington. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Jane Martin works in the gardens Tuesday at Penney Memorial United Baptist Church on Water Street in Augusta. She and other volunteer gardeners keep up the landscaping around the church grounds. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale quarterback Braden Branagan, center, outruns a diving tackle attempt by Oak Hill lineman Dominic Biron during a football game at Charlie’s Field in Winthrop on Saturday, Sept. 23. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Messalonskee’s Kyra Cummings, center, is greeted by teammates as lineups are introduced Wednesday before the volleyball match against Cony at Messalonskee High School in Oakland. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Cony’s Ariel Sookma touches “Doc’s Rock” as he and the rest of the Rams football team head in to play Lawrence in a football game Friday, Sept. 22, in Augusta. It’s tradition for players to touch the monument to the late Dr. John Barnard, an Augusta physician and supporter of the team. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Parishioner Christina Fasse wipes tears Sunday, Sept. 24, during a time of sharing that is part of the final service at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House in Pittsfield. The building is being sold and the congregation is moving its services to the Pittsfield Public Library. About 40 people attended the service. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Volunteer Jennifer Fortin, left, rings a cowbell while cheering on runners and directing to last turn towards finish line at the Kennebec Valley YMCA’s 30th annual Rise and Shine 5k Road Race in Augusta on Friday, Sept. 22. Dozens of runners and walkers participated in the event that started and ended at the Y and went along the Kennebec River Rail Trail. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

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Joe Phelan is an award winning journalist who makes photos and videos around the capital area for the the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and the other Masthead Maine publications. Joe’s first journalism...

Rich is a career photojournalist and writer who got his start in newspapers in 1987 at the Fort Morgan Times in Colorado. His appreciation for photography and stories began as a kid while watching slide...

Michael is a Maine-raised photojournalist who has been on staff at the Morning Sentinel since August 2010. He is a 2002 graduate of Sterling College in Vermont where he studied experiential education with...