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Bob Sanders pedals east on Western Avenue toward the Maine State House on his “Ride Against War in Gaza Tri State Tour” on Thursday in Manchester. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Peter Phair, left, executive director of Waterville Area Habitat for Humanity, stabilizes a ladder for Skip Pratt while the two work Wednesday on framing the roof of a house the organization is building for a veteran and his children in Oakland. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
A couple motor Tuesday in their classic boat on the Kennebec River in Skowhegan. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
A fisherman and a kayaker share the water of the Kennebec River in Skowhegan on Wednesday. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Runners head up a hill Wednesday during the first of the monthly summer 5K trail race series at Bond Brook Trails in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Allden Gaudet, left, takes a photograph Thursday of his mother, Matraca Bellegarde, and brother, Tillden McLeod, during the baby show at the Monmouth Fair. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Musician Gene Fahn, of Madison, plays his acoustic-electric ukulele at Robbins Hill Scenic Overlook in Solon on Tuesday. Fahn said he was practicing before playing with the Tuesday Night Jammers, which is a group of friends that have been playing together for more than 40 years, he Fahn. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
A man competes in the demolition derby at the Pittston Fair on Sunday, June 23, while driving a Toyota Matrix. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Alexis McCormick, of Hebron, watches her shot during the Charlie’s Maine Open on Tuesday at the Augusta Country Club in Manchester. 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...

Anna is a 2023 graduate of Thomas College in Waterville where she received her Master’s in Business Administration and her undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in marketing...

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...