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Confetti flies on Sunday, June 30, as driver Howard Sharp, facing, and his son and navigator, Doug Sharp, of Rochester, New York, celebrate after being named grand champions and overall winners of the 2024 Hemmings Motor News Great Race on Water Street in downtown Gardiner. The men are in their winning car, a 1916 Hudson Hill Climber. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Megan Squires, left, and Natasha Kosowsky compete in the women’s crosscut saw event during Woodman’s Day contests Saturday, June 29, at Monmouth Fairgrounds in Monmouth. Matt Squires, center, had been spraying the saw blade with a mist of oil. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Richard Hilton Jr., of Norridgewock, soaks in the sun Tuesday on a new dock on the Kennebec River at Oosoola Park in Norridgewock. The dock is used for fishing and swimming, while an adjacent wooden dock, also new, is used by boaters. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Mark Risigner, of Saco, is seen through the trees as he paddles through Upper Richardson Lake on Saturday, June 29, in Adamstown Township. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Thomas Hebert, 16, of Clinton, dunks a basketball on Monday July 1, while working on his game at Cindy Blodgett Park in Clinton. Hebert also practiced three-point shots while shooting at regulation and non-regulation height baskets. The park is located behind the Clinton Town Municipal Office. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Members of Runnin’ Down A Dream, the Tom Petty Tribute Band, perform during Johnson Hall’s free Waterfront Concert Series on Friday, June 28, in Gardiner. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Lights Up Productions President Lyn Govoni and Bryant Cyr, vice president, walk through the 1909-era Skowhegan Opera House space on Tuesday. The facility, which seats 840, is located in the town’s municipal building in Skowhegan. The organization is leasing the space for $1 per year, contingent on making facility upgrades. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Tory Hemphill, of Vassalboro, shops for fireworks Tuesday at the Patriot Fireworks Maine store in Monmouth. The company has been in business since 2012 and has another store in Livermore. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Roger and Pollyanna Smith of Bumpy’s Pop-Up Kettle Corn sell their product Wednesday during the Central Maine 4th of July celebration at the Clinton Fairgrounds. The family business is based in Carmel in Penobscot County. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Nathan Dawe, 5, of Norridgewock waves a red, white and blue ribbon Thursday during the Central Maine 4th of July parade in Clinton. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Liv Hashey, 22, of Skowhegan, rides her horse, Blossom, while carrying the American flag Thursday during the Central Maine 4th of July parade in Clinton. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

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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...