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A woman at the Hannaford parking lot at 40 Maine Ave. in Gardiner takes a photograph on Saturday, Aug. 24, of a rainbow. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Drivers in sulkies compete Saturday, Aug. 24, during a harness race at the Windsor Fairgrounds. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Kindergarten aide Nikki Boucher, left, and second grade students Clarice Kingsbury, second from left, Lucy Clark and Maevia Solis join hands Wednesday while walking across the playground on the first day of classes at Atwood Primary School in Oakland. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Customers and salespeople look over the displays Sunday, Aug. 25, during the annual hot tub exhibition at the Augusta Civic Center at 76 Community Drive. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
Author and publisher Brian Hershey of Portland shares a table Sunday, Aug. 25, with a werewolf as Hershey sells his horror books during The Maine Book Fest in the lobby of Waterville Creates in downtown Waterville. Hershey says the werewolf plays the character Dr. Mya Bishop in one of his books, “Forgotten Sin.” Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Winslow’s coach Mary Beth Bourgoin performs with her team during the dance competition at the play day at Winslow High School on Saturday, Aug. 24, in Winslow. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Four community advisors play volleyball Thursday as they wait for more student to arrive on move-in day at Augusta’s dormitories in The Stevens Common complex in Hallowell. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Maranacook’s Josh Herzing lines up a putt during a golf match Wednesday at the Augusta Country Club in Manchester. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Winthrop’s Madeline Wagner makes an aerial pass in a scrimmage at the play day at Winslow High School on Saturday, Aug. 24. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
An official runs up for a better view as a South Portland defender chases a Cony player running with the ball during a football scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 24, in Augusta. 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...

Andy started his photojournalism career with the Kennebec Journal in 1995. Over the years, he has won numerous Maine Press Association awards for his images of Maine people, places and events and contributed...

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...

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...