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Early morning sunshine lights up The Lady of Wisdom statue atop the Maine State House around 7:20 a.m. on Thursday in this view from Mount Hope Cemetery in Augusta. The capitol complex was shrouded in the fog bank along the nearby Kennebec River. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Nancy Perkins, right, and her husband, Larry, secure a sign Saturday, Oct. 12, announcing a harvest dinner at the Jesse Lee Church at 198 Plains Road in Readfield. The couple say they have attended the church, built by missionary Jesse Lee in 1795, for 50 years. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
Thorton Academy’s McKenna Castle plays in the Class A state golf championships on Friday, Oct. 11, at the Natanis Golf Club in Vassalboro. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Caitlin Kincaid, program coordinator for the Center for Small Town Jewish Life, carries a collage of quilt blocks Tuesday on a panel that shares the ancestry of Waterville people. The blocks were created by Waterville residents ranging from 3 to 92 years old, said Kincaid. The panel was displayed in the sukkah that Waterville Parks and Recreation workers are shown assembling at the left. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Seen from Manchester, the moon is in its waxing phase at 99% full as it sets behind trees at about 7 a.m. Thursday. Experts say the hunter’s moon in October orbits closer to Earth than do the other four supermoons of 2024. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Attendees place their palms against the new W.I.N.G.S. trailer on Sunday, Oct. 13, as it is blessed during the trailer’s unveiling at the Fairfield United Methodist Church at 37 Skowhegan Road in Fairfield. W.I.N.G.S., or Where Individual Needs Get Supplied, serves homeless veterans and all homeless people. The trailer carries essential items, such as warm clothing, blankets, sleeping bags, tents, footwear and personal care products. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Justin Thomas carries orange tape Tuesday while walking through the Halloween display outside his house in Waterville. Thomas says it takes about two hours to set up the lighted display. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Gardiner’s Katie Berard (13) races for a loose ball against Erskine Academy’s Jackie Sasse during Thursday’s soccer game in South China. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Members of the Messalonskee volleyball team celebrate against Gardiner during a match Tuesday in Oakland. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Joanna Linscott smiles Saturday, Oct. 12, while receiving a blueberry lemonade from Chadwick’s Craft Spirit while attending the Swine & Stein Brewfest with her friend Lydia Boucher, right, on Main Street in Gardiner. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Early morning sunshine lights up the colorful fall foliage of trees around 7:20 a.m. Thursday in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Augusta. In the background, a fog bank hovers over the Kennebec River further down the hill. 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...

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...