TJ Couillard works March 31 to prepare the Lewiston High School softball field. The field has not been used for more than a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the equipment operator for the city. “The athletic director is ready to go,” Couillard said. “Hopefully, by the end of next week, the field will be playable. We want to make it presentable for opening day.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Charlie Dresdner, 12, of Auburn gets a hand from her mother, Lisa Mayer, while skating for her first time March 29 in Auburn. Dresdner is a sixth-grader at Park Avenue Elementary School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Zach Madison, 17, of Turner participates March 27 during the Towpro Tow Jam at Lost Valley ski area in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Children from the Auburn Adventures child care program swing March 30 on the Pettingill Park playground in Auburn. The Auburn Recreation Department program provides care for students on days they are not in school in person. Site Director Margaret Fogarty said students from kindergarten through sixth grade receive support while learning remotely. “It’s as close to school as you’re going to get,” she says. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

WIth recent rain and melting snow, Great Falls on the Androscoggin River, between Lewiston and Auburn, was roaring March 28. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Laura McLaughlin of Lewiston waits March 31 for a doctor’s appointment on Main Street in Auburn with her therapy rooster, TJ. Over the past four years, McLaughlin has experienced several tragedies. Her therapist wrote a letter to allow McLaughlin to have the rooster with her as an emotional support animal. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo