Nina Garrett, left, holds a cutout Sept. 25 of Patrick Dempsey as she and friends walk Lincoln Street in Lewiston during the 5K run/walk portion of the 2021 Dempsey Challenge. Beth Gerow, front left, and Garrett Nisbet, front right, are part of Orange Dragons Against Cancer, a Portland-based group taking part in the event for the 13th time. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A crane from Double R Crane Services of Poland hoists scaffolding Sept. 30 to the left tower of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston for Seacoast Scaffold & Equipment workers to erect. Diocesan Construction is repairing one of the spires, which was hit by lightning in July, and making other structural repairs. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Monmouth/Winthrop goalkeeper June Foyt tries to block Lily Day’s shot Sept. 29 during a match with Mount Abram in Monmouth. Day’s shot went wide. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Levi Tibbetts of Lisbon High School heads the ball into the back of the net Sept. 28 during the second half of a match against Hall-Dale High School in Lisbon. Tibbetts’ goal put the Greyhounds up 2-1, ultimately the final score. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Emma MacMahon of Poland Regional High School attempts to keep the ball in play Sept. 27 while being defended by Lexi Hutchings of Gray-New Gloucester High School in Gray. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Brayden Stevens hands the ball to Will Doyle during a drill Sept. 29 at practice in Bethel. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Steve Dayton of Lewiston uses his metal detector Sept. 27 to search for gold and silver at the outlet at Lake Grove Park in Auburn. A group responsible for finding a way to reopen the outlet beach to swimming hopes it will open by June 2022. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Michael Jamosik, left, and Mark Ozimek eat lunch Sept 27 at Festival Plaza in Auburn. The two work at Scott & Jon’s, a frozen food company across the street. “We have to get outside to decompress a little and see the water and see the sky,” Ozimek says. The city is in talks to overhaul the plaza, using relief funds included in the American Rescue Plan Act. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Teo Dunham of Greene waits Sept. 26 for his mother before they set out on bicycles during the 2021 Dempsey Challenge. They say they rode to honor Teo’s grandmother, who died of cancer several years ago. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal