Richard Wright of Troy, N.H., grinds a piece of steel Oct. 25 to forge into a Damascus knife at New England School of Metalwork in Auburn. The six-day class has students completing a 4- to 5-inch hunting knife. Wright has been taking classes at the school since 2004. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A masked man that wished to remain anonymous waits Oct. 28 for a bus outside the Oak Street Parking Garage in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A Lewiston man, who preferred to identify himself only as Scotty, takes a rainy stroll Oct. 27 along High Street in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jake McCoach works on control circuits Oct. 26 in the shop at Lost Valley in Auburn. The circuits will be installed on the outside of lift shacks so that ski lift operators can start, stop or slow down each lift. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

St. Dominic Academy players celebrate their third goal Oct. 28 during a quarterfinal field hockey game in Auburn against Telstar. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Dirigo’s Kara Woods, left, aims control of the ball away from Piscataquis’ Martina Hill on Oct. 27  at Dirigo High School in Dixfield. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Lewiston’s Igor Domingues flips over on his back Oct. 26 after being tackled by Messalonskee’s Draeden Soule during a Class A North playoff game in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal