Seth Carey walks a corridor March 15 at Lewiston City Hall while having signatures verified for his run for district attorney. Despite a suspended law license, Carey won a primary in 2018 and ran an unsuccessful race in the general election. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Lucy Morong, daughter of Central Maine Community College women’s basketball coach Andrew Morong, waits Mar. 12 while her father is interviewed by the news media after returning with his team, which captured the national championship. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf, rector of the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, rear, follows the procession of spiritual leaders from several denominations and Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline, front right, during a prayer service March 13 for the people of war-torn Ukraine. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

It has been a three-year wait for Julie Waite of Litchfield to get the tattoo Rob Beast, right, designed for her. Beast of Rhode Island Tattoo Co. began working on the tattoo Mar. 13 at the Ramada by Wyndham Lewiston Hotel & Conference Center, where more than 50 tattoo artists from across the country are back for the annual Fuel the Arts Expo that had been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Members of the Maine Army National Guard gather March 16 for a recognition ceremony at the Auburn Mall. Members were invited to a luncheon to receive thanks for helping to staff Central Maine Healthcare’s high-volume vaccination site for the past year. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Attendees crowd into the Lewiston City Council meeting March 15 at City Hall to weigh in on a proposed moratorium on homeless shelters in the city. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Reporter Julie Asher and videographer Mathieu Derrien of TF1, a television station in France, interview French-speaking residents March 15 at the Gendron Franco Center at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jairus Smith drives his lawn tractor out of his garage March 16 for the first time of the year. “I just want to make sure everything is running,” he says. “I’m forward looking to mowing the lawn.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Brian Robinson of Mechanic Falls dances March 14 on the bridge that crosses over the Little Androscoggin River in Mechanic Falls. Robinson is a regular presence on the bridge, where he says his dancing eases his boredom and lifts others’ spirits. “Everyone is suffering,” Robinson says. “I give them a chance to smile and make them want to love someone.” Robinson says he was inspired recently when learning about Polish families opening their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the war. “That’s how I am,” he says. “The devil can’t get to me. I am on an assignment from God.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal