Dick Stukas finishes loading apples Oct. 19 into the cider barn at Stukas Farm at 144 Ferry Road in Lewiston. Stukas, 73, retired from General Electric Co. in Auburn, and a few of his GE colleagues come to the farm Thursdays each fall to help make apple cider. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A crane drives steel pilings Oct. 19 into rock in the Androscoggin River at the Frank J. Wood Bridge, which connects Topsham and Brunswick. The bridge is to be demolished after a new steel plate girder and concrete structure is completed, expected in October 2025. The bridge is expected to be closed for several days at the end of this month. The nearly $50 million contract was awarded to Reed & Reed Inc. of Woolwich. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Lucas Labreque, right, of Brunswick High School avoids Cole Ouellette of Gray-New Gloucester High School during a playoff game Oct. 19 in Brunswick. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Production Manager Jake Hodgkin of the Franco Center decorates the basement Oct. 18 for Fright Night in Lewiston on Oct. 19, 20 and 21 at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. The early show is less scary than the evening show, says Hodgkin, who has worked at various haunts throughout Maine, including Chaos on Cobb at his home in Poland. “When I was younger, I hated Halloween,” Hodgkin says. “Now, I love it.” The three-day haunt raises money for the Franco Center. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Coach Dan Gish of Lewiston High School speaks Oct. 14 with team captain Obed Antonio on the sideline during a home soccer game against Camden Hills Regional High School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A Ram 1500 pickup truck sits in Sabattus Pond on Oct. 18 after driving off Routes 9 and 126 in Sabattus. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Lily Yarnevich, top left, and Mabel Tyler, right, lead an introduction to technique class Oct. 16 for 6-year-olds at The Dance Center in Auburn. After practicing their routine for a performance next month, they were “dancing like fish” at the end of class. The class teaches jazz, tap, ballet and hip hop techniques. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal