Sonia Bermonty, right, and Doris Harvey hug Feb. 21 in the parking lot at the Big Apple convenience store at 1198 Lisbon St. in Lewiston. Bermonty has begun a program with Lewiston residents Jeannie Deighan and Marie Rose to provide vouchers to homeless people to wash their belongings at the Washtub Laundromat at 100 Horton St. in Lewiston. Bermonty says she was homeless as a teenager and seeks to be the kind of person she needed when she was younger. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Reece Chapman receives a hug Feb. 18 from his mother, Angie Chapman, after scoring his 100th goal of the season. The boy’s goal put the 10U Gladiators Black hockey team up 1-0 over the Casco Bay Knights during the 52nd annual Lions Tournament in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Kevin Callahan, left, prepares to lock arms with Paula Drouin, bottom, as caller Cindy Larock, top left, plays the spoons, accompanied by live music, while leading dancers Feb. 23 at the Maine MILL at the Bates Mill Complex at 35 Canal St. in Lewiston. The Movement at the Museum Franco Folk Dancing event features contra, square and circle dances like those enjoyed years ago at Franco American kitchen parties in the Lewiston-Auburn area. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Jim Francis, center, works on his car’s brakes Feb. 21 in Auburn with the help of Floyd Cooper, left, and another friend, who did not want to be identified. The three say they are teaching themselves to do the work with the help of YouTube videos. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Nora McCourt of Mt. Blue High School in Farmington heads toward the finish line Feb. 20 on her way to winning the girls’ Class A freestyle race at the 2024 MPA Maine State Nordic Ski Championships at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Mervin Kimball Jr. tees off Feb. 19 at Devils Grove Disc Golf at 455 Grove St. in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

US Ice Cross Association professional racer Matt Kawahara soars over a jump Feb. 22 during a shortened practice run at the Lost Valley ski area in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Isaac Keresey of Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield reacts Feb. 17 during the 157-pound championship match against Hudson Lufkin of Dirigo High School in Dixfield. Lufkin won the Class B state title in an 11-3 decision. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Wally the Green Monster, the Boston Red Sox mascot, high-fives Ellowyn Hathaway on Feb. 21 at the Lewiston Armory at 65 Central Ave. Wally, who has two World Series trophies with him, is visiting Lewiston to express gratitude to city employees for their efforts during and after the Oct. 25 mass shooting. Above, Wally meets with children participating in the recreation program at the armory. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Gray-New Gloucester High School basketball fans cheer Feb. 21 as their team pulls away from Freeport High School in the final seconds at the Portland Expo. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal