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Ralph Dunn and his wife, Karen, clean their yard in Sumner on May 9, while their dog, Duke, watches. Ralph Dunn, a licensed forester, says he expects the couple will use their days off for the next month to remove debris from winter. “It will take four or five whole days working on it,” he says. Ralph Dunn oversees timber harvests on smaller woodlots, and says a fair amount of his work this year is salvaging trees that have been blown down or are broken. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Ryan Bourque, right, of Maranacook/Winthrop, levels Matt Fecteau of Oak Hill/Monmouth/Lisbon/St. Dom’s on May 6 during a game in Wales. Bourque was called for a penalty for a hit to the head. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Central Maine Community College students check their cellphones May 9 while awaiting the start of the school’s graduation ceremony at The Colisée in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Laurel Libby, right, congratulates Bob Brainerd on May 8 for being named the Auburn Business Association’s 2024 Citizen of the Year. The celebration is at the Auburn Senior Community Center at Pettengill Park. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Ben Drewal serves a loaded baked potato May 10 on the first day of The Green Ladle food truck at Lewiston High School. The culinary program is running the food truck on select days. It is open to the public, providing students real-world work experience, including handling customers’ needs. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Tyler Ward relaxes May 9 in a hammock he has hung next to Lake Auburn. Ward says he lives in Ohio and is passing through Maine on his travels. “I saw the lake and thought, ‘What a cool area,'” he says. “Pretty area you have here. You guys are blessed.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Paul Schofield, an associate professor of philosophy at Bates College, speaks May 7 during a forum on homelessness at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Owen Scott of Edward Little High School waits for the throw as Ben Wrigley of Mt. Blue High School dives back to first base during a game May 8 at Central Maine Community College in Auburn. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Walkers enjoy Old Orchard Beach at low tide May 4. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...

Andree Kehn is a staff photographer who has lived in Lewiston for the past three years and has been a Greenwood resident for 20 years, on and off. She has worked full time for the Sun Journal since 2015....

Daryn Slover always pulls for the underdog - what would you expect from someone that was raised in Cleveland and lives in Lewiston. He drinks cheap coffee and cheap beer so that he can afford to put his...

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