Con Fullam, right, chats May 21 with musician Denny Breau during a break in the Lewiston City Council meeting. A video of Fullam’s “Oh Lewiston” debuted at the meeting. The song, featuring many Maine artists, including Breau, aims to uplift the city after the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Willow Bisson, a kindergartner at Meroby Elementary School in Mexico, receives a close-up view May 20 of the bee apiary at Mountain Valley Middle School, also in Mexico. Students are celebrating World Bee Day with various bee-related activities. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Sonia Bermonty, left, gives Doris Harvey a hug May 17 after bringing clothes for Harvey. Bermonty advocates for the unhoused and recently created the nonprofit Operation You Matter. Harvey is homeless, but has found a couch on which she is able to sleep temporarily. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Kelsey Averill, left, and Taylor Collins enjoy treats May 23 at Dairy Joy at 109 Campus Ave. in Lewiston before finishing their regular lunchtime walk around St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, where they work. “It’s a hot one,” Averill says. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Crane operator Gerry Castonguay of The Cote Corp. lifts a U.S. Army Jeep while helping to make repairs May 22 to Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Employees from Cote and the city of Lewiston are working together to make repairs after the park sustained heavy damage during a December 2023 flood. Cote is providing the machinery and manpower at no cost to the L/A Veterans Council. Employees are using the crane to lift the Jeep and a 51 mm Navy gun so the city can secure the ground that was washed away by the flood, and then return the Jeep and gun to the same locations. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Emily Brito searches for veterans’ gravestones May 18 at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston. Brito, her mother and several other members of Cub Scout Troop 116 of Lewiston are joined by other scouts and volunteers, along with members of the L/A Veterans Council, who coordinate the event. About 4,000 American flags are being placed ahead of Memorial Day, which is observed Monday. Each year, more than 7,500 flags are placed at 13 cemeteries throughout Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Sofia Kirtchev of Falmouth High School hits a forehand May 18 during her quarterfinal match against Ava Vardaros of Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield during the 2024 Maine Principals’ Association High School Singles Tennis Tournament at Bates College in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Nick Lagassee, left, the inspector for the National Street Rod Association’s Maine Safety Team, goes over a checklist May 23 with Jacob Morse of Lisbon, an automotive student at Lewiston Regional Technical Center, as Morse looks under Lagassee’s 1941 Pontiac at the LRTC garage at Lewiston High School. For the sixth consecutive year, members of the safety team and hot rod enthusiasts have brought their street rods to teach students about performing an inspection on street-legal hot rods and to talk about cars. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Haley Williams of Winthrop High School catches her breath May 23 as her teammates check on her after Williams’ victory in the 1,600-meter run at the Mountain Valley Conference outdoor track and field championships at Lisbon High School. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

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