Water cascades over the dam July 11 on the lower part of Rumford Falls after heavy rains swelled the Androscoggin River in Rumford. Brookfield Renewable Partners is seeking to renew its license with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to continue generating at Rumford Falls Hydro for the next 40 years. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Quinn Griffin, 12, of Topsham hangs from an aerial silk July 10 during Summer Fun & Films at Robert V. Connors Elementary School at 400 Bartlett St. in Lewiston. Griffin studies aerial arts with Danielle Hirsh and is performing for an audience. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Mark Ketner, 8, of Lincolnville receives a pep talk July 6 from his coach, Kote Aldus of Belfast, prior to Ketner’s 126-pound division wrestling match in Lisbon Falls. Ketner is one of 65 wrestlers to take to the mat during the Battle at the Worumbo Mill wrestling open. Aldus coaches the Theodore Heroux Wrestling Club. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Justin Donatelli wipes sweat from his forehead July 10 while weeding the median strip between Main Street and Mechanics Row in Auburn. “We stay hydrated, take breaks when we get overheated and, if it gets too bad, we are allowed to go back to the truck for a few minutes to cool down in the air conditioning,” he says. “They don’t want us to drop and melt in this heat.” Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Judith Marston of Standish receives a hug July 7 from Chief Jason Moen of the Auburn Police Department following the dedication of Officer Norman Philbrick Square in Auburn. Marston is the daughter of Philbrick, the Auburn police officer who was killed July 7, 1949, while directing traffic at the corner of Court and Main streets when two fire trucks collided during a house fire. Thirty members of Philbrick’s extended family attended Sunday’s dedication ceremony. Philbrick was 30 years old when he died. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A peregrine falcon takes flight July 9 from a cross atop the Franco Center at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Marriah Degan pulls her son, Charlie, on July 10 at Lake Grove Park in Auburn. “We love coming here because there is so much to do — and it’s free,” she says. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Laura Osterhaus, foreground, leads a group of students July 8 at a contemporary repertory class during the second week of the Young Dancers Intensive, part of the Bates Dance Festival at Bates College in Lewiston. Dancers take five classes a day across a wide variety of dance styles and forms, engage in artist talks and showings and receive direct mentorship from dance professionals. The professional workshops begin next week. For more information on the schedule of public performances, see batesdancefestival.org. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal