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A girl who has dashed away from her mother Sept. 29 approaches the altar at the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The girl’s mother is seated near the back of the basilica at 122 Ash St. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Field hockey player Grace Estes, fourth from right, reacts Oct. 2 after scoring in overtime to give Hall-Dale/Monmouth a 2-1 victory over Spruce Mountain High School, in Jay. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Miguel Garcia, left, and Cory McCollett of the Lewiston Public Works Department move a section of the “Love Always Wins” sign Oct. 1 from the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor at 35 Canal St. in Lewiston. The sign is being relocated for the month to Raymond Park  at 49 Main St. to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting that killed 18 people and injured 13 at Schemengees Bar & Grille at 551 Lincoln St. and Just-in-Time Recreation at 24 Mollison Way in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Goalkeeper Logan Dube, left, of Mount Abram Regional High School in Salem Township reacts Sept. 30 after Rory Foyt of Monmouth Academy scores on a penalty kick, putting the Mustangs up 2-1, in Monmouth. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Visitors explore the Maine State Building on Sept. 28 during the 2024 Poland Heritage Day at Poland Spring Resort at 640 Maine St. in Poland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Field hockey players from Leavitt Area High School celebrate Sept. 28 after Jada Beedy (5) has scored the team’s second goal against Gardiner Area High School during a game in Turner. 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...