Autumn foliage is reflected Oct. 10 in the Little Androscoggin River in South Paris. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Lt. Ben Westman of the Greene Fire Department sprays a mixture of dish soap and water Oct. 5 during the department’s 70th anniversary celebration at the fire station in Greene. The department, which is made up of volunteers, is holding tours of the firehouse, a cookout and a touch-a-truck event to celebrate 70 years of volunteer service. “The fire station is the heartbeat of the community,” Tom Ryan, a firefighter and EMT, says. The mixture that Westman is spraying resembles foam used to suppress fires, but it is safe for children who are playing in it. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A Lewiston police officer, left, and an Auburn firefighter restrain a naked man Oct. 10 after plucking him from the Androscoggin River, behind Brookfield Renewable on Island Avenue in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Mariam Mohamed, left, comforts her son, who has just run to her during the Oct. 10 Healthcare Pathway Graduation Ceremony for the certified nursing assistant program through Lewiston Adult Education. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rabbi Sruli Dresdner, left, and his wife, Lisa, sing Oct. 7 at Temple Shalom Synagogue Center at 74 Bradman St. in Auburn during a live Zoom session with other Maine synagogues marking the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack in Israel. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Michael McNalty, right, chats Oct. 9 with Eddie Greyfox Burgess of the Wellness Mobile at a mobile stand-down hosted by the L&A Veterans Council at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. McNalty says his father was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. McNalty, who was homeless for almost a year in Portland, says he attended the event to connect with others who might have known his father. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Katie Goodall, left, Kandace Connor and Samantha Schrader load a trailer Oct. 9 in Lisbon Falls with donations for North Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Helene. Connor of Topsham says she was sick and lying in bed recently while watching news of the devastation, when she recognized her relative good fortune. “There are people who don’t even have homes anymore,” she says. She quickly organized a place for the public to donate items, and gathered more than enough to fill her trailer. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

The freshman class sings the school song Oct. 10 during the Homecoming Spirit Week rally at Edward Little High School in Auburn. The freshman, sophomore, junior and senior classes competed in music-themed events throughout the week. The Homecoming dance was Saturday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal