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Al Nadeau of Lewiston Public Works waters plants Tuesday morning at George F. Ricker Memorial Park at the corner of East Avenue and Bartlett Street in Lewiston. “I’ve been at this since 5 watering plants all over the city. In this weather, they sure are thirsty,” he said before moving on to another location. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)

 

Lexi Dorman, left, paddles back to shore Tuesday with her friend, Ava Newell, at the Poland Town Beach next to Route 11 after cruising around the lake. “The heat is so intense, but it’s nice and cool out here and the water is still nice and cool.” said Newell. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Natasha Bailey, right uses a battery operated pump and sprayer Tuesday afternoon to cool off her friend, Muriel Hawkins in the shallow water at the Poland Town Beach on Tripp Lake beside Route 11 in Poland. “I just love it here. It’s so hot in town and so nice and cool here.” she said before squirting her friend. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
A pair of young girls float around Tuesday afternoon at Tripp Lake in Poland. Families love to bring children to the Poland Town Beach next to Route 11 as the water is very shallow for several hundred yards off the shore. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Natasha Bailey uses a battery operated pump and sprayer Tuesday afternoon to help keep herself cool as she sits in the shallow water at the Poland Town Beach on Tripp Lake beside Route 11 in Poland. “I just love it here. It’s so hot in town and so nice and cool here,” she said before squirting her friend. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)

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...