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Justin Donatelli wipes sweat from his forehead Wednesday 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. They don’t want us to drop and melt in this heat,” he said. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalJustin Donatelli weeds the median strip Wednesday 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. They don’t want us to drop and melt in this heat,” he said. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalJustin Donatelli weeds the median strip Wednesday 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. They don’t want us to drop and melt in this heat,” he said. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalLucas Brett of Auburn Public Works weeds the median strip Wednesday 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. They don’t want us to drop and melt in this heat.” said Justin Donatelli, the foreman on the job. 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...
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