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Students at Spruce Mountain Elementary School slide down a hill Thursday morning behind the school, off Route 4 in Jay. They were enjoying a sunny and relatively warm day after weeks of brutally cold weather. Seasonable temperatures should continue through the weekend. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Snow in Lewiston, championships, chocolates focus of this week in photos
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from Feb. 6-12, 2026.
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Morse’s Charlie Thelen shouts as he crosses the finish line Feb. 6 to win the boys 200 meter dash at the KVAC B indoor track championships in Brunswick. Thelen finished in 23.78 seconds. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageGreely’s Connor Skillin lands in the sand on an attempt in the long jump Feb. 6 during the WMC indoor track and field state championships in Gorham. Skillin finished seventh in the event. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageLewiston performs during the Class A state cheering competition Feb. 7 at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageDeering cheerleaders provide a strong base for a flier during the Class A state cheering competition Feb. 7 at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageThe Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is framed through large icicles from the Sun Journal rooftop Monday in Lewiston. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageEdward Little’s Jaret Powers passes the puck off the boards against the Poland co-op on Monday in Auburn. Edward Little won 2-0. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageTraip Academy’s Madelyn Rohan passes the ball to teammate Rorie Ford during a game Tuesdsay against Dirigo in Dixfield. Dirigo won 56-38. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageNo flight delays here: a turkey takes off from a tree to follow fellow turkeys Wednesday toward the Androscoggin River in Durham. According to the National Weather Service, Durham received 2.3 inches of snow. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageStephanie Bernatchez puts the finishing touches on a chocolate covered strawberries Wednesday morning at Maine Gourmet Chocolates on Main Street in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageStudents at Spruce Mountain Elementary School slide down a hill Thursday morning behind the school, off Route 4 in Jay. They were enjoying a sunny and relatively warm day after weeks of brutally cold weather. Seasonable temperatures should continue through the weekend. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageBates College is planning a million upgrade to its athletic facilities, including the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building, bottom left, and the connected Alumni Gymnasium, middle right, as seen Thursday. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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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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Libby Kamrowski Kenny is a staff photographer at the Sun Journal who came aboard in June 2025. She’s been in journalism longer than that though, as her prematurely graying hair can attest, starting as...
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