The Week in Photos: Aug. 27-Sept 2

Vanessa Williamson, left, and Heidi Lachapelle of Auburn keep pace with each other Aug. 28 as they cross the Bernard Lown Peace Bridge at the beginning of the Bridge Run, part of the Greater L-A Triple Crown 5K Series. Racers cross three bridges to complete the course. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Rachel and Jeff Stuart of New Jersey pose Sept. 1 for a selfie with their 2-year-old daughter, Charlotte, at Crystal Lake Park in Harrison. Jeff’s grandfather lives in Harrison and the family comes to visit a few times each year. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Ashley Doughty holds an umbrella for her new neighbors Aug. 31 while they wait for the bus on the first day of school in Lewiston. Doughty’s 6-year-old son, Kayden, not pictured, was waiting in the rain when Doughty shared her umbrella with the family she met minutes before the downpour. Emmanuel Kashama, 6, Chancelvie Kashama, 8, and Divine Kashama, 10, are students at Connors Elementary School. The boy at lower right is an unidentified sibling of the Kashama family. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Hundreds of snakes are displayed Aug. 28 at the 22nd annual Maine Reptile Expo at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Stylist Ross Poulin finishes Chloe Cook’s back-to-school haircut and color Aug. 29 at Tucci + Co. Salon in Lewiston. Cook, of Sabattus, will start the first day of her junior year at Oak Hill High School on Thursday. “Colored, cut and straightened. We got the whole shebang,” said Cook’s mother, Jessica Hersom. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Izzy Jalbert, Landon Cougle and Owen Vincent encourage freshman students Aug. 31 to get involved in school activities at Edward Little High School in Auburn. Faculty and upperclassmen held a first day of school assembly for freshman students. Sophomores, juniors and seniors return to school Thursday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

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