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TJ Sadler, 5, plays Jenga at the Healthy Neighborhoods table Monday during the 4th annual Pine Street Community Back2School Block Party. Pine Street, between Bartlett and Shawmut, was closed down while different nonprofit organizations offered food and activities, including a bounce house. The back-to-school event was hosted by Community Credit Union and Webb’s Market. Emma Meserve photo
Brady Ryerson, 11, hands out pet safe stickers and free prizes for anyone with a pet Monday during the 4th annual Pine Street Community Back2School Block Party. Ryerson was volunteering at the Kommunity Kritters table, an organization that helps with pet life for families in need so they can still have their loved pets by there side. The back-to-school event was hosted by Community Credit Union and Webb’s Market. Emma Meserve photo
Kids of all ages line up Monday for the clown bouncy house at the entrance of Pine Street during the 4th annual Pine Street Community Back2School Block Party. The block party hosted by Community Credit Union and Webb’s Market had fun free things for kids and adults including free food, food trucks, balloon animals, and much more. Emma Meserve photo
Amy Sanchec volunteers Monday at her table for the nonprofit Kommunity Kritters during the 4th annual Pine Street Community Back2School Block Party. Kommunity Kritters is a nonprofit organization that helps with pet life for families in need so they can still have their loved pets by there side. The back-to-school event was hosted by Community Credit Union and Webb’s Market. Emma Meserve photo
Katie Lemieux, the owner of LA Taco food truck, talks to her customers Monday during the 4th annual Pine Street Community Back2School Block Party. Lemieux said she loves to bring her truck here because its her community and she loves to give back to what she had growing up. Pine Street, between Bartlett and Shawmut, was closed down while different nonprofit organizations offered food and activities, including a bounce house. The back-to-school event was hosted by Community Credit Union and Webb’s Market. Emma Meserve photo
Ahmed Ali, 16, and Abbilihi Adi give a pamphlet and some free gear to Alinor Matn, right, on Monday during the 4th annual Pine Street Community Back2School Block Party. Ali and Adi were working a table for the nonprofit business Generational Noor, which educates immigrant families in the community on substance use disorder and mental health. The back-to-school event was hosted by Community Credit Union and Webb’s Market. Emma Meserve photo

Andree Kehn is a staff photographer who has lived in Lewiston for the past three years and has been a Greenwood resident for 20 years, on and off. She has worked full time for the Sun Journal since 2015....

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