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Firefighters work on extinguishing a fire May 1 on Douglas Drive in Hebron that destroyed several structures and extended into the surrounding woods. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Tina Kell makes an impassioned plea April 28 to the Saint Dominic Academy board of directors at the Royal Oak Room in Lewiston. Kell asked the board to “forget the diocese” and make the school completely private. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Cordelia Perry, right, greets their mother, Moriah Perry, at an opening May 1 at The Waterford Inne, hosted by Lights Out Gallery of Norway, where Perry serves as an AmeriCorps volunteer. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Grace Kendall, Safe Voices director of development and engagement, left, and Executive Director Rebecca Austin show off the free boutique May 1 where domestic violence survivors can take the items they need. Many people fleeing domestic violence leave their homes with none of their possessions, leaders said. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Alban Benze prepares to catch a pass April 30 from his son, Tima, at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston as the Androscoggin River flows over Great Falls. They had just finished taking family photos to send back to friends in France, where they recently moved from. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Scott Jillson waters plants April 29, surrounded by some of the 2,000 hanging baskets in one of the greenhouses at Jillson’s Farm on Jordan Bridge Road in Sabattus. “It’s relaxing and rewarding work but a lot of work this time of year. But after Mother’s Day (May 11), the workload will be a lot less.” Jillson said as he walked into another greenhouse to start the process all over. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Fryeburg Academy students, from left, Oona Davidson, Grace Bryan and Olivia Lindsay, decide April 28 what type of tree they were tasked with identifying at Evergreen Outdoor Education center behind East Auburn Community School on Andrew Drive in Auburn. Six teams competed in the 2025 Southwest Regional Envirothon, an international competition for high school students. The winners will join others from around the state later in May, with the top teams going on to the international competition in Canada this year. 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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