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Drivers stand next to their cars July 2 prior to the start of the Celebration of America 300 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Even oil tankers can be beautiful, as the Iver Prosperity seemingly argues, framed at sunset July 1 by the Casco Bay Bridge in South Portland. According to Marinetraffic.com, the Iver Prosperity was docked in Portland for departure to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It flies under the flag of the U.S. Marshall Islands. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Valentina Morgan screams with joy July 1 while her aunt, Tamara Morgan, middle, sprays her with water as the family tries to stay cool on a muggy afternoon in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Sheri Withers-Hollenbeck, left, and Grayling Cunningham, middle, paint Canal Street on July 1 in Lewiston. Public works employees Rob Bosquet, right, and Hunter Milliken, on ladder, install a bike lane sign. The two-lane, one-way street will be reduced to one lane during the summer, with a new stop sign installed at the corner of Canal and Ash streets. The city of Lewiston has partnered with the Maine Department of Transportation on the demonstration project as part of a larger effort to address “safety deficiencies” along several Lewiston corridors. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Kyle Busch, right, shakes hands after signing memorabilia for Herb Chickering, left, of Lewiston in the pits before warm-ups for the July 2 Celebration of America 300 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Midmorning sunlight streams through vibrant stained glass windows June 30 in the interior of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul at 122 Ash St. in Lewiston. The building is home to the Prince of Peace Parish serving Lewiston, Lisbon Falls and Sabbatus. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Aaron Engebreth and Friends rehearse June 30 at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The seven-piece ensemble of string, woodwind, vocals and organ performed Wednesday to open the 2025 summer concert series at the basilica, 122 Ash St. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
A person walks June 30 across the railroad trestle over Great Falls on the Androscoggin River between Auburn and Lewiston. (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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