Week In Photos June 9-16, 2023

Election clerks Beth Durocher, center, and Peggy Contreras, left, provide ballots to voters Tuesday at the Winthrop Town Office. Ashley Allen/Kennebec Journal

Janie Barabe, left, Melissa Rivard and Bob Willey sit in chairs Saturday, June 10, overlooking the Moose Hunting Permit Drawing in Augusta’s Mill Park. The group from Topsham said they set up along Canal Street at 9:30 a.m. for the 2 p.m. draw to see if Rivard and other relatives got a permit this year. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Dan McEachern, left, Chris Sanford, center, and Kevin Wickett fish for striped bass Friday, June 9, night below the Lockwood Dam on the Kennebec River in Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Art teacher Jen Paisley, left, takes a selfie Sunday, June 11, with sisters Dorothy and Bethany Ives before the graduation ceremony at the Melville H. Simmons Complex at Hall-Dale High School in Farmingdale. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Graduate Dakota Freeman plays the trumpet with the concert band Sunday, June 11, afternoon before participating in the processional during the commencement exercises at Mount View High School in Thorndike. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Parents photograph as the class of 2023 marches into the gymnasium Friday, June 9, at Madison Area Memorial High School for graduation ceremonies in Madison. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

McKenzie Gay, left, and Bella Morton decorate signs and accessories Wednesday at Lithgow Public Library in Augusta. The library organized a “Make Your Own Pride Gear” event for teenagers to prepare for the Pride Portland parade and festival on Saturday. Ashley Allen/Kennebec Journal

Elizabeth Rowe, 12, of Farmingdale soars upward this week while swinging with her mother, Laurel, at a park in Winslow. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Brantley Corson, 6, of Winslow spears a frisbee with his arm while playing with his grandpa Mike Nabarowsky, right, by RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville on Thursday. The pair said they were celebrating Corson’s last day of first grade, which was Thursday, by playing and getting ice cream.  Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Nokomis baserunner Hope Brooks celebrates as she runs to third base after teammate Megan Watson homered against Hermon during the Class B North softball final Wednesday in Brewer. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Edward Little’s Gage Ducharme avoids a diving tag attempt from Bangor catcher Jack Schuck during the Class A North baseball final on Wednesday in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Skowhegan pitcher Lillian Noyes looks to make a play during the Class A North final Wednesday night at the University of Maine in Orono. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Edward Little High School’s Kade Masselli (11) dives to second base with the ball in time for the final out before Messalonskee High School’s Bjorn Brickett (3) can make it to the bag in the Class A North baseball semifinals Saturday, June 10, at Colby College in Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel