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Oars drizzle droplets into Belfast Bay while propelling the Belle Fast.

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Maddilynn Riesbeck 9, of Standish tests the water at Bayview Beach in Saco on a warm Wednesday during school vacation week.

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The team “Portland Hash House Harriers,” consisting of Abby Godfrey of Portland, left, Isaak Emery of Bar Harbor, center, and Dave Norman of Cape Elizabeth, take a run at the 31st annual U.S. National Toboggan championships at Camden Snow Bowl.

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York fans cheer on the boys basketball team during the Class B quarterfinal against Cape Elizabeth at the Expo.

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Bailey Renee ice-skates at Deering Oaks in Portland at sunset.

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On a wintry day, Jason Wigglesworth waits for the 9A Metro bus at a bus shelter Congress Street in Portland.

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Gusty winds blow snow through the air as a skier makes their way down a run at Sugarloaf the day after a blizzard blanketed Maine with more than a foot of snow.

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A fresh dusting of snow covers the dock at Camp Ellis in Saco.

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Cheverus’ Gio St. Onge (11) jumps up to attempt a basket while being closely guarded by Oxford Hills’ Teigan Pelletier (10) in the Class AA North semifinal at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.

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Three-year-old twins Forest, left, and Bode Morrill play in a puddle at Will’s Playground on the Eastern Promenade in Portland.

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South Portland team members and fans celebrate after winning the Maine Class AA South championship against Thornton Academy at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Feb. 26.

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A 38 year-old asylum seeker from Angola, going by the alias Patrick, stands for an abstract portrait at Portland’s Health & Human Services Department.

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Chad Kilmartin and son Cooper take a short break from skiing with Cooper’s mom, Kara, and sister Delilah, 6 months old, at Shawnee Peak. Cooper is learning to ski in a sit ski because he was born with spina bifida and is unable to move the lower part of his legs.

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Brady Guay sprints across the gym at South Portland High School during track practice on Feb. 16.

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Petterson Oliveira installs epoxy floors in the main building at Camp Sunshine in Casco during renovations.

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Anthony Jones of Thornton Academy protects the ball as Alex Graffam of Massabesic looks for the steal in the second half of a Class AA South semifinal.

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The Wright family of Brunswick are looking forward to vaccinations becoming available for their young children.

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Mt. Ararat senior Mikaela Langston was victorious in the triple jump during the Class A Maine state track championship at the USM Field House in Gorham.

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Zordan Holman, left, trades punches with sparring partner Jordan Lindsay.

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Nursing students – from left, Marlaina Stickney, Lea Yenawine and Elizabeth Perkins – work with a lifelike mannequin patient in a simulation lab set up like a hospital room at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. The mannequin can “speak” and exhibit distress as an instructor monitors the simulated exercise.

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People gather to watch the sun set at Fort Sumner Park in Portland on Feb. 23. The day saw record-breaking warm temperatures in southern Maine, but with a snowstorm in the forecast the spring-like temps didn’t last more than a day.

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Mae Barnathan, 2, kicks a basketball to her mother, Mollie Barnathan, who hopes Mae will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination in early March.

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Greely celebrates their win over Brunswick at the Class A South Regional Final at the Portland Expo on Feb. 26.

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Visitors go up the stairway past a mural on the wall of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ 62,000-square-foot Community Based Outpatient Clinic during a tour of the new facility.

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Former Gov. Paul LePage hugs his wife, Ann, after walking to the State House to submit signatures to the Secretary of State to qualify and have his name placed on the 2022 ballot for governor.

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Sean Randall performs skate tricks at Portland Skatepark. Randall said that he goes to the park more often in wintertime because it’s less crowded. About a dozen skaters shovel the park after every snowstorm to keep the features clear.

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Pam Partridge of North Anson said the price of her oil heat went up 40 cents per gallon last month. She also has a heat pump, pictured in the upper right corner, and often uses her wood burning stove in the kitchen in the mornings to help keep the room warm.

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Gathered at the stands where their fans are seated, Toree St. Hilaire, center right, and other Lewiston players celebrate their 3-0 victory as Scarborough players leave the ice after the Class A girls hockey state championship at Troubh Ice Arena in Portland.

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