A worker lifts utility lines on Rodman Road in Auburn around 11 p.m. on Aug. 8 as a transformer destined for New England Clean Energy Connect’s substation in Lewiston passes underneath. The tractor-trailer carrying the transformer is accompanied by several support vehicles, and pedestrians act as spotters to ensure all obstructions are avoided. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Tim Meadors (center) of U.S. Army North assesses Justise Damron (left) and Justin Richard of the Maine National Guard’s 11th Civil Support Team Aug. 8 at the Colisée at 190 Birch St. in Lewiston. Damron and Richard are two of 22 members of the CST training for a simulated radioactive explosion during “Operation Colisée.” The Waterville-based team is assessed every 18 months on its response to hazardous materials incidents, according to Lt. Col. Ian Hepburn. The equipment Damron is hoisting up four flights of stairs is used to search for and test for toxic materials, including radioactive material. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Chris and Ashley Taylor attend a vigil at Elm Street School in Mechanic Falls on Aug. 4 with their daughters Amelia, left, and Winnie, second from right. Amelia, 7, and Winnie, 9, are students at the same school that Harmony Mae West, 11, and Hope Marie West (who would have turned 7 on July 27) attended. The West sisters’ bodies were discovered July 27 when police conducted a wellness check at the Mechanic Falls apartment the girls shared with their mother, Jennifer Barney, 37, whose body was also found in the apartment. The girls’ deaths have been ruled a homicide and the mother’s death a suicide, authorities said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
A remote-controlled airplane flown by Bryant Mack of Tucson, Arizona, performs an acrobatic stunt during the State of Maine RC Fly-In in New Gloucester on August 3. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson poses for a selfie during a campaign appearance in support of congressional candidate Austin Theriault at the Auburn Mall on August 7. Johnson is traveling the country to campaign for Republican candidates. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Mason Bonda-Riva, left, and his wife, Christina Bonda-Riva, feed their goats, horse and cow at their Blue Heron Farm and Retreat at 239 Fish Street in Turner on Aug. 8. The couple learned Aug. 8 that they had been approved for a grant to recoup some of the money they spent on repairs after the Dec. 18 storm that brought devastating winds and rain. The red barn in the background, destroyed in the storm, was quickly repaired with help from family members and neighbors. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Albert Maillie gets ready before his graduation ceremony at The Green Ladle at Lewiston High School on August 6. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
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