As her boyfriend Richard Morlock (far left) and attorneys Travis Brennan (second from left) and Ben Gideon listen, Megan Vozzella speaks to the media outside Lewiston City Hall on Aug. 20 following the release of the final report of the independent commission investigating the facts of the Lewiston tragedy. Vozzella’s husband, Stephen, was killed in the Lewiston mass shooting on Oct. 25, 2023. Morlock, a member of the deaf community, survived the shooting at Schemengees Bar & Grille at 551 Lincoln St. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Children run through bubbles during the last Summer Fun & Films Midweek Movie Night of the year at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston on August 21. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Dustin Roy of Lewiston holds his son Ryley, 6, as he tries to catch a Bruins T-shirt during the Boston Bruins Fan Fest in the parking lot of the Colisee at 190 Birch St. in Lewiston on Aug. 23. In less than a month, the Bruins will begin training camp and host meetings to get fans in the mood for the season. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Mo Ready (right) munches popcorn with his mother, Courtney Kaytis, on Aug. 21 as they wait for the movie “Elemental” to begin during the last Summer Fun & Films Midweek Movie Night of the year at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. “We’re here with his older sister and some friends, but he’s not going to make it to the movie,” Kaytis says before Mo lets out a loud yawn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Festivalgoers show excitement as they ride Pharaoh’s Fury during the second day of the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston on August 17. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Erik Kiehle untangles the vent line of his Tropical Twist balloon at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston on the second day of the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival on Aug. 17. Although no balloons were launched, several were inflated while tethered to the ground for spectators to see as fog and wind kept the balloons grounded for the second year in a row during the three-day festival. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
James Goodman, 4, plays with his toy cars and trucks at his family’s campsite at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford on Aug. 21. James buried one of his trucks to create a jump for his other cars and trucks to jump over. His mother, Macy, sitting behind him, says James already has a go-kart and plans to start racing go-karts next summer. His father, James, started racing 11 years ago, when he was 15. “I’m nervous and excited,” Macy Goodman says of her son’s upcoming racing career. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Dr. Kenneth P. Wolf, a Lewiston ophthalmologist, takes off in his single-engine plane from Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn on August 22. Wolf is flying to Burlington, Vermont, for the day. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Abaas Abdi speaks with Lisa Schulze, his former English teacher at Montello Elementary School, during the 2024 Lewiston Public Schools Summer Outreach in the parking lot of the Store Next Door Project at the Gov. James B. Longley School on Birch Street on Aug. 22. Hundreds of parents and students from around the city come to receive free backpacks, play games and enjoy food, music and more. They also meet with teachers, administrators and volunteers from Lewiston schools and local businesses and network with community resources. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Keith Sproul lights his burner while inflating the one-person balloon he built at his New Jersey home on Aug. 17. It’s one of three balloons inflated at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston on the second day of the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. While none of the balloons took off, several, including Sproul’s, hovered above the ground while attached to vehicles and flight crews. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
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