MARCH 9: A surfer walks along Higgins Beach on a clear day.
MARCH 7: A man runs across Commercial Street and through the reflections of multiple colored lights as rain fell during the evening commute.
MARCH 6: Sea ice clings to the breakwater as Tom Mauldin of South Portland returns from Spring Point Ledge Light during a run.
FEB. 28: Sheets of ice gather along the shore of the Kennebec River near Doubling Point Lighthouse in Arrowsic.
FEB. 28: Lobsterman Jim Henderson of Saco paddles through the fog on his way out to his boat Annie-D at Camp Ellis in Saco. Henderson, who has been lobstering out of Camp Ellis for 37 years, said he was going out to make repairs to his boat.
FEB. 28: Ronald Read of Portland looks for coins with a metal detector at East End Beach.
FEB. 24: Smoke billows from the New England, a tanker ship, as she's anchored in Casco Bay. Unseasonably warm conditions created haze along the coast in Portland.
FEB. 10: Sea ice forms between Custom House Wharf and Portland Pier after bitter temperatures swept southern Maine.
FEB. 10: Edgar Banda of Portland pushes his son Isaiah, 13, on the swings at the Eastern Promenade.
FEB. 8: Ari Berman of Cape Elizabeth takes advantage of the warm temperature and sunshine while walking along Kettle Cove in Cape Elizabeth.
FEB. 5: Mike Elvin gives his daughter Anna, 7, a hand as they descend a rock ledge near the Falmouth Town Landing. Anna and her brother Cy, 5, call the ledge their “happy place,” according to their mom Jessica.
JAN. 31: Shannon Nash of Nash Builders in Auburn organizes pieces while building a vinyl three-rail fence at the corner of Woodside Road and Wildberry Lane in Brunswick.
JAN. 13: A surfer heads to the water before sunrise on a recent morning at Higgins Beach in Scarborough.
JAN. 12: Andrew Baker of A D Electric out of Sabattus prepares a new lamppost, one of 19 new posts, along Main Street in Biddeford as part of the sidewalk renovation project.
JAN. 11: A member Scarborough High School varsity track team runs past the field house as the team took advantage of warm temperatures to get outside on a clear track that is normally covered in snow and ice.
JAN. 10: Dinghies tied up at Camp Ellis in Saco as January storm clouds roll in.
JAN. 10: Claire Martin and her dog Michi frolic at East End Beach at dusk. The two recently moved from Michigan and Martin says that Michi, who spent time playing along Lake Michigan, enjoys being by the water again.
JAN. 6: A passenger jet flies over the American flag atop the ferry Machigonne II on its way to Portland International Jetport.
JAN. 5: Missy Young, 20, of Scarborough watches the sunset from Ferry Beach where she was hoping to capture colorful images with a digital camera she received as a gift over the holidays.
JAN. 5: Snow covers the fields near an old farmhouse off Route 202 in Windham.
JAN. 4: Oliver Keithly of September Farm in Buxton hits a polo ball while riding Smugglers Hold, a retired thoroughbred race horse, at Pine Point Beach. Keithly, who competes in polo matches in Massachussetts, says that playing on the beach keeps the horse conditioned to sport.
JAN. 3: A man walks his dog on a almost deserted Eastern Promenade during a gloomy, windy day.
DEC. 1: Paul Nakroshis shields himself against a strong, rainy headwind on Maine State Pier.
NOV. 29: Rachel Katyl, left, and Meredyth Eufemia Sullivan, center, both employees at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and Jennifer Kozaryn walk back out of the water after taking a dip at Williard Beach in South Portland. The dip was GMRI's way of celebrating Giving Tuesday, a day where non profit organizations encourage people to give donations after the retail blitz of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
NOV. 27: Dave Tuttle, whose family has owned Riverside Farm since 1743, prepares two-pound bundles of winter berries to sell at the farmstand this holiday season. In addition to berries, Riverside has approximately 1,200 Christmas trees for sale that come straight from Sangerville. (Photo by Jill Brady/Staff Photographer)
NOV. 21: ADecorative pumpkins and tall pines are covered in a light snow on River Road in Eliot.
NOV. 21: APeople gather outside Longfellow Elementary School in Portland for a lighting ceremony of a light sculpture which artist Pandora LaCasse made with the help of Longfellow students. The sculptures are similar to those LaCasse created that hang during the holidays in downtown Portland and Deering Oaks Park. The project was proposed by Longfellow third grader, and the artist’s granddaughter, Evelyn LaCasse. Art teacher Emily Serway wrote a grant last spring and the project was funded by the Perloff Family Foundation.
NOV. 21: AAntique farm equipment is outlined in an early snowfall as the sun comes up at Raitt Farm.
NOV. 21: An early snowfall covers a wagon full of pumpkins at Chase Farms’ farm store on Route 9 in Wells.
NOV. 15: A sign on the "wave fence" near Portland Lobster Co. bears script in three languages that says "I Love You, Neighbor." The signs have popped up around town since the election of Donald Trump.
NOV. 14: Two men bring crates of lobsters in to the dock at Cape Porpoise in Kennebunkport at dusk.
NOV. 14: Brock Welch and Claire Considine, both 17, enjoy the warmer weather at East End Beach after getting out of classes at Falmouth High School.
NOV. 13: Rick Barra rakes maple leaves on his lawn in Wells. Barra prefers the physical benefits of using a rake over a leaf blower, which he only uses on the edge of his lawn. Not pictured is Rick’s raking buddy, Finnegan, his 5-year-old bulldog.
NOV. 4: Steve Napoli shares a smooch with his dog, Hutch, a 3-year-old terrier/boxer mix, while having coffee at Tandem Coffee in Portland.
NOV. 1: A woman walks with a young boy along the Eastern Promenade in Portland.
OCT. 27: The Wendameen schooner sails across Casco Bay into Portland Harbor as the sky darkens.
OCT. 27: A couple walks through Monument Square in Portland while trying to fend off the rain.
OCT. 26: Clouds reflected in the calm water at Parsons Beach in Kennebunk are colored by a setting sun.
OCT. 26: Lobsterman Ernie Tweedie, left, and his son Sam Tweedie, both of Cape Elizabeth, motor their way to shore in their skiff at Kettle Cove after a day of hauling traps.
OCT. 25: Workers put steel beams in place at the construction site of a hotel between Fore Street and Thames Street in Portland.
OCT. 25: Josh Frank of Gorham Sand and Gravel watches as a weighted ring, thrown by a workmate, lands on a pile of dirt they were covering at a construction site for a hotel in Portland. The dirt is covered each day to make sure it doesn't blow onto the surrounding streets and sidewalks.
OCT. 24: A trolley stops at Fort Allen Park in Portland to look out over Casco Bay on crisp October morning.
OCT. 24: A couple takes a morning walk through Thomas Knight Park in South Portland as the sun shines in a bright blue sky.
OCT. 21: Freeport resident Sue Hadlock walks her dogs Brix, left, and Tagus on Portland's Eastern Promenade on a foggy morning. Hadlock was then taking them to Maine Medical Center where they serve as therapy dogs.
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