Lucy Johnson of Cheverus shoots in the second half against Scarborough. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

A group of burlap bag-clutching children, ages 8 to 10, chase swine in the Pulling Ring during the Pig Scramble on September 29 at the Fryeburg Fair. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Arthur Barnard leans toward his grandson Leland as they present him with his second birthday cake at their home in Topsham. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Arthur Barnard lays in his bed talking to his grandson, Jacob, on Sept. 4. Barnard is the legal guardian of three of his grandkids, Jacob, Emmalee and Lexus. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Alain Paquette and Brigitte Lefebvre, vacationing from Sherbrooke, Quebec, feed a hungry group of pigeons at Pine Point boat launch parking lot on September 20. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer

Howard Wineberg and Brian Greenwood, left, carry a table into a barn at Laudholm Farm in Wells on September 9. The two were putting away tables and cleaning up from the 36th annual Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

A woman walks along Moody Beach in Wells on September 13. In 1989, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the beachfront property owners along Moody Beach own the beach in front of their homes down to the low tide line. A public access advocacy group challenges that ruling and the court will hear arguments in October. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Workers repair and restore the historic Biddeford City Hall clock tower September 19. Biddeford City Hall is listed on the National Historic Register and was designed by noted Portland architect John Calvin Stevens. The granite and brick City Hall was built in 1894. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Artist Pamela Moulton, center, in dress, looks over the sculpture TANGLE along with others at the University of Southern Maine September 12. Moulton and artist Roy Fox began work on TANGLE last summer. They coiled strands of fishing gear over a steel frame to create it. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Dianuaku Paulo Bengui, 29, and Ezequias Kassinda Monteiro Zavarias, 30, who were both born in Angola, are married by officiant Katarina Reynolds at Portland City Hall. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Jaime Cerullo, left, and Arielle Walrath eat lunch at a window seat overlooking Market Street at Oun Lido’s in Portland on September 6. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Falmouth High School golfers warm up before their match against Deering at the Woodlands Club in Falmouth on September 24. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Aaron Hall, center, steers Royalty Again around the half-mile track at the start of the final race September 23 at the Cumberland Fair. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Bruce Unangst smiles as he catches air in a bounce house while holding hands with Kylee Howard, his former behavioral health professional, at Ricker Hill Orchards in Turner during an annual family outing. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Jim Lynch, co-founder of Maine Commercial Tire, says his Hermon facility uses between 5200-5000 kilowatt hours of electricity per month and that the rising cost of electricity and the sales tax he has to pay for his electricity is causing him to raise prices on his retread tires. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Members of Portland High School’s cross country boys’ team run in Deering Oaks on September 9. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Scarborough’s Madi Clements goes low to handle the ball during a game against winning Biddeford on September 17. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Thornton Academy sideline manager Peter Scontras, center, and players cheer as Mauricio Sunderland (26) walks over after his long run for a touchdown in the fourth quarter during their game in Saco on September 28. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Willow, an 8-week-old Chocolate Labrador, ambles down a short hill at Bug Light Park in South Portland under the watchful gaze of owners Derek and Sarah Dooen of Lisbon. So far, the family’s furniture remains intact, but they have to keep their shoes out of the puppy’s reach. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Bilan Houssein, left, and Arminda Kayijamahe, both freshman, play ping pong at Deering High School on the first day of school.

Johnny Ruoff, a manager at Entertainment Luxury Cinemas in South Portland vacuums the floor inside the lobby where posters of movies from years ago hang on the wall. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Deering’s Coleman Cooper and Windham’s Dylan Crockett struggle for possession. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Zach Theriault and Angela Wang, both 27, of Woburn, MA, walk down a staircase at Portland City Hall after their wedding ceremony in the State of Maine room. Weddings at City Hall have increased in recent years. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Norah Nestor-Lutrell, 5, stands with her wand and a mini Hedwig after spending the morning at Harry Potter Family Fun Day in Windham on September 28. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Mitch Johnson makes pizzas at Wander at Longwoods, a restaurant at Longwoods preserve. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer