Happy children and parents greet Portland school bus driver Lisa Martel as she picks up students to take to Ocean Avenue Elementary School.
A child rides bus 110 to Rowe Elementary School in Portland on Wednesday morning.
Portland school bus driver Lisa Martel does a visual inspection of the lights on bus 110 before heading out to pick up school children on Wednesday morning. Martel, 58, has worked for school districts for 27 years, including the last 10 in Portland.
Portland school bus driver Danielle Hazelton checks the oil level in a bus before heading out to pick up children on Wednesday morning.
Portland middle school students ride the bus to Lyman Moore on Wednesday morning.
Ella Kessler, 11, laughs with a friend while riding the bus to Lyman Moore Middle School on Wednesday morning.
Portland school bus driver Phil Tinkham, a retired firefighter, inspects a bus before heading out on Wednesday morning.
Liz Townsend walks past a line of school buses before they depart for pickup on Wednesday morning.
Portland school buses are ready for departure from a lot on Allen Avenue on Wednesday morning.
Portland school bus driver Lisa Martel hugs students as they head to Ocean Avenue Elementary School on Wednesday.
Children get off at Lyman Moore Middle School on Wednesday morning.
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