Brunswick’s Julia Barron, left, and Messalonskee’s Shauna Clark battle for a ball during a field hockey scrimmage Tuesday at Messalonskee High in Oakland. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo

University of Maine at Farmington’s Kayleigh Oberg, left, is congratulated by the first base coach after Oberg singled against Thomas College during the second game of a doubleheader softball game Tuesday in Farmington. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Buy this Photo

Emily Purdy, 3, picks up an egg as her mother, Erica Thompson, watches over her and her sister, not pictured, on Saturday, April 3, during an Easter egg hunt at the Center For All Seasons in Belgrade. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo

Penney Memorial United Baptist Church congregants gather Sunday, April 4, outside the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta for an Easter sunrise service. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo

The Rev. John Balicki, center, of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Waterville, leads the Ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service at Head of Falls in Waterville on Sunday, April 4. The service drew about 50 people. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Buy this Photo

A leucistic groundhog grazes Tuesday beneath an abandoned fountain on the grounds of the former Augusta Mental Health Institute in Augusta. The white-pelted whistlepig, as groundhogs are sometimes known, has emerged from hibernation each spring since 2018, state workers say, with future appearances from the same den forecast indefinitely. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo

Golden retriever Kasi, 10, flicks a stick in the air while playing near owner Dale Gilbert, who is raking leaves at their home in China on Monday, April 5. Gilbert, who has owned the dog since it was a pup, said he can’t go anywhere without her. He has owned four golden retrievers, the oldest one living to 16 years. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Buy this Photo

Matt Prudhomme, of Portland, digs his whitewater kayak out of cataract Wednesday on the Sheepscot River just before the dam at Head Tide in Alna. Accompanied by Connor Marland of Farmington, in a whitewater canoe, both proficient paddlers descended the river with helmets, dry suits and ample personal flotation devices strapped to their bodies in case they got ejected into the 45-degree water. Spring runoff made the water a technical challenge, Maryland said, with a strong current to propel the boats. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo

Skowhegan Highway Department workers Jason Finley, front, and Mike Gordon use pressure-treated pine to replace the walkway and railings on the swinging bridge over the Kennebec River in Skowhegan on Thursday. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel Buy this Photo

Mustafa Abdulkareem, left, receives a coronavirus vaccine from pharmacist Amelia Arnold Friday, April 2, during a pop-up vaccine clinic at the Augusta Multicultural Center in 70 State St. in Augusta. Two pharmacists from Community Pharmacies gave out 25 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the event to help immigrants get vaccinated. The event was co-sponsored by Capital Area New Mainers Project, New England Arab American Organization and KVCAP. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo