While waiting for the total solar eclipse, Michelle Hosey takes a selfie April 8 with her son, Brandon, at Rangeley Town Cove Park. “We skipped school and took a mother-son road trip,” she says. The two live in Chester, N.H. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Shannan Bartash, the principal at Leeds Central School, kisses Pete the piglet April 11 during an assembly at the school. Bartash promised her students she would kiss a pig if they read 1,000 books before April break. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Brady Downing, right, gives a tour April 7 of the firehouse and ambulances at the Poland Fire Rescue Department during its pancake breakfast. Inside the ambulance is Wyatt Baran, 6, and his sister, Delaney, 2, of Poland. Fire Chief Tom Printup says his crew responded to more than 60 calls in the 48 hours preceding the breakfast. “The fact that they could still put together this event is remarkable,” Printup says. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Andrew Bennett leans April 7 into his mother, Carley, at the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic meeting at the Kora Shrine Temple in Lewiston. Andrew, who is a patient ambassador of the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Springfield, Mass., is scheduled to sing the national anthem July 20 at the 2024 Lobster Bowl Classic at Lewiston High School. Next to Andrew is his sister, Madeline, and father, Jeff. The family lives in Springfield, Mass. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Second graders at East Auburn Community School react April 11 as a classmate suggests something they should put into their time capsule in the library at the school on Andrew Drive in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

With sunny skies and warm temperatures April 9, Bates College students study, socialize or relax on the artificial turf at Garcelon Field at the Lewiston campus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Grace Wilson, left, of Jay, Jazmin Ryder of Livermore, Isabelle Cordes of Jay and Emma Towers of Jay watch the total solar eclipse April 8 at French Falls Family Recreation Park in Jay. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Muslims pray April 10 during Eid at the Lewiston Armory at 65 Central Ave. Muslims gather during the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Sheikh Saleh Mahamud of the Lewiston-Auburn Islamic Center is leading prayer. “We pray for peace and prosperity,” Hussein Ahmed, a downtown Lewiston business owner, says. “We live in a world that is ever more complicated, so it is very important to mark this day for our family members, our friends and for the Lewiston and Auburn neighborhoods.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal