2011 in Photos

A look back at assignments from Maine to Sierra Leone, West Africa for the calender year 2011.

Firefighters from Waterville and WinslowFire Departments responded to a structure fire on Water Street Monday evening. The apartment building was a total loss.

A healthcare worker at the WellBody Alliance treats a woman at the Koidu clinic in rural Sierra Leone.

A child sleeps at the children’s ward at the Government Hospital in Koidu City, Sierra Leone.

Forty firefighters from four agencies including Waterville, Winslow, Fairfield and Oakland Fire Departments, responded to a house fire on Oak Street in Waterville Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported.

The newest edition to the family. A toddler cries while trying to nap on the family’s one bed as his new foster brother tries to calm him. The toddler’s mother died while mining rocks in the quarry. She had strep and died from complications only days before.

Joe Daigle, of Malden, Mass., inspects his vehicle as it sits on top of a concrete block in the parking lot median at JFK Plaza off of Kennedy Memorial drive in Waterville Wednesday morning.

Richmond Regional High School catcher Lindsy Hoopingarner, 7, right, holds on to the ball as Deer Isle-Stonington High School’s Chelsea Brown, 13, collide at home plate in the Maine Principals Association Class B Softball State Championship game at ST. Joseph’s College in Standish, Saturday, June 16, 2011.

Pastor Rick LeClair, clutches a painting he was able to salvage from his mother’s second home at 256 Anson Valley Rd. in New Vinyard on Friday, March 11, 2011, that was nearly destroyed by fire earlier this week.

Miners, many of whom are former RUF soldiers, sift through tailing that have been left behind after decades of mining at the government owned Number 11 mine in Koidu, Sierra Leone.

Miners, many of whom are former RUF soldiers, sift through tailing that have been left behind after decades of mining at the government owned Number 11 mine in Koidu, Sierra Leone.

Miners, many of whom are former RUF soldiers, sift through tailing that have been left behind after decades of mining at the government owned Number 11 mine in Koidu, Sierra Leone.

A child receives an immunization at the children’s ward at the Government Hospital in Koidu City, Sierra Leone.

Little Native Sky Dancer, an Appaloosa sport horse, peeks through the drive-thru window at Dunkin Donuts as Patty Tucker, right, makes change for Stacey Pugh after the Madison-Anson Days Parade in Madison Saturday morning.

Edward Little High School’s Danielle Demers, 15, comforts teammate Jordan Tate, 20, after losing to Lawrence High School 2-0 in the Eastern A quarterfinals game at Lawrence High School in Fairfield Tuesday.

A commuter stands over a man who fell off the sidewalk in to the road while walking his dog on Main Street in Waterville Thursday afternoon, April 14, 2011. The pedestrian was apparently intoxicated.

Colby College’s Spencer Merwin, 80, reaches out for a pass attempt as Trinity College’s Matt Noble, 19 tries to defend at Seaverns Field at Harold Alfond Stadium in Waterville Saturday. Trinity defeated Colby 28-10.

Isaiah Damon, 16, takes the plunge from the cliffs above the Kennebec River gorge under the Margaret Chase Smith Bridges in to the Kennebec River in Skowhegan on Monday.

Rick Balzer, owner of Balzer Family Clock Works, lubricates the minute and hour hand gears on one of four clock faces on the Miller Library clock tower at Colby College in Waterville Tuesday morning.

Ryan Schuman stands in what use to be the living room of his mobil home that was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning in Oakland Tuesday afternoon. Schuman barely made it out of the home and was LifeFlight to a hospital in Bangor where he was later released with burns to his hands, feet and back.

Bowdoin College’s Jill Henrikson, 11, facing, battles for the loose ball with Colby College’s Diana Manduca, 12, in the first half of womens basketball action at Wadsworth Gymnasium at Colby College in Waterville Saturday afternoon.

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