Halloween window painting in Farmington

: For more than 30 years, children have traditionally painted Halloween pictures on the windows of downtown Farmington businesses. Jenna Pond, 8, of Temple paints a pumpkin, monster and tree at the Homestead Bakery. The Halloween window painting, sponsored by the Farmington Rotary Club, was held Wednesday despite the rain. Members of Mt. Blue Interact Club and Jobs for Maine’s Graduates helped register children and separate paints. Members of Rotaract at the University of Maine at Farmington provided hot chocolate to painters and parents.

: For more than 30 years, children have traditionally painted Halloween pictures on the windows of downtown Farmington businesses. Jenna Pond, 8, of Temple paints a pumpkin, monster and tree at the Homestead Bakery. The Halloween window painting, sponsored by the Farmington Rotary Club, was held Wednesday despite the rain. Members of Mt. Blue Interact Club and Jobs for Maine’s Graduates helped register children and separate paints.

: Madison Baker, 5, left, and Sydney Fletcher, 5, both of Farmington, paint Halloween pictures on the window of Dick’s Barber Shop in Farmington on Wednesday. The Halloween window painting sponsored by the Farmington Rotary Club is a tradition of more than 30 years.

: Madison Baker, 5, left, and Sydney Fletcher, 5, both of Farmington, paint Halloween pictures on the window of Dick’s Barber Shop Wednesday in Farmington. The Halloween window painting, now sponsored by the Farmington Rotary Club, is a tradition of more than 30 years.

: David Baker of Farmington helps Madison Baker, 5, prepare paints for Wednesday’s Halloween window painting in downtown Farmington. Sponsored by the Farmington Rotary Club, members of the Mt. Blue Interact Club and the Jobs for Maine’s Graduates helped sign up children at the Pierce House and prepared bags of powdered paint. Members of Rotaract at the University of Maine at Farmington gave out cups of hot chocolate to painters and parents.

: Jennifer Hancock of Dick’s Barber Shop in Farmington offers Stephen Reed Potter, 6, of New Vineyard a lollipop Wednesday for his work of painting a scene on her window in the Halloween window painting contest sponsored by the Farmington Rotary Club.

: Members of Rotaract at the University of Maine at Farmington gave out cups of hot chocolate to painters and parents Wednesday during the annual Halloween Window Painting Contest in downtown Farmington. From left are Brooke Wardwell, Lindsey Godbout, Kayla Tremblay, Alex Stevens and Katie Beach. About 16 members of the club meet weekly, Beach said. The window painting, postponed from Friday, is sponsored by the Farmington Rotary Club.

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