Alice Moras, left, and Tammy Rawlings visit the Auburn Public Library booth June 8 to ask about checking out audio books from the library, at the Auburn Housing & Employment Symposium at Festival Plaza. The symposium seeks to educate community members about housing resources and employment programs. Vendors offer support for homeless teenagers and adults, those new to the workforce, recent immigrants and homeowners. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Leah Thibodeau of Edward Little High School steps up to bat June 9 during a game against Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Ethan Vattaso points to the Oak Hill High School dugout June 8 while calling home on his sliding glove following his triple during the first inning of a game against Spruce Mountain High School in Lewiston. Vattaso would later score. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Maddie Andrews, center, of Saint Dominic Academy reacts June 8 after her sister, Emily Andrews, right, scored during the third inning of a game against Buckfield Junior-Senior High School in Buckfield. Andrews’ run narrowed the gap to 6-3. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Sophia Bowie, right, and Alivia Field of Lisbon High School react June 6 after crossing home plate to put the Greyhounds up 3-0 against Oak Hill High School during the second inning of a preliminary game in Lewiston. Oak Hill won 7-6. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Brothers Isaiah, left, and Aaron Johnson prepare June 6 for the start of Lewiston Adult Education graduation ceremony at Lewiston High School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Pete Pierce and his dog, Freja, walk June 7 past a field of lupines along Minot Avenue in Auburn. Originally from Oakland, California, Pierce says he has been drifting for the past 10 years and is about to backpack to Florida. He says he came to the area six months ago and has had a couple of jobs. “I’ve been doing this long enough,” Pierce says. “I know that if things don’t fall into place, I move on.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Units under the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion in Auburn, including the 136th Engineer Vertical Construction Co. of Lewiston and the 262nd Engineer Construction Co. of Sanford, work June 8 to prepare the future site of the Auburn Suburban Baseball & Softball fields on Stevens Mill Road. The goal is to get as much leveling and stump removal done as possible by the middle of this week. After that, the project will be turned over to a civilian contractor. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Amy Cullen, right, vice president and project planner of the Szanton Co., gives a tour June 9 of the future Picker House Lofts, a combination of affordable housing and market value housing located in the former Continental Mill in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal