Robert Gurney, left, and Erik Boisvert take a moment July 2 to think about what to try next while fixing the wheel hub on Boisvert’s Chevrolet pickup truck in downtown Lewiston. “I just bought it yesterday,” Boisvert says of the truck. “I knew it needed a little bit of work, so I figured I would fix it up and give it what it needs.” Adds Gurney, “This is not how I envisioned my weekend, but telling a friend that needs some help ‘no’ is not who I am.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Doris Masse, left, pulls a wagon July 3 containing American flags down Cumberland Avenue for her husband, Joseph (Ray) Masse, middle, and their neighbor, Steve LaMore, as they display the flags in their Lewiston neighborhood. “For the past 20 years or so, he comes out every July 4, Labor, Memorial and Veterans day,” LaMore says. The three are placing dozens of flags in front of their houses and neighbors’ homes on Cumberland Avenue. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Liberty Festival board member Marcus Talarico repositions a portable restroom July 4 as he and others prepare for the evening’s Liberty Festival at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Auburn’s Festival Plaza and other locations are also participating in the celebration. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Landon Cougle, 18, assembles Adirondack chairs July 5 with the Auburn Public Works Department Park Rangers at Lake Grove Park at the Lake Auburn Outlet in Auburn. The rangers oversee the park and assist the Auburn Public Works Department at city playgrounds, athletic facilities and community events. The park is available for public swimming at users’ risk. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Piper Duquette, 8, zips across her backyard July 7 in Auburn. Duquette says she loves having the yard where everyone comes to play. “I don’t like to sit around,” she says. “The zip line makes me move, and I like that.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Hugh Lassen reveals Lewiston’s latest artwork July 6 at Kennedy Park. Lassen began sculpting “Arboreal Figure” about a year ago after bringing a 19,000-pound piece of granite from a quarry in Saint Nazaire, Quebec, to his studio in Cherryfield. The sculpture is the final art installation of the Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant award. Based in part on residents’ input, Lassen created the abstract art that combines nature and a human figure reaching into the sky. Next to Lassen is Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline and Misty Parker, Lewiston’s assistant director of economic development. Lassen also created “Bud Form,” a sculpture at Auburn’s Longley Park, next to the Androscoggin River. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Fireworks fill the sky July 4 above the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul in Lewiston to close the annual Liberty Festival in Lewiston and Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal