Photo of the Month: August 2002

Every month we choose for recognition three photos from among those contributed to the report by member newspapers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. From these we select a Photo of the Month and two honorable mentions.

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Craig Osborne
Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.

Dover police arrest Eric D. Wilburn on Aug. 27 on charges of selling marijuana. Wilburn is one of nine McIntosh College students arrested after a two-month undercover drug investigation. Police said a McIntosh dormitory is a headquarters for drug dealers and wants the building seized under federal drug laws.


Honorable Mentions

Sarah Conard
Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald
Edward McGonagle of Goffstown, N.H., watches as a York Beach firefighter leads his 9-year-old son Andrew down the ladder to safety from a ferris wheel at York Wild Kingdon in York, Maine. About 15 people were stranded in the air Aug. 8 when the ride malfunctioned.

Vyto Starinskas
Rutland (Vt.) Herald
Rutland High School football players take a break from practice in near 100-degree heat Aug. 12 at the Northeast School. Preseason drills got under way amidst a heat wave that pushed temperatures into the high 90s.

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