In pictures this week

FINAL DAYS OF FOLIAGE… What was left of fall colors reflect off Chris’s Pond in Southwest Harbor at the end of last week. High winds and heavy rains took many of the remaining colorful leaves off trees over the last couple of weekends. ISLANDER PHOTO BY SARAH HINCKLEY

PEMETIC CELEBRATES PAM…. Students and staff of Pemetic Elementary School gathered on Oct. 30 to celebrate Pam Priest’s 40 years at the school as a custodian. PHOTO COURTESY OF DENCIE MCENROE

PRECIOUS CARGO … The official ballot box at the Ladies Aid building on Great Cranberry Island. Fresh brownies were also on hand, according to Gary Allen, who reportedly cast the first ballot Tuesday morning. PHOTO COURTESY OF GARY ALLEN

TALLYING VOTES IN TREMONT … Election workers Dawna Spence, left and Linda Graham count through votes after the polls closed on Tuesday. Spence and Graham have worked together as election clerks for the town since the 1990s. ISLANDER PHOTO BY SARAH HINCKLEY