MARCH: Protesters, including Center Conway resident Kathy Cooper at left, hold signs up to the passing traffic during the protest of the Trump administration at the "four corners" intersection of Routes 16 and 153 in Conway Village on March 4. Around 300 people gathered on all corners of the intersection. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
JULY: Selectman Mary Carey Seavey stands by longtime public servant Thom Steele, who she grew up with, while he holds an extra road sign for him to keep during the official renaming ceremony for Thom Steele Way in Conway on July 22. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
SEPTEMBER: Flinch, an 11-year-old dog from Kingston, catches his toy in the air in a round of the Seacoast DockDogs diving competition during the Conway Area Humane Society's annual Bark in the Park in North Conway Village's Schouler Park on Sept. 20. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
JANUARY: Ember Flynne, from the Gold Arrow Luxury Event Artists of Boston, Mass., waves a fiery sword through the air during Cranmore Mountain's second annual "Frost and Flame" in North Conway on Jan. 11. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
JANUARY: Allie the alligator presses her snout to the glass siding in the 30-by-30-foot tank at the Living Shores Aquarium in Glen on Jan. 29. Three young alligators arrived on Jan. 18 from Minnesota. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
FEBRUARY: Conway Town Manager John Eastman speaks at the grand opening of the Revo Casino in Conway Village on Tuesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
MARCH: Protesters, including Center Conway resident Kathy Cooper at left, hold signs up to the passing traffic during the protest of the Trump administration at the "four corners" intersection of Routes 16 and 153 in Conway Village on March 4. Around 300 people gathered on all corners of the intersection. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
APRIL: One-year-old Armi Lanciaux (left) and 10-month-old Ellie Ahearn, both from Conway, sit for a photo in the bucket of a backhoe loader at the Conway Public Library's annual Touch-A-Truck event on April 16. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
APRIL: Senior Quintin Plourde speeds past his competition toward the finish in the 200-meter dash, which he took first place in, during the Kennett High School track and field meet on April 29. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
MAY: The Jackson Historical Society building, which is being prepared to be moved in July, is seen partially held up by supports on May 16. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
MAY: The Fryeburg-Lovell Memorial VFW Post 6783 Color Guard (from left Jeff Blake, Gene Ward, Doug Hamilton and Brandon McCarthy) walk under mostly blue skies during the Memorial Day parade on Main Street in Fryeburg on May 26. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
JUNE: Graduate Jackson Abbott sports a customized LEGO cap as he readies to receive his diploma during the Kennett High School graduation ceremony at Millen Stadium on June 14. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
JULY: Selectman Mary Carey Seavey stands by longtime public servant Thom Steele, who she grew up with, while he holds an extra road sign for him to keep during the official renaming ceremony for Thom Steele Way in Conway on July 22. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
AUGUST: Jon Sarty and the White Mountain Boys rock the crowd at the annual Jackson Covered Bridge Dance on Aug. 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
AUGUST: U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen starts up the Mount Washington Observatory's new snow cat, a 400 Trail PistenBully, after the official ribbon cutting for the machine at the base of the Mount Washington Auto Road on Aug. 12.(RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
SEPTEMBER: Flinch, an 11-year-old dog from Kingston, catches his toy in the air in a round of the Seacoast DockDogs diving competition during the Conway Area Humane Society's annual Bark in the Park in North Conway Village's Schouler Park on Sept. 20. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
OCTOBER: A trio of draft horses are seen during the annual Grand Parade at the Fryeburg Fair's racing grandstand on Oct. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
NOVEMBER: Warped metal shelves and other burnt debris is piled outside the remaining structure at Kringle's Pizza in Glen after an early morning fire on Nov. 4. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
DECEMBER: Avery Erickson of Intervale flops down into the snow after pulling his sled back up the North Conway Community Center hill during a daylong snowstorm on Dec. 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The pictures above were taken and chosen by our award-winning staff photographer Rachel Sharples as her favorites of the year, based on factors like subject matter, composition and emotional impact. In an upcoming edition of the Sun, both readers and editors will be choosing the top stories of the year. For now, sit back, relax and relive 2025 through these fabulous images.
— Managing Editor Margaret McKenzie
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