The Somali population has transformed the fabric of the city despite years of challenges with integration, perception and belonging.
Joe Charpentier
Staff Writer
Joe Charpentier came to the Sun Journal in 2022 to cover crime and chaos. His previous experience was in a variety of rural Midcoast beats which included government, education, sports, economics and analysis, crime, and environment. He loves surprising his editors with spontaneous enterprising stories and prides himself on mastering the ability to slip the odd Oxford comma by the copy editors. When not on the beat, Joe enjoys spending time with family, writing fiction and woodworking.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Somali immigrants find a home on Lewiston soccer fields
By learning to trust each other, the Lewiston High School soccer team is providing an example to the community.
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See a timeline of immigrant resettlements in Lewiston
Immigrants have faced resistance and acceptance in the community since the 1850s
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From a Kenyan refugee camp to Lewiston: ‘This is our home’
From refugee to county government, Shukri Abdirahman reflects on how Lewiston as a community learned to grow together.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Democrats bolstered by win in Lewiston election; Republicans see momentum in narrow loss
Political analysts, however, say voters shouldn’t put too much stock in the results of special elections.
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Lewiston to limit cooperation with ICE ahead of state law
The emergency temporary ordinance passed Tuesday prevents police and other staff from aiding civil immigration enforcement.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Conservation groups near $62M goal for 78,000 acres in western Maine
The Magalloway Collaborative has raised over $49 million to permanently conserve forest and wetlands for a variety of public uses.
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Lewiston mother arrested by ICE last week remains in federal custody
Elmara Correia, 28, was highlighted by federal authorities as a ‘worst of the worst criminal illegal alien.’ The most serious charge against her is a Class D crime that has not gone to court yet.
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Lewiston anti-ICE protest draws about 1,000: ‘It’s scary to see in our backyard’
The Agora Grand Event Center was overflowing with demonstrators protesting a recent surge in federal immigration enforcement activity in Maine.