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.
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PublishedMay 13, 2024
Gov. Mills decides against removing Oxford County sheriff from office
The governor based her decision not to remove Christopher Wainwright from office on the recommendation of former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Donald G. Alexander.
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PublishedApril 27, 2024
New England handbell choirs raise funds for One Lewiston at annual Maine Spring Ring
Over 120 handbell ringers from 16 choirs across Maine and wider New England met Saturday for Maine Spring Ring at Auburn Middle School.
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PublishedApril 22, 2024
Lewiston police say 3-year-old who fell 3 stories suffered bumps and bruises
A 3-year-old is expected to survive after falling from a Pierce Street residence, police say.
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PublishedApril 21, 2024
Friends, neighbors clean Meetinghouse Park in memory of slain Farmington women
Joy Cumming, 53, and her mother, Jean Robinson, 76, were found dead in December 2023 at the home they shared on Red Schoolhouse Road.
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PublishedApril 20, 2024
Boy, 3, falls from third-story window on Pierce Street in Lewiston
A 3-year-old fell out of a third-story window at 116 Pierce St. on Saturday afternoon, according to police.
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PublishedApril 5, 2024
Rangeley, other area towns are ready for the eclipse. Are you?
We offer information, advice and links to even more as area officials brace for an estimated 20,000 visitors to the Rangeley area, with more sun-watchers expected in other western Maine locales Monday for the total eclipse.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Vermont man suspected of having guns taken into custody in Walmart parking lot in Farmington
The store on Wilton Road was locked down, Farmington police Chief Kenneth Charles said.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Two men indicted in postal robberies, burglaries in Paris, Monmouth and Lewiston
Winston McLeod of New Jersey and Lance Funderburk of New York were charged by a federal grand jury Wednesday in a five-count indictment.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2024
LA Arts hosts Community Plate story sharing potluck supper
Community Plate, a nonprofit organization focused on bringing communities together through food and storytelling, held its ninth potluck at LA Arts at 168 Lisbon St. in Lewiston.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2024
Gus LeBlanc, longtime central Maine coach and educator, dies
Longtime football coach and educator Wilfred ‘Gus’ LeBlanc died Friday surrounded by family and friends.
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