Joe Charpentier

Sun Journal

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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Published
August 6, 2023

Lewiston man, 19, dies in Minot dirt bike crash

Jessie Moody was operating a Yamaha dirt bike at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday on the motocross track at Hemond’s Motocross and Offroad Park in Minot when he lost control after driving over a jump.
Published
August 2, 2023

USDA to drop rabies vaccine bait across western and northern Maine

State and federal agents plan to deploy over 415,000 rabies vaccine bait packs next week to prevent the spread of rabies.
Published
July 30, 2023

Missing teen hiker located in Grafton Township area

The Maine Warden Service found Nathan Beckman, 15, of Scarsdale, New York, on Saturday afternoon after he went missing earlier in the day in Oxford County, according to officials.
Published
July 30, 2023

Two die after being shot on Knox Street in Lewiston

One person died at the scene and the second died at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Published
July 15, 2023

Woman killed when New England Forest Rally car crashes near Lower Lake Richardson in Oxford County

Erin Kelly, 48, of Marshall, Virginia, was a co-driver and a passenger inside the race car.
Published
July 5, 2023

USDA euthanizes 16 Canada geese in Rangeley

USDA Wildlife Service personnel lethally removed 16 geese Wednesday morning from Haley Pond in Rangeley, according to officials.
Published
July 2, 2023

Police search for prisoner who escaped in Norway

Natasha Kaufmann, 29, was in the custody of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office when she escaped Sunday afternoon from the Stephens Memorial Hospital emergency room, where she had been taken for stomach pain, according to officials.
Published
June 25, 2023

Cheeto joins investigation team at Office of State Fire Marshal

Animal Tales: A yellow Labrador retriever, Cheeto, 2, joined the office earlier this month, teaming up with Investigator Andrew Whitney.
Published
June 14, 2023

Auburn filmmaker’s ‘Father Figures’ to premier June 26 in Los Angeles

‘Father Figures’ is a short film from Auburn-based filmmaker Alessandro Chillé and will premier at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Los Angeles June 26. Chillé plans to stay in Maine as he continues working on future projects set in or filmed in the state.
Published
June 7, 2023

Lewiston man injured in dump truck rollover in Avon

Larry Peaslee, 52, of Lewiston was injured Wednesday afternoon after rolling a dump truck on a winding stretch of Route 4 in Avon. A fuel leak and extensive road damage prompted response from state departments.

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