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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PublishedJanuary 26, 2025
Want to give Maine wildlife a hand? Here’s how.
The state has almost a dozen programs encouraging the public to gather information on Maine’s critters, to protect them and you.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2025
Turner crash involving police cruiser sends 3 to hospital
Two crash victims were transported to Central Maine Medical Center and one to Maine Medical Center in Portland via LifeFlight. Conditions of the victims were unknown.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2025
3 injured in shooting, stabbing incident Saturday in Auburn
Two men were injured in a shooting, and a third in a stabbing, at 45 Smith St. early Saturday morning.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2024
Three fishermen break through the ice at Brettuns Pond in Livermore
No one was seriously injured when the three went through the ice Saturday evening while ice fishing.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2024
Hebron man’s 62,000-light display brings holiday cheer
‘We do it for the love of Christmas, seeing families coming out and keeping the tradition alive.’
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PublishedNovember 25, 2024
Lisbon High School athletic director describes anti-hazing plans
Lisbon High School Athletic Director Chris Spaulding and football coach Chris Kates spoke to the school committee on next steps to ensure an anti-hazing environment.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2024
Pickup truck destroyed by fire on Route 4 in Turner
Due to the fire, a propane tank in the bed of the pickup truck exploded and ammunition inside the truck discharged, officials said. No injuries were reported.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2024
Maine Family Planning tours central Maine with mobile medical unit
Maine Family Planning, via its new Health on Wheels van, has been touring the Lewiston-to-Bangor stretch, stopping in towns and cities in between, to provide on-the-spot reproductive health services like wound care, screenings, birth control and HIV prevention.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2024
Greene vehicle fire burned 4 acres Tuesday, officials say
About 4 acres burned on Route 202 after a vehicle fire spread to woods and low brush on Central Maine Power property.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2024
Vehicle fire in Greene spreads to woods, CMP property Tuesday afternoon
Fire crews shut down traffic on Route 202 and Daggett Hill Road, according to early reports.
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