About 100 friends and family members joined together Saturday to remember Tricia Johnson-Asselin who was killed in the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation.
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.
Leeds crash sends mother, 3-year-old daughter to hospital
A China woman and her 3-year-old daughter were injured traveling eastbound on Route 202 when they struck a vehicle making a turn in Leeds.
Auburn man fires at Lewiston police, ends standoff with suicide
A Saturday evening shooting on Essex Street in Lewiston became a standoff with police into Sunday morning and ended with a suicide, say police.
Update: Missing Wilton teen found
Gabriel Keith, 13, of Wilton was found Wednesday afternoon after being reported missing from his home Tuesday night. The teen commented on a Wilton Police Department post on Facebook, saying: ‘try and catch me if you can.’
State police say Oxford man was killed Friday night in Poland
Maine State Police identified the victim of a Friday night shooting in Poland as a 51-year-old man from Oxford.
Tennessee fugitive apprehended in Lowelltown at a former Canada border crossing
Larry Wayne Cole III is wanted in Tennessee in connection with the stabbing of his husband in a Walmart in Gallatin, Tennessee.
One dead following shooting Friday night in Poland
One person is dead after a Friday night shooting at a White Oak Hill Road address in Poland.
Wilton woman arrested again on drug charges
Lisa Miniutti, 50, of Wilton was on bail for drug-related charges when a search of her residence yielded drugs and trafficking-related items.
Voters reject Wales-based school district budget in second referendum
Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield residents voted Tuesday to reject Regional School Unit 4’s second try at a 2024-25 budget.
Lewiston and state police investigate 3 shootings, 1 fatal, and respond to public concern
Police Chief David St. Pierre plans to increase patrols in the city’s high crime areas.