A Livermore Falls farm had to cut strawberry season short mostly due to spoilage caused by the pests.
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 inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Arsonist, shooting suspect killed by police was out on bail, say police
Leein Amos Hinkley, 42, was shot and killed Saturday morning during a standoff stemming from an overnight assault and arson, said local and state police Saturday afternoon.
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Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Wales-based school district’s $23.37 million budget rejected at the polls
Voters from Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield rejected the $23.37 million Regional School Unit 4 budget.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Hundreds gather for candlelight vigil honoring Edward Little student
Elliott Hill was an Auburn athlete and a musician who died by suicide last Wednesday. He was 16.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Great Falls Pride holds march, festival as part of weeklong celebration
About 200 people marched Sunday from Auburn to Lewiston as part of a weeklong celebration of LGBTQ pride.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Police arrest suspect in Peru car crash and gunfire incident
A section of Route 108 was closed to traffic Tuesday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Police say Lewiston woman was killed in Auburn motorcycle crash
Jessica Carter, 40, of Lewiston was killed Friday evening trying to avoid a collision on her 2010 Kawasaki motorcycle on South Main Street in Auburn.
Posted inLocal & State
Legal approach to sex trafficking finicky, but getting better
Sex trafficking is an issue on the local and national scene, but Maine is making strides to empower victims while holding exploiters accountable.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Sex trafficked at 14, Sonia Bermonty of Lewiston tells her story in hopes of helping others
Bermonty and her husband use their free time to help homeless people, and she calls on her ‘horrific’ experience on the streets of New York to address sex trafficking here in Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.