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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PublishedMarch 27, 2024
Garage burns down on Poland access road
No one was injured in a fire that claimed a two-story detached garage on Old County Road in Poland, officials say.
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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 26, 2024
Drivers escape injury in rollover in Poland
A car rolled over and snapped a utility pole after a collision with a truck.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Portland man back on the slopes after being buried in Sugarloaf avalanche
Nathan Sanborn of Portland got caught up in avalanche on Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabasset Valley Sunday morning.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
New monitoring system aids Lewiston Public Works with fighting winter storms
The department is wrapping up its first winter season using a new method of gauging current and future road conditions.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2024
Spring snowstorm delivers shin-deep snowfall in western, central Maine
Most of Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties received routine snowfall amounts Saturday as predicted by forecasters, but treacherous driving conditions kept many on alert as snow turned to a wintery mix.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2024
Maine Maple Sunday Weekend off to good start despite snow
Many maple lovers endured the weather to get their sweet fix.
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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 19, 2024
Lewiston man pleads guilty to federal charges for racially charged online threat in 2022
Charles Allen Barnes, 46, pleads guilty to sending a racially charged death threat via social media in August 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Indigenous tribes and high-tech extraction flow into Maine maple syrup’s sweet history
From boiling sap in troughs and birch bark baskets to today’s vacuums, vats, and other equipment, maple syrup production has changed over several hundred years, but remains rooted in tradition.
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