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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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Auburn council passes watershed ordinance changes
AUBURN — Councilors conducted second readings Monday night on several highly debated ordinance changes in the Lake Auburn watershed, including the rezoning of 60 acres along the lake to a General Business zone, updated septic design standards and an increase in minimum lot size for developments in the watershed. Councilors approved the ordinance rezoning some […]
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PublishedDecember 4, 2023
Maine digs out of snowstorm that knocked out power to more than 25,000 CMP customers
From a dusting to a whopping, some areas of Maine had little snowfall from the state’s first major snowstorm of the season, while others had as much as 12 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2023
Lewiston Public Library to host dinner, talk, musical performance for healing
Lewiston Public Library will welcome community members Tuesday to a dinner, talk and musical performance by Pihcintu Multinational Children’s Chorus. The event is geared toward the healing and sense of community in the aftermath of the Oct. 25 mass shooting.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2023
Auburn’s winter parking ban ends at noon Monday
Lewiston’s and Auburn’s winter parking bans begin at 9 p.m. Sunday. Lewiston’s ban ends at 6 a.m. Monday and Auburn’s at noon.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2023
‘People needed this right now’: Lewiston celebrates the season with Holiday at the Plaza
Dufresne Plaza was alight with cheer Saturday afternoon for the second Holiday at the Plaza.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2023
New Gloucester man killed in home furnace explosion
Lado Lodoka, 44, was working on the Intervale Road home’s oil-fired burner when the blast occurred, authorities said.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Camper burns in Turner; police investigate possible arson
Witnesses said it appeared a young woman started the fire and then fled on foot, saying somebody was after her. Police later located the woman along with her boyfriend.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Wilton police destroy $1 million in illegally grown marijuana
State officials and Wilton police discovered an illegal cannabis cultivation facility while conducting an inspection at a separate Weld Road licensed facility Tuesday.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Pine Street in Lewiston to close Wednesday through Friday
Pine Street, from Lisbon Street to Park Street, will close Wednesday through Friday to accommodate a Lewiston Public Library project.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2023
Police identify victims of Denmark double homicide
Michael Willett, 69, of Denmark and Aremean Mayo, 93, were found dead in Willett’s 7 Fuller Lane home in Denmark on Saturday.