The Legislature continued 2 key exemptions on the containers until July 2027.
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 inMaine, Maine Crime, News, River Valley
Dixfield store burglary suspects arrested after stolen coins used for a purchase
Two men and a woman were charged Monday with burglary after rolled coins and cash were stolen from Ellis Variety in Dixfield.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Fire marshal investigating cause of James Street fire in Auburn
No one was reported injured in the Monday fire, which destroyed the upper level interior of a James Street apartment building.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Daughter of Lewiston house crash victim says unsafe road to blame
The daughter of 86-year-old Claudette Dumont is urging city officials to fix a dangerous curve on Old Lisbon Road after a car crashed into her mother’s home for the second time.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Police identify woman found dead in Lewiston home
Police identified the body of a woman who was found deceased inside an Old Greene Road home on Monday.
Posted inMaine, News
Gov. Mills signs new law targeting septic system runoff near freshwater bodies
A new law regulating septic systems will curb pollution caused by a lack of natural filtration into freshwater bodies, advocates say.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Death of Lewiston 4-year-old puts Maine’s child welfare failures back in spotlight
Health and Human Services investigators visited the home of Jasper Smith 7 times without taking action. On May 17, he died from a gunshot wound when he accessed a handgun registered to his stepfather.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, River Valley
Androscoggin River, once a ‘national disgrace’, should be recognized for cleanup efforts, advocates say
Advocates propose reclassifying the water quality of the river from Rumford to Lisbon — a move they say could spark economic growth.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Illegal firearm purchases in Maine feeding gun trafficking across U.S.
In places like Lewiston, a sharp rise in gun violence begs the question: How many firearms are acquired by people lying about who the gun is for?
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers to consider beefed-up gun storage rules in effort to prevent accidental injuries, deaths
The debate over LD 1120 comes after a 4-year-old Lewiston boy died this weekend in a shooting, the latest tragedy of its kind in Maine.