As police take steps to address the increase in shootings, residents are anxious for results.
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 Crime, River Valley
Mexico man charged with endangering his fiancee said she wanted to die at home
Jurors will begin deliberations Thursday in James Peters’ trial in Paris court.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston teen identified as victim in mosque shooting
Investigators said Tuesday the victim of a Friday night shooting at Masjidu Salaam Mosque is not cooperating.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, River Valley
Mexico man accused of neglect goes to trial
Joyce Brackett ‘was in a lot of pain’ when paramedics found her in 2021, according to testimony Monday.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Defunct Elan School dining hall in Poland destroyed by flames
The Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating Friday’s fire, at least the second at the school since November.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Man sentenced in Paris police vehicle theft, shootout last year
Gary Porter was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison with all but two years suspended for his role in a May 2024 shootout and police vehicles thefts.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Lisbon Water Department fields new complaints from customers
A Lisbon resident took to Facebook on Sunday to complain about brown water coming out of faucets.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Love stories are behind Albanian priest’s fate leading Lewiston’s Greek church
Father Bendo and his wife, Georgia, moved their family from Albania to Lewiston, where they’ve received a warm and supportive reception.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Meet Jennifer Boenig, Auburn’s ‘coordinator of fun’
Boenig is the creative force behind the city’s big events, bringing people together with fun, energy and a touch of ‘organized chaos.’
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Massachusetts man drives truck into Sweden home
A Massachusetts man was critically injured after he drove his pickup truck into a house in Sweden. Nobody was in the home at the time.