Tetiana left Ukraine as the war in her home country continued to escalate. Now, she works with English learners in the Lewiston area.
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 inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
High winds knock out power to thousands in Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford counties
Central Maine Power prepared Friday for significant outages throughout the state come Saturday morning.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston-Auburn softball tournament draws immense community support for Oct. 25 families
Maine Strong Memorial Foundation hopes to raise $350,000 for victims of the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting victims’ families at its second softball tournament in Auburn and Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston High School alerts parents to shooting threat
A written note on a bathroom wall read: ‘I will shoot the school up 10/15/2024.’
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
High speed chase Monday night in Turner, Auburn ends with arrest
Brayden Laliberte, 18, of Auburn faces five charges after his arrest following a high speed chase from Turner into Auburn, officials said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Safe Voices holds vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Dozens turned out for Safe Voices’ vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Posted inMaine Crime
Sabattus man arrested after fleeing two traffic stops in Paris
Daniel R. Laflamme, 54, of Sabattus was arrested Monday morning after pulling away from officers of John Henry Road in Paris.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Teenage driver killed in Wales logging truck crash identified
Sophie Blomsma, 17, of Lincoln, crossed the centerline and collided with a logging truck while traveling Route 132 in Wales on Sunday morning.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Two hospitalized after crash on Route 4 in Auburn
Albert Deschaine, 36, of Peru was traveling north in his 2007 Chevrolet pickup truck when he hydroplaned into oncoming traffic, colliding with a 2022 Toyota SUV driven by James Halliday, 78, of Auburn. Both remain hospitalized, Halliday in critical condition.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Sheriff: Maryland man arrested after 4-hour standoff in town of Sweden, charged with domestic assault
James Godfrey Shepherd, 65, of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, was arrested and charged with elevated aggravated domestic violence assault and creating a police standoff, according to officials.