The emergency temporary ordinance passed Tuesday prevents police and other staff from aiding civil immigration enforcement.
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.
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Lewiston council to consider request to assess needs of Oct. 25 shooting victims, survivors
If approved, the city would survey those impacted by the shootings in order to guide future resources and efforts.
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Lewiston House District 94 special election profile: Scott Harriman, Democrat
Harriman has been a city councilor since 2022, and the council’s representative on the School Committee since 2024.
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Lewiston House District 94 special election profile: Janet Beaudoin, Republican
Beaudoin is a longtime Lewiston resident and School Committee member.
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Harriman, Beaudoin vie for Lewiston State House seat
The Feb. 24 special election for the House District 94 seat will determine who will take the remainder of former Rep. Kristen Cloutier’s term.
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Lewiston extends smoking ban to several more streets
Lewiston city councilors voted 6-1 to expand a ban on using tobacco-derived products on streets that pass Central Maine Medical Center, Bates College, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and more area businesses.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Conservation groups near $62M goal for 78,000 acres in western Maine
The Magalloway Collaborative has raised over $49 million to permanently conserve forest and wetlands for a variety of public uses.
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Lewiston asylum seeker arrested at routine check-in: ‘They put chains on me’
Lograi Tuzolana, who came to the U.S. from Angola, has legal status and no criminal history. A federal judge ordered her release.
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Lewiston mother arrested by ICE last week remains in federal custody
Elmara Correia, 28, was highlighted by federal authorities as a ‘worst of the worst criminal illegal alien.’ The most serious charge against her is a Class D crime that has not gone to court yet.