Lisbon School Committee opts not to renew union president’s contract

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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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May 9, 2023

Lisbon School Committee opts not to renew union president’s contract

Lisbon High School music teacher and teachers’ union president Rick Beaulé did not have his contract renewed Monday for the next school year. Dozens turned out for the Lisbon School Committee meeting to support him.
Published
May 9, 2023

No one injured in Tuesday morning fire in Lisbon

A single-wide mobile home caught fire in the Worumbo Trailer Park at 2 Arrowhead Drive in the early morning hours Tuesday. No injuries were reported.
Published
May 7, 2023

Hiker from New Hampshire dies on Lollapalooza Trail in Newry

Todd Soucy, 51, of Exeter, New Hampshire, was hiking the Jordan Mountain trail with a friend, officials said.
Published
May 7, 2023

Oxford County Commissioners investigate Sheriff Christopher Wainwright

The commissioners are investigating Wainwright after he admitted to using his position to try to help a woman who had received a traffic citation.
Published
May 6, 2023

Auburn Lobster Festival no joke as thousands turn out for Maine culinary tradition

Food, music and craft beer drew well over 2,000 Saturday for Auburn’s first lobster festival, according to officials.
Published
May 3, 2023

Lewiston Middle School student struck by box truck

The eighth grader was transported to Central Maine Medical Center and the driver, Wade Gould, 41, of Lisbon Falls was cited for a traffic violation.
Published
May 3, 2023

Warden rescues 76-year-old from flooded car in Waterford

Karen Palmer, 76, of Leesburg, Florida, was driving from Florida to Poland late Monday night.
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May 2, 2023

Auburn standoff suspect has long criminal history

AUBURN — Daryan Bryan Saunders, 47, of Auburn, who was arrested Tuesday morning after a 21-hour standoff with local and state police, has a number of criminal convictions that began in 1994 when he was 18, when he paid a $100 fine for disorderly conduct. Over a decade later in October 2005, he was charged […]
Published
April 30, 2023

Workers’ rights honored, PRO Act endorsed for International Workers’ Day

The Maine chapters of the Communist Party USA and the Party for Socialism and Liberation honor workers’ rights for International Workers’ Day, at Kennedy Park in Lewiston.
Published
April 30, 2023

The Maine Pottery Tour: Putting Maine’s clay crafters and their creations on the map

The Maine Pottery Tour will return for its 11th year May 6 and 7 with 65 studios and 21 guest artists from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Phillips to Machias opening their doors to the public. The tour will be split into six regions: central, southern, western, Down East, midcoast and Portland. The central Maine tour […]