One person was transported to the hospital after first responders were called to the boat launch at Range Pond on reports of a drowning.
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 inNews, Oxford Hills
Local police, fire respond to plane crash at Oxford airport
Oxford Police and Fire Rescue departments responded to a plane crash in the Oxford County Regional Airport field.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
One dead following shooting Friday night in Poland
One person is dead after a Friday night shooting at a White Oak Hill Road address in Poland.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Fryeburg, Conway police nab border hopping burglary suspect
Fryeburg police assisted Conway, New Hampshire, police Tuesday in apprehending a Fryeburg man wanted in a burglary investigation.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News
Wilton woman arrested again on drug charges
Lisa Miniutti, 50, of Wilton was on bail for drug-related charges when a search of her residence yielded drugs and trafficking-related items.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Fire crews douse Harrison blaze
A Bolsters Mills Road home was likely spared Wednesday afternoon after fire crews snuffed out flames in a bedroom.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Small fire in roof fan extinguished by Dixfield sawmill workers
Workers said the fire originated in a roof-mounted fan.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Voters reject Wales-based school district budget in second referendum
Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield residents voted Tuesday to reject Regional School Unit 4’s second try at a 2024-25 budget.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man flees Gray turnpike crash, tracked into woods
Robert Padilla, 39, crashed his truck into a ditch after cutting off another truck, injuring the driver, police said.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Bridgton man arrested in Fryeburg drug trafficking probe
Kevin L. Thurston, 50, was arrested in a traffic stop related to the surveillance of a Portland Street home, according to Maine Drug Enforcement Agency officials.