A Saturday afternoon ATV crash on Roscoe Drive in Waterford sent three people to local hospitals, according to fire officials.
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 inLewiston-Auburn, News
Truck crashes into utility pole, house on East Avenue in Lewiston
Residents reported Monday night the vehicle had hit the pole and spun into a house near 526 East Ave.
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20 tenants displaced after Auburn apartment building fire
Smoke from the building at 271 Court St. could be seen for miles.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Leavitt Area High School awards 126 diplomas at 125th graduation
Among the event’s speakers at The Colisée in Lewiston, LAHS Principal Eben Shaw encouraged the graduates to strive for kindness, service, compassion, generosity, perseverance, honesty, determination and enthusiasm.
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Great Falls Pride holds march, festival as part of weeklong celebration
About 200 people marched Sunday from Auburn to Lewiston as part of a weeklong celebration of LGBTQ pride.
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Lewiston’s Franco Center a wealth of local history
Franco-American culture lives on through the Franco Center’s many displays and artifacts and performances.
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Capturing history at the Franco Center’s new escape room
Organizers say young and old, families and business groups alike are enjoying the experience. The key, they say, is the game’s hands-on, brain-teasing approach to Franco-American history.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Crews battle blaze across from Oxford Plains Speedway
Fire crews from at least six towns responded Saturday night to a fire at a building across from the Oxford Plains Speedway.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Edward Little High School graduates 258 at Red Eddies field in Auburn
Superintendent Cornelia Brown urged graduates to embrace curiosity and cultivate kindness and to never underestimate the power of perseverance.
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Great Falls Balloon Festival directors reject Lewiston proposal to save event
The festival board of directors notified city leaders Monday that it was rejecting their offer to help with planning, logistics and administrative functions.