Greggory Smallwood, 21, of Norway was arrested at about 10:10 p.m. and charged with robbing the store at 102 Main St., according to police.
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.
Suspect arrested minutes after Saturday night robbery at Big Apple convenience store in Paris
Greggory Smallwood, 21, of Norway was arrested at about 10:10 p.m. and charged with robbing the store at 102 Main St. in Paris, according to police.
Durham’s Union Church, home of historical society, fails inspection
The town-owned Union Church, home of Durham Historical Society, was shuttered Tuesday over a failed inspection from the Office of State Fire Marshal. The failed inspection stemmed from structural problems documented by the Society since 2001.
Great Falls Balloon Festival finally gets morning, evening launches Sunday
Balloon pilots, passengers and thousands of onlookers rejoiced as Sunday morning and evening balloons launches at the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston were a success.
Shooting near Dufresne Plaza injures 2 people, Lewiston police say
According to police, two people walked Saturday night into the emergency department at St. Mary’s with gunshot wounds, saying they had been shot.
Face Time: Jennifer Rudy — teacher, novelist and Sabattus’s George Bailey
The fifth-grade teacher at Oak Hill Middle School just published her first novel, and the approaching school year finds her preparing her classroom for students and her next adventure.
Fun still rules the day at Great Falls Balloon Festival despite balloon launch cancellations
Four balloon launches were canceled due to weather, but crowds came out for all the fun going on between the scheduled launches.
Buckfield man dies after confrontation with police in Hartford
Jacob Hackett was pronounced dead at a Lewiston hospital after suffering a medical event while being taken into custody by Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies, according to officials.
Dump truck driver taken to hospital after Poland crash
A crash near the Route 122 and Verrill Road intersection left the driver of a dump truck injured with non-life-threatening injuries, officials say.
SUV overturns on train tracks in Fryeburg
FRYEBURG — Police and rescue teams responded Monday evening to an SUV rollover on train tracks near 484 Portland St. Oxford County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy James Urquhart said Fryeburg police and rescue personnel were on the scene and no more information was available as of about 6:30 p.m. Fryeburg Police Chief Aaron Mick was […]