Joe Charpentier – Page 8 – Lewiston Sun Journal

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.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News

Lewiston police release video of shooting Monday on Bartlett Street

by Joe Charpentier July 15, 2025July 16, 2025

Police say an unknown Black male opened fire Monday afternoon on a community organization, Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News

Police respond to gunshots near Lewiston mosque Monday

by Joe Charpentier July 14, 2025July 15, 2025

Reports of gunshots prompted around 20 police officers and detectives to respond to Bartlett Street in the area of the Masjidu Salaam Mosque.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News

Juvenile shot in leg early Monday morning in Lewiston

by Joe Charpentier July 14, 2025July 15, 2025

Police say a juvenile was hospitalized after returning to the scene of a shooting Monday morning at Hillview Apartments.

Franklin, Maine, News, Schools & Education

Bowdoin College’s plan for Kingfield campground meets local resistance

by Joe Charpentier July 13, 2025July 14, 2025

The proposal for a seasonal camping site for students on a 20.7-acre Kingfield property is drawing pushback from neighbors over traffic and road wear.

Franklin

Wilton, state police on scene of standoff Friday afternoon

by Joe Charpentier July 11, 2025July 12, 2025

Wilton police and a state tactical team responded Friday to a Cemetery Road residence for a standoff which appeared to end by midafternoon.

Business, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News

Texas nonprofit again questions use of Lewiston shooting victims fund

by Joe Charpentier July 8, 2025July 8, 2025

A nonprofit born out of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is urging the Maine Attorney General’s Office to revisit how more than $6 million in Lewiston shooting relief donations were distributed.

Franklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal

‘Wall That Heals’ makes emotional debut in Farmington

by Joe Charpentier July 3, 2025July 3, 2025

The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., opened in an official ceremony Thursday with retired Staff Sgt. Travis Mills honoring Vietnam veterans and those lost in the conflict.