The 40th annual Snodeo brought families from all over Thursday, Friday and Saturday even though snowmobile races were canceled.
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
Boil water alert in Lewiston, Idaho — not Maine, city officials say
Put the kettle down, Lewiston. The city began receiving calls after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when Lewiston, Idaho, officials issued a boil water alert.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston parking ban starting Thursday evening into Friday
From 4 to 8 inches of snow are forecast over two days.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Police in Lisbon bring peaceful end to a mental health crisis
The Maine State Police Tactical Team and Lisbon police officers successfully talked a suicidal man out of a Proctor Road residence Tuesday, officials said in a news release.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Bates College marks MLK Jr. Day with documentary featuring alumnus
Marshall Hatch Jr. kicks off the college’s commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the documentary ‘All These Sons.’
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Bomb threat clears Oxford County judicial complex
The complex was evacuated Saturday morning and the county jail locked down following a bomb threat made to the county communications center.
Posted inBethel, News, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
Four-hour standoff ends in Bethel with arrest, assault charges
Bethel resident Lydia Mills, 41, was charged Saturday with two counts of domestic violence assault after a four-hour standoff with Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies. The victim was Mills’ husband, who had minor injuries.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Durham to vote on housing, zoning in April
Affordable housing, resource protection and land use changes will come to voters at the annual April meeting, selectmen discussed Tuesday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn fire displaces tenants temporarily
A late night fire brought fire crews out Sunday to an apartment building at 37 Fifth St.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Fire damages house on Libby Avenue in Lewiston
Firefighters were called to 11 Libby Ave. just before 2 p.m. Sunday for a fire at a single-family home.