Carl Natale

Sun Journal

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Published
August 7, 2018

Police: Stray bullet from target practice hit disc golfer in Turner

TURNER — Maine State Police say a stray bullet from a 9mm handgun struck a Lewiston man in the face Sunday while he was playing disc golf. Cameron Hart said he was at Stevens Mountain View Disc Golf Course when he heard gunshots. “We were just walking up and the guy started shooting,” Hart told […]
Published
June 29, 2018

2018 Analysis: Men suffer about 70 percent of fireworks injuries

In the eyes of many Americans, the Fourth of July is a day for parades, barbecues and, of course, fireworks. The tradition got its start at the beginning of our nation’s history after the Founding Fathers met in Philadelphia to write and sign the Declaration of Independence. A day after the Continental Congress adopted the […]
Published
June 23, 2018

Tense times in downtown Lewiston in wake of killing

Anti-immigrant sentiments run high after Knox Street brawl kills Lewiston man. Editor’s note: This story contains hate speech and crude language, and could be disturbing to readers. LEWISTON — Immediately after last week’s fatal brawl near Kennedy Park, the comments started rolling in. On Facebook. On Twitter. Posted to news stories online. “They are a […]
Published
June 19, 2018

Lewiston police make arrest in Saturday morning shooting

UPDATE: Jordan Waterman makes initial court appearance in Lewiston LEWISTON — Lewiston police have charged a local man in a shooting early Saturday on the corner of Bartlett and Pine streets. Jordan Waterman, 26, of Lewiston was charged Tuesday with elevated aggravated assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, reckless conduct and violation of conditions […]
Published
June 15, 2018

Save-A-Lot donates food to Camp Postcard

Lewiston police Officer Nick Meserve, left, accepted a donation of food and other items from Save-A-Lot Manager Carol Landry, holding sign, for this year’s Camp Postcard, which begins Saturday at Camp Agassiz in Poland. The staff of the Lewiston grocery store handed over canned goods, milk and other donations for the roughly 165 kids from across […]
Published
June 15, 2018

Lewiston man dies from injuries sustained in fight near Kennedy Park

LEWISTON — A man badly beaten near Kennedy Park on Tuesday night has died, police said Friday. Donald Giusti, 38, died Friday afternoon at Central Maine Medical Center where he had remained since Tuesday night. Witnesses said Giusti was beaten as two groups clashed near the downtown park late Tuesday night. The brawl was said to […]
Published
June 13, 2018

Moody holds commanding lead in GOP primary; Mills and Cote lead Democrats

Shawn Moody was rocketing ahead of his opponents in the Republican primary for governor Tuesday, while Attorney General Janet Mills held a narrow lead over Sanford attorney Adam Cote on the Democratic side. With about 25 percent of precincts reporting, Moody had 55 percent of the vote and was carrying some of Maine’s largest cities, […]
Published
May 20, 2018

‘My favorite week of the year’

Camp Postcard celebrates its 25th year of cops, firefighters and other emergency responders building lifelong connections with kids.
Published
May 16, 2018

Security video shows vandals slashing RSU 16 bus tires

[UPDATE: Reward offered in school bus vandalism] POLAND — Vandals slashed tires on all 22 school buses and a pickup truck at the Regional School Unit 16 administrative office early Wednesday, police said. Classes were canceled as police investigated the vandalism at the intersection of Aggregate Road and Route 26. The damage was estimated at […]
Published
May 13, 2018

100 miles… on foot: Riverlands racers run through the night

TURNER – Melissa Ossanna of Bar Harbor trotted slowly but steadily toward the aid station at the Androscoggin Riverlands State Park lot about 5:30 Sunday morning. She was shivering slightly, huffing and puffing, but her smile was genuine, and contagious. Race volunteers greeted her with cheers, and the same questions: “What do you need? What […]

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