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.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
Lewiston man, 19, dies in Minot dirt bike crash
Jessie Moody was operating a Yamaha dirt bike at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday on the motocross track at Hemond’s Motocross and Offroad Park in Minot when he lost control after driving over a jump.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2023
Former town officials in Sumner charged with theft
Former Sumner town officials Robert and Kelly Stewart, a fire chief and selectman respectively, face a count each of theft by unauthorized taking.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2023
Greene voters OK $9.86 million budget, approve solar rules
Greene residents passed a warrant increasing the next budget cycle by about 16% for a total of $9,858,197 and imposing new regulations for solar energy systems.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2023
Video: Flooding shutters Court Street Baptist Church in Auburn, but services to continue in ‘adventure mode’
The Rev. Jim Grumbine will lead his congregation remotely as decision-making progresses for the 129 Court St. building. One church trustee said damages may approach the $1 million mark.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2023
USDA to drop rabies vaccine bait across western and northern Maine
State and federal agents plan to deploy over 415,000 rabies vaccine bait packs next week to prevent the spread of rabies.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2023
Knox Street shooting victims identified, Lewiston police address community fears
Mohammed Sheik, 30, of Auburn, and Keyt Hussein, 23, of Lewiston, both died from gunshot wounds, state police say. Lewiston police dispelled rumors about their response to the incident and addressed growing fears in the community of unsafe streets.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2023
No arrests made in fatal shootings in Lewiston; two victims not ID’d
Two victims of an apparent shooting on Knox Street Sunday have not yet been identified because one autopsy is still pending, state police said. Meanwhile, Knox Street residents are carrying on as best as they can.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
Missing teen hiker located in Grafton Township area
The Maine Warden Service found Nathan Beckman, 15, of Scarsdale, New York, on Saturday afternoon after he went missing earlier in the day in Oxford County, according to officials.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
Two die after being shot on Knox Street in Lewiston
One person died at the scene and the second died at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2023
Lewiston-Auburn area gets another flash flood warning Saturday
Some 2-4 inches of rainfall in about 6 hours was expected Saturday evening for the area, according to National Weather Service. The flash flood warning, on the heels of a much wider flood watch earlier in the day, came after nearly 5 inches of rainfall Tuesday.
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