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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PublishedJanuary 14, 2023
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.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2023
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.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2023
Auburn fire displaces tenants temporarily
A late night fire brought fire crews out Sunday to an apartment building at 37 Fifth St.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2023
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.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
Lewiston, Maine Catholic community pray for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at basilica
Catholics attended the Mass for the Repose of the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Wednesday, a day before Pope Francis presides over Benedict’s funeral at Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
Greene man missing since Monday
Adam McAllister of Greene is still missing, officials say. He expressed interest in going ice fishing on Monday, the day he was last seen.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
Lisbon School Committee appoints new member
Leonard Ledlum will fill the final year of a three-year term.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2023
Oxford man killed in Poland crash Sunday
Gary D. Hesketh, 41, died Monday morning when his vehicle hit the back of a rig stopped by Ricky Seames, 71, of South Paris.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2023
Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul to hold mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf will lead a prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died Saturday.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2023
Fire displaces Farmington family
FARMINGTON — A family was displaced from their home Sunday morning after flames engulfed an attached garage at 206 Livermore Falls Road, Fire Chief Timothy Hardy said Monday. A representative from the state Fire Marshal’s Office will visit the scene Tuesday as part of the investigation into the cause, he said. Firefighters responded to the […]
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