Community members celebrated National Night Out with city officials and organizations including police, firefighters, public works employees and many area nonprofit volunteers.
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 inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Crews put out fire at a marijuana grow facility in Lewiston
Fire crews battled a Bridge Street blaze on Tuesday afternoon.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
State police say Oxford man was killed Friday night in Poland
Maine State Police identified the victim of a Friday night shooting in Poland as a 51-year-old man from Oxford.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Poland near-drowning Saturday did not involve drugs, alcohol, police say
An unnamed 21-year-old male was rescued from a near-drowning at Range Pond State Park on Saturday.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, Nation / World, News
Tennessee fugitive apprehended in Lowelltown at a former Canada border crossing
Larry Wayne Cole III is wanted in Tennessee in connection with the stabbing of his husband in a Walmart in Gallatin, Tennessee.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Hartford fire draws several area fire departments
A blaze at 112 Old State Route 140 in Hartford drew several area fire departments.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Range Pond swimmer in critical condition after near drowning Saturday
The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office said the victim of a near-drowning at Range Pond State Park in Poland is in critical condition at a local hospital.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Drowning reported in Range Pond State Park in Poland
One person was transported to the hospital after first responders were called to the boat launch at Range Pond on reports of a drowning.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Local police, fire respond to plane crash at Oxford airport
Oxford Police and Fire Rescue departments responded to a plane crash in the Oxford County Regional Airport field.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
One dead following shooting Friday night in Poland
One person is dead after a Friday night shooting at a White Oak Hill Road address in Poland.