About 200 people marched Sunday from Auburn to Lewiston as part of a weeklong celebration of LGBTQ pride.
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.
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Lewiston’s Franco Center a wealth of local history
Franco-American culture lives on through the Franco Center’s many displays and artifacts and performances.
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Capturing history at the Franco Center’s new escape room
Organizers say young and old, families and business groups alike are enjoying the experience. The key, they say, is the game’s hands-on, brain-teasing approach to Franco-American history.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Crews battle blaze across from Oxford Plains Speedway
Fire crews from at least six towns responded Saturday night to a fire at a building across from the Oxford Plains Speedway.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Edward Little High School graduates 258 at Red Eddies field in Auburn
Superintendent Cornelia Brown urged graduates to embrace curiosity and cultivate kindness and to never underestimate the power of perseverance.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Great Falls Balloon Festival directors reject Lewiston proposal to save event
The festival board of directors notified city leaders Monday that it was rejecting their offer to help with planning, logistics and administrative functions.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Police arrest suspect in Peru car crash and gunfire incident
A section of Route 108 was closed to traffic Tuesday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Woman hit by vehicle crossing Lisbon Street in Lewiston
A 47-year-old woman was crossing Lisbon Street near Essex Street when she was struck by a turning vehicle.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Peru man dies in crash on Route 108 in Canton
Jared Bernard, 22, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Turner Street, also Route 108, on Monday morning.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Police say Lewiston woman was killed in Auburn motorcycle crash
Jessica Carter, 40, of Lewiston was killed Friday evening trying to avoid a collision on her 2010 Kawasaki motorcycle on South Main Street in Auburn.