Nathan Sanborn of Portland got caught up in avalanche on Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabasset Valley Sunday morning.
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.
New monitoring system aids Lewiston Public Works with fighting winter storms
The department is wrapping up its first winter season using a new method of gauging current and future road conditions.
Spring snowstorm delivers shin-deep snowfall in western, central Maine
Most of Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties received routine snowfall amounts Saturday as predicted by forecasters, but treacherous driving conditions kept many on alert as snow turned to a wintery mix.
Maine Maple Sunday Weekend off to good start despite snow
Many maple lovers endured the weather to get their sweet fix.
Two men indicted in postal robberies, burglaries in Paris, Monmouth and Lewiston
Winston McLeod of New Jersey and Lance Funderburk of New York were charged by a federal grand jury Wednesday in a five-count indictment.
Lewiston man pleads guilty to federal charges for racially charged online threat in 2022
Charles Allen Barnes, 46, pleads guilty to sending a racially charged death threat via social media in August 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Indigenous tribes and high-tech extraction flow into Maine maple syrup’s sweet history
From boiling sap in troughs and birch bark baskets to today’s vacuums, vats, and other equipment, maple syrup production has changed over several hundred years, but remains rooted in tradition.
Pine Tree District FIRST Robotics Competition draws thousands to Lewiston
High school students from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut competed Saturday in the Pine Tree District FIRST Robotics Competition at The Colisée.
Pine Tree District FIRST Robotics Competition draws thousands to Lewiston
High school students from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut competed Saturday in the Pine Tree District FIRST Robotics Competition at The Colisée.
Pine Tree District FIRST Robotics Competition draws thousands to Lewiston
High school students from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut competed Saturday at The Colisée.