2022 North American Wife Carrying Championship winners Caleb and Justine Roesler returned to Sunday River on Saturday to again the claim the top spot.
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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Maine CDC warns of hepatitis A exposure at Lewiston restaurant
Marco’s Italian Restaurant reported a case in a worker. Patrons at the business in mid to late September should seek a vaccine.
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Auburn crash sends driver to hospital
Clifford Strout, 66, of Lewiston fell ill while driving on Court Street early Tuesday morning and his truck struck a utility pole.
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Lincoln Street Garage paid parking system going online Oct. 16
LEWISTON — The Lincoln Street Parking Garage at 16 Lincoln St. will undergo testing of its new computerized payment system beginning Oct. 16, according to city officials. The system will be operational and parking arms fully functional during this test, Angelynne Amores, director of marketing and communication for Lewiston, said. Drivers leaving the garage will […]
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Main Street melee in Lewiston sends 2 to hospital
The fight Sunday afternoon broke out over a stolen bicycle on Main Street in Lewiston, police said. Two people required medical care at the hospital.
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Main Street melee in Lewiston sends 2 people to hospital
The fight Sunday afternoon broke out over a stolen bicycle on Main Street in Lewiston, police said. Two people required medical care at the hospital.
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Face Time: Debbie Tibbetts of Lewiston — Cleaning out the closet for a 10th and maybe final year
What started as a small clothing swap among a group of women turned into an annual fundraiser that has helped a host of people and organizations in the area.
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Lewiston police searching for Illinois man
Rossano Williams, 43, of Alton, Illinois, is wanted on charges of gross sexual assault, aggravated assault and strangulation, according to officials.
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Dixfield teen breaks leg in 60-foot fall on Tumbledown Mountain
Kyle Lund, 15, of Dixfield was rescued by Maine Warden Service and other rescuers Sunday afternoon after falling 60 feet in an off-trail area on Tumbledown Mountain, officials said.
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Auburn to hold walking audits to identify projects to improve pedestrian, traffic safety
Auburn residents are encouraged to join walking audits Tuesday and Wednesday in the downtown/Great Falls Plaza area and the Washburn neighborhood.