A section of Route 108 was closed to traffic Tuesday.
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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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.
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Legal approach to sex trafficking finicky, but getting better
Sex trafficking is an issue on the local and national scene, but Maine is making strides to empower victims while holding exploiters accountable.
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Sex trafficked at 14, Sonia Bermonty of Lewiston tells her story in hopes of helping others
Bermonty and her husband use their free time to help homeless people, and she calls on her ‘horrific’ experience on the streets of New York to address sex trafficking here in Maine.
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Gov. Mills decides against removing Oxford County sheriff from office
The governor based her decision not to remove Christopher Wainwright from office on the recommendation of former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Donald G. Alexander.
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New England handbell choirs raise funds for One Lewiston at annual Maine Spring Ring
Over 120 handbell ringers from 16 choirs across Maine and wider New England met Saturday for Maine Spring Ring at Auburn Middle School.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston police say 3-year-old who fell 3 stories suffered bumps and bruises
A 3-year-old is expected to survive after falling from a Pierce Street residence, police say.
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Friends, neighbors clean Meetinghouse Park in memory of slain Farmington women
Joy Cumming, 53, and her mother, Jean Robinson, 76, were found dead in December 2023 at the home they shared on Red Schoolhouse Road.
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Boy, 3, falls from third-story window on Pierce Street in Lewiston
A 3-year-old fell out of a third-story window at 116 Pierce St. on Saturday afternoon, according to police.
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Rangeley, other area towns are ready for the eclipse. Are you?
We offer information, advice and links to even more as area officials brace for an estimated 20,000 visitors to the Rangeley area, with more sun-watchers expected in other western Maine locales Monday for the total eclipse.