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Joe Charpentier

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Lewiston, Maine
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Covers:  Crime, police and spot news in Lewiston and Auburn, Maine. Occasional features, human interest, municipal government and education.
Doesn't Cover: I would never consider something out of my realm.
Reporter @SunJournal | Previously @bbregister | @SUMediaComm 2015, @UMF1864 2012, & @NMHSchool 2008 alum All opinions expressed are my own, etc.

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Joe Charpentier’s Biography

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I have lived in Maine, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Wales (UK), and London and have worked as a copywriter, on a fishing vessel, in a wood mill, as a carpenter and at a couple newspapers. I graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington in 2012 with a BA in political science and in 2015 received my MA in international journalism from Swansea University.

My personal interests are not much different from my professional and academic ones. Outside the likes of Chomsky, H.S. Thompson,…

Joe Charpentier’s Journalist Portfolio

Fowl play: Take a gander at the joys of raising geese

Fowl play: Take a gander at the joys of raising geese

Raising geese is a less of a 'why?' and more of a 'why not?' say Greenwood's Amanda Esposito and Norway's Ann…

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Auburn police nab one of Philadelphia's most wanted

Auburn police nab one of Philadelphia's most wanted

AUBURN - A man on Philadelphia's Most Wanted List for a murder charge was arrested late Tuesday night after l…

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Stanton Bird Club celebrates Thorncrag's 100 years as Lewiston's refuge

Stanton Bird Club celebrates Thorncrag's 100 years as Lewiston's refuge

Go spend some time in nature, in Lewiston's spacious backyard known as Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary. Walking up…

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Unhoused community celebrates Christmas together at Auburn's Pleasant Street Drop-in Center

Unhoused community celebrates Christmas together at Auburn's Pleasant Street Drop-in Center

AUBURN - Being home for the holidays, for many, means gifts under the tree, full stockings and a hearty break…

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New to Lewiston, couple connect with and help the homeless

New to Lewiston, couple connect with and help the homeless

Stacey and Terry Stibbards moved to Lewiston late last spring shortly before Terry found out he had Stage 4 c…

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Articles

Lewiston program to send ‘ambassadors’ to city parks, neighborhoods

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By Joe Charpentier Verified
| Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME) Verified
Omar Youssouf, middle, talks to his cousin Tuesday morning in Kennedy Park in Lewiston. "I've been here for 30 years and it's gotten a lot worse. People leave trash everywhere and nobody cleans it up. But what we need mostly is peace. Peace is the most important thing." Youssouf said. The city is launching a new Community Ambassadors Program, which will feature volunteers who help residents and visitors, beautify parks, and support city programs.
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Lewiston gives Boston a locally made guitar as thanks for help after mass shooting

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By Joe Charpentier Verified
| Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME) Verified
Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline, left, and Bourgeois Guitars CEO Christopher Fleming, center, present a Lewiston-built guitar to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. The gift represents gratitude for the city's outpouring of support in the aftermath of the Oct. 25, 2023 mass shooting. (Courtesy of city of Boston) LEWISTON — When tragedy struck the city on Oct. 25, 2023, another city over 100 miles away, still grieving 10 years after its own shocking attack, stood up and pitched in to help local families heal.
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Survey begins on long-term impacts of Lewiston mass shooting

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By Joe Charpentier Verified
| Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME) Verified
The former Holy Family Elementary School and Holy Cross Middle School at 581 Sabattus St. in Lewiston is home to the Maine Resiliency Center. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) LEWISTON — The Maine Resiliency Center has developed three surveys where community members can share how the Oct. 25 mass shooting continues to affect their lives.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

International environmental news with Mongabay.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not professionally.

How is social media changing news?

Pros: enabling citizen journalists. Cons: directing and also thwarting consumer driven media

Awards

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Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest

2021 - Continuing story

Second place for a continuing story on the effect the pandemic had on small businesses.

Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest

2020

Four awards, all first place, for the 2020 season: education, headline, spot news photo and photo story.

Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest

2019 - Analysis Award

Third place for the Analysis awards - Weekly 1 with my article, “What is holding the region back from economic vibrancy?” The article was a statistical look into Maine and the Boothbay region's economic frailty and efforts to bounce the local economy back.

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Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest

2018 - Critics Award

I won second place for the Critics Award - Weekly 1 with my article, "It floats." The article was a review of the 2017 film "It."

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