She was 81 years old and climbed to Chimney Pond more times than she could remember, and I didn’t even get her name, writes Mark LaFlamme.
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Oh, the people you’ll meet at a scene of mayhem | Column
He’s said it before and he’ll say it once more. The absolute coolest part of his current job is mingling with the rabble when things get rocking, says Mark LaFlamme.
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Quicksand on the beach but none to be found at Sabattus Town Hall | Column
Mark LaFlamme finds joy on Stevens Street. At the Sabattus town meeting? Not so much.
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Death of homeless woman inspires vigils in Lewiston | Column
Though police say no foul play was involved, there are some who continue to believe the death of 36-year-old Caitlin Grautski is suspicious.
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The contents of my pockets and other Lewiston street mysteries | Column
Strange notes, noogies, Paul Bunyan, jonesing for a Boston Post cane . . . Yes, it was that kind of week.
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Get your fiddleheads yet? | Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the town: Heaps of George Stanley, the coming revolution and flying mothers.
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Lewiston’s new cop shop conjures memories and Park Street dreams | Column
While the top minds in the city were planning the new police department’s construction down to the finest detail, they seem to have forgotten one important matter, Mark LaFlamme writes.
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There’s seaweed in my shorts and Nordiques love in my heart | Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the town: I’m feeling very bro-ish and I don’t know if it’s because of the Nords’ winning ways or the fear of being shanked?
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When interviewing the accused, expect the unexpected | Mark LaFlamme
It wasn’t just that the accused drug dealer had gushed forth such unabashed self-promotion that drew the ire of many. It was the fact that I had given him the forum to do so in the first place, Mark LaFlamme writes.
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Avert your eyes! That bee is doing his personal business | Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the Town: Yes, I was trying to take the cop’s belt off, but it’s not what you think, perv.